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dismas · #11 12-24-2008, 04:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Swampfox

99% of them select GMT-12

there are no inhabited areas in that timezone, install that mod and ban that timezone, you will see your bot registrations drop to almost nothing

the beauty of it is that legitimate users dont have to jump through any extra hoops

You're right about GMT-12 not being inhabited but in my experience, 99% of spam registrations come from GMT+8 (Beijing, Perth, Singapore, Hong Kong).

Swampfox · #12 12-24-2008, 05:51 AM

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Originally Posted by dismas

You're right about GMT-12 not being inhabited but in my experience, 99% of spam registrations come from GMT+8 (Beijing, Perth, Singapore, Hong Kong).

Are they selecting that at registration? I havent had one get through in so long, I guess Im not up to speed on their latest tactics

dismas · #13 12-24-2008, 04:52 PM

Yes, at registration.

Kaas · #14 12-25-2008, 06:20 PM

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99% of them select GMT-12

I did a DB search and you are 100% correct on this, I am getting the timezone mod and goign to use it...

Thanks

Dismounted · #15 12-26-2008, 05:04 AM

It looks like my modification is somewhat useful.

Allnick · #16 12-26-2008, 11:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Dismounted

It looks like my modification is somewhat useful.

"useful" doesn't do it any justice at all.
"Awesome"....describes it perfectly.
It removes 99% of bots from my site.

My personal thanks for this great modification.:up:

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