Spammers, and Spam Posts... - Kawasaki KFX450 Forum

**NormalZ** · 04-17-2007, 03:07 PM

If anybody runs across Spam posts, PM me with a link to the thread. I'll get that stuff gone immediately.

Also, alot of the Spammers are using Bot programs to spam us with, and if you reply to a spam posts, that lets them know there was interest in the crap they posted, and they hit us up again - don't reply to any of the spam posts, so we can cut down on the amount of it...

Thanks.

some_guy001 · 04-17-2007, 03:47 PM

We need to log in to post- with a valid e-mail adress. Have these guys found a way around this?

**NormalZ** · 04-18-2007, 02:21 AM

Yeah, they sure have... I just removed one a few seconds ago...

**NormalZ** · 04-26-2007, 06:27 AM

Thanks for the PMs, guys - I think I got most of it cleaned up...

spincr4hire · 11-10-2008, 10:32 AM

QUOTE (NormalZ @ Apr 26 2007, 05:28 AM)

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Thanks for the PMs, guys - I think I got most of it cleaned up...

looks like the spammers are at it again

**NormalZ** · 11-12-2008, 11:42 AM

They've been at it for a couple months, pretty hard...

ZacUSNYR · 11-12-2008, 11:59 AM

QUOTE (NormalZ @ Nov 12 2008, 10:43 AM)

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They've been at it for a couple months, pretty hard...

The stuff doesn't even make sense.

raredirt · 11-12-2008, 03:33 PM

Anyway to change the captcha we are using for new user sign up? It is pretty weak and would be easily machine readable. Also I can't remember are we sending an activation email as well? Just to make sure they provide a valid email? I know the email could be a throw away but every little step you take makes it harder for automation to succeed and then makes this stuff not as likely to happen.

I am not sure as I have not spent anytime behind the scenes of a forum but I know there are other ways that would surely be more successful. If there is anything I can do to help please feel free to contact me.

**Atving4Christ** · 11-14-2008, 01:05 AM

QUOTE (raredirt @ Nov 12 2008, 12:34 PM)

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Anyway to change the captcha we are using for new user sign up? It is pretty weak and would be easily machine readable. Also I can't remember are we sending an activation email as well? Just to make sure they provide a valid email? I know the email could be a throw away but every little step you take makes it harder for automation to succeed and then makes this stuff not as likely to happen.

I am not sure as I have not spent anytime behind the scenes of a forum but I know there are other ways that would surely be more successful. If there is anything I can do to help please feel free to contact me.

THere is a validating process with emails. I've gone into it many times and delete ones there also. But ya, we need a better system than what we have. Hopefully when Steve get the new site design up and server, this will stop.

Larry

esquared · 01-29-2010, 03:03 AM

They have been spamming me with private messages telling me they found a virus on my computer which they have no access to, they use handles like adminlady to make it look like they are admins here.

04-17-2007, 03:07 PM	#1 (permalink)
NormalZ Administrator Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 73	If anybody runs across Spam posts, PM me with a link to the thread. I'll get that stuff gone immediately. Also, alot of the Spammers are using Bot programs to spam us with, and if you reply to a spam posts, that lets them know there was interest in the crap they posted, and they hit us up again - don't reply to any of the spam posts, so we can cut down on the amount of it... Thanks.

04-17-2007, 03:47 PM	#2 (permalink)
some_guy001 Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 34	We need to log in to post- with a valid e-mail adress. Have these guys found a way around this?

04-18-2007, 02:21 AM	#3 (permalink)
NormalZ Administrator Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 73	Yeah, they sure have... I just removed one a few seconds ago...

04-26-2007, 06:27 AM	#4 (permalink)
NormalZ Administrator Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 73	Thanks for the PMs, guys - I think I got most of it cleaned up...

11-12-2008, 11:42 AM	#6 (permalink)
NormalZ Administrator Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 73	They've been at it for a couple months, pretty hard...

11-12-2008, 03:33 PM	#8 (permalink)
raredirt Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 111	Anyway to change the captcha we are using for new user sign up? It is pretty weak and would be easily machine readable. Also I can't remember are we sending an activation email as well? Just to make sure they provide a valid email? I know the email could be a throw away but every little step you take makes it harder for automation to succeed and then makes this stuff not as likely to happen. I am not sure as I have not spent anytime behind the scenes of a forum but I know there are other ways that would surely be more successful. If there is anything I can do to help please feel free to contact me.

01-29-2010, 03:03 AM	#10 (permalink)
esquared Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 9	They have been spamming me with private messages telling me they found a virus on my computer which they have no access to, they use handles like adminlady to make it look like they are admins here.

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