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Spam Spam and more Spam

Posted: Mon Jan 31, 2011 7:59 am
by bwolfsohn
Roger,
Looks like you need to step up the registration process with some spam stuff... Perhaps moderate the first posting or two or something like that..

Re: Spam Spam and more Spam

Posted: Mon Jan 31, 2011 9:27 am
by rdonnay
Yes, I need to try to figure out how to stop this.

I have been trying to delete them as fast as they come in.

Re: Spam Spam and more Spam

Posted: Mon Jan 31, 2011 10:43 am
by bwolfsohn
rdonnay wrote:Yes, I need to try to figure out how to stop this.

I have been trying to delete them as fast as they come in.
The board may have an option for moderation.. Just require moderation for the first message, and they won't be able to post.. That's the short term solution.. longer term is to see if the board has an option for email confirmation of a registration..

Brian

Re: Spam Spam and more Spam

Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2011 6:36 pm
by rdonnay
Unfortunately, there appears to be no option for that. Still looking.

Re: Spam Spam and more Spam

Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2011 8:51 pm
by bwolfsohn
Roger,

there's got to be an option for administrative approval for new registrations or moderation.. if not built in, then a plug in..

Here's 3 plugins to consider the middle one looks like the strongest:

http://www.phpbb.com/customise/db/mod/p ... uirements/

http://www.phpbb.com/customise/db/mod/a ... tion_pack/
# Double Activation:
A new option for ACCOUNT ACTIVATION (User+Admin) to the board. Newly registered users first have to confirm their email address and then administrators have to activate the account.

http://www.phpbb.com/customise/db/mod/d ... e_x_posts/
Gives the option to disallow users to post url's before they have posted x number of posts.
The number of posts required to post links is configurable in ACP > General > Post settings.

Re: Spam Spam and more Spam

Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2011 10:24 pm
by rdonnay
I agree. I have been looking at different plugins and will probably use one or more of them.