Idiots

Remote-Controlled Dave · Mon Jan 01, 2007 9:30 am

Is there any way we can cut these f**king spammers out?
Dear god, its getting ridiculous...

leo-rcc · Post by **leo-rcc** » Mon Jan 01, 2007 12:04 pm

There are 2 things that can be done:

a: set it up that new users can only post after forum admin approval.
b: set up usershield so only admins can see new users in de last registered list.

http://www.phpbb.com/phpBB/viewtopic.ph ... =spam+bots

The character recoginition tool in PhpBB does not help.

Post by **petec** » Mon Jan 01, 2007 8:39 pm

Its a constant battle - and Gary seems to find most of the problems before I get to them. I've adjusted some settings, including setting admin approval...see if that makes any difference....

Post by **BeligerAnt** » Mon Jan 01, 2007 9:18 pm

Dave, you only see the tip of the iceberg!
I have banned several email domains (ones that are well-known for spam and not much else) which has cut the number of "new members" dramatically.
Unfortunately it seems the more security you put in place the harder they try to get in

Hopefully Pete's changes will have the desired effect.

leo-rcc · Post by **leo-rcc** » Sat Jan 13, 2007 3:41 pm

Maddox is in the new userlist and i can vouch for him that he is not a spammer, could an admin please allow him to post?

Post by **BeligerAnt** » Sat Jan 13, 2007 10:26 pm

As far as I can see, Maddox should be able to post. I have set the account to "Active" and it all looks OK.
If he still has problems Leo, get him to email me and I will try some other approaches. I'm not sure I've quite got the hang of this Admin approval yet...

patdied · Post by **patdied** » Sun Jan 14, 2007 2:45 am

Am I considered a spammer to you guys because I ask for too much help. I'm pritty new to all these robotic stuff and I got so much better ever since because of your guys help. Thanks

Post by **BeligerAnt** » Sun Jan 14, 2007 10:42 am

No, you're not a spammer!

We get mildly upset by people that spam the forum by asking the same question in multiple topics, without waiting more than 5 minutes for someone to reply.

We get really upset

by the spam-bots (and human spammers) that post completely unrelated commercial ads and links on the forum, or who just register and don't post, so that Google then indexes the site that is linked in their profile. Most of these are porn sites, dodgy finance deals, or online pharmacies. We don't want anything to do with them and it's a constant battle to keep them under control.

Rest assured we welcome all genuine roboteers. Remember we all had to start somewhere and, "the only difference between a beginner and an expert is experience".

[General comment - not aimed at patdied] However, do try to help yourself first before relying on other people. You get much a better response to "I've tried x, y and z and now I'm really stuck", rather than "I can't be bothered to read the instructions, how does this work"

patdied · Post by **patdied** » Sun Jan 14, 2007 7:29 pm

Oh thanks

. I've always cared about how others think about me, it's what makes me. Thats why I try not to ask for so much. Thanks for your help

.

Simon Windisch · Post by **Simon Windisch** » Sun Jan 14, 2007 11:26 pm

Ask away patdied. I think one of my first posts was something like "I've got a million questions to ask" and I did, and got very helpful responses.

Simon