Seems some spammers have found this little forum...
chishoplink926
smilss21
Spammers hitting the forum - please report!
Re: Spammers hitting the forum
And more.
Pity there is not a "report this post" type link so that admin can be told & them got rid of.
Pity there is not a "report this post" type link so that admin can be told & them got rid of.
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I'm not compatible with Linux
I'm not compatible with Linux

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Re: Spammers hitting the forum
just deleted the two mentioned users + 2 other ones via the forum admin panel. this way i can easily remove all postings of the user with a few clicks....
please report every spammer to me via a private message.
i`ll take care and will cleanup.
please report every spammer to me via a private message.
i`ll take care and will cleanup.
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Re: Spammers hitting the forum - please report!
ok, we have some bots registering every day....i will investigate a little what anti spam mods are available for phpbb3...
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Re: Spammers hitting the forum - please report!
probably it is only needed to update from phpbb 3.0.5 to 3.0.6.
http://www.phpbb.com/community/viewtopi ... &t=1859035
http://www.phpbb.com/community/viewtopi ... &t=1859035
Better captcha options and backported 3.2 captcha plugins:
* Classic and GD CAPTCHA
* reCaptcha (based on API from recaptcha.net by Mike Crawford and Ben Maurer)
* Q&A CAPTCHA
* 3D Wave (by Robert "Xore" Hetzler)
Re: Spammers hitting the forum - please report!
Moving this out of global discussion. All the bits are currently up to date. Occasionally a couple still get through. Its generally a bit better though. Will review the other captcha plugins anyway.
Mijzelf and davy_gravy are now able to help us delete the spam too - our newest moderators!
Mijzelf and davy_gravy are now able to help us delete the spam too - our newest moderators!