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General Category => General Board => Technical Stuff => Topic started by: Eluvatar on June 18, 2014, 11:46:21 AM

Title: Spambot
Post by: Eluvatar on June 18, 2014, 11:46:21 AM
Amy and I spotted a spambot just now and I removed it. I also tightened security on registration, we'll see if that helps. (The old filter we manually put in was removed by the upgrade to SMF 2.0, but I think the stuff I've added is equally good).

Use this topic to track spambot problems / lack thereof.
Title: Re: Spambot
Post by: Eluvatar on June 18, 2014, 11:53:14 AM
... just banned a new registrant that was using a proxy. Guess it didn't really help. Will fiddle with registration further later.

Edit: Turns out I didn't turn the thing I added on... Yeah, I feel smart :-$
Title: Re: Spambot
Post by: Amy on June 18, 2014, 12:21:04 PM
When you get a chance, could I be given admin access again? I could have removed that post as soon as I saw it.
Title: Re: Spambot
Post by: Eluvatar on June 18, 2014, 12:41:23 PM
When you get a chance, could I be given admin access again? I could have removed that post as soon as I saw it.
With great power comes great responsibility, use it wisely :)
Title: Re: Spambot
Post by: Amy on June 18, 2014, 12:57:53 PM
When you get a chance, could I be given admin access again? I could have removed that post as soon as I saw it.
With great power comes great responsibility, use it wisely :)

Hee hee. You have no idea what meaning those words have for me after they were used in a speech in a ceremony for myself and my colleagues!

Of course I will use it wisely.
Title: Re: Spambot
Post by: Sovereign Dixie on June 18, 2014, 01:29:00 PM
I just banned one lolz It was quite cathartic! :D