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Stopping this type of spam
Alright, this new type of spam is driving me insane. It's always a similar format - mostly Indian "Love Potion" or Chinese - from seemingly random IP addresses. I've repeatedly banned certain IP ranges. No doubt its a bot, but there's at least some human involvement too.
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Try using the Question And Answer option on registrations.
Ask several questions that only legitimate humans knowledgeable about your specific forum topic can answer and do not ask "yes" or "no" questions or anything that is a 50/50 answer like "true" or "false." Spam-O-Matic is incredibly outdated and doesn't actually stop spam any longer so far as I can tell. Do you have the Stop Forum Spam set up to check IP addresses and e-mail addresses? You could set it to check user names but that gives false positives. |
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I do have Stop Forum Spam connected, but I think one of the issues is that vb4 does not handle ipv6 addresses correctly, so anyone using ipv6 isn't checked at all. |
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Do these new accounts (bots) have anything in common i.e. do they consistently enter in silly info into otherwise legitimate profile fields? i.e. do they happen to enter in "Man" or "Woman" in the biography field where anyone with common sense would know it should be a brief description of themself? If so see my info in this article to see if it can help you develop a custom solution .
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john.j.doe.de@gmail.com Wouldn't pass muster if your limit was set at 2.. |
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