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General Cortina => General Chat => Topic started by: Bucster on November 20, 2011, 04:38:56 PM

Title: Stopping Spammers
Post by: Bucster on November 20, 2011, 04:38:56 PM

Hi Guys,
The spammers registering and posting is becoming a right pain in the arse.  :cortinad:

I tried to ban one today, a Mila Sofia when i searched the user database she wqsnt registered but was shown as a member, this is how the spammers have been getting in.
They have found a hole in the registration script.
I found a security update on Geeklog that corrects it, but we have to update the complete site to do that.
And we are dropping the geeklog system and developing further just with phpbb and coppermine gallery and flash chat.
So please be patient it will happen.

Bucster

Title: Stopping Spammers
Post by: Tils on November 20, 2011, 05:17:10 PM

Yeah, all good. I know for a fact it's a hell of a job! LOL

BLOODY PRACA TRAMADOL UGG BOOTS!!!!!

Title: Stopping Spammers
Post by: Tils on November 21, 2011, 02:54:13 PM

We need to be able to ban IPs as well. Damn guest spammers now! >:(

Title: Stopping Spammers
Post by: BigNorm on November 21, 2011, 04:47:23 PM

u can ban ip's

Title: Stopping Spammers
Post by: pcman on November 23, 2011, 12:30:59 PM

KILL THEM

Title: Stopping Spammers
Post by: davius on November 23, 2011, 01:55:22 PM

:cortinad:

Title: Stopping Spammers
Post by: Tils on November 23, 2011, 06:02:09 PM

I can't. You can... :P

Title: Stopping Spammers
Post by: winton on November 23, 2011, 06:12:56 PM

Seems like a 24 hour job just cleaning them out, glad I'm not the one doing it

Title: Stopping Spammers
Post by: Bucster on November 30, 2011, 12:15:38 PM

Hi All,
Well i seem to have slowed the spamming, i made the registration process require email verification. Seems to have stopped most of the rubbish, maybe 1 every couple of days gets through now.
I must of upset a few spammers becuse the membership number has jumped from 3800 to 5400 in less than a week. All waiting for an email from admin for registration approval.
My problem now is , i dont know where the hell the verification emails are going, supposed to be admins email, which is me , but i havent received anything, frankly........ i dont really care.......
So if you are a genuine Cortina fanatic and would like to reegister, please persist and email me personally and we will ensure your account is setup promptly,

bucsterathotmaildotcom

Title: Stopping Spammers
Post by: pcman on November 30, 2011, 10:18:22 PM

YAH  :)

Title: Stopping Spammers
Post by: Bucster on December 11, 2011, 10:13:39 PM

Hey,
Now a further 10 days after my last post on the subject, the membership number has jumped to over 7500, probably 7300 of them are spammers, :cortinad:  lol.
Thank fuk i changed the registration process, still got no idea where the registrations are going, and still dont really care.

Bucster