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Re: Spam

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Are you referring to commercial spam or posts where the signature is longer than the body?
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Re: Spam

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stiv wrote:Are you referring to commercial spam or posts where the signature is longer than the body?
Commericial spam.
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Re: Spam

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stiv wrote:Are you referring to commercial spam or posts where the signature is longer than the body?
lol
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Re: Spam

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If it's mainly spam from bots that register themselves and post in random forum then it's best to modify registration page and add for example simple question (it can ask to type in game name). I've did something like that on my own forum (it uses PunBB) and there is no more spam. In that case it was filed into which you need to retype or paste page title, simple and efficient (but can also filter out some people ;-)).
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Re: Spam

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Most of the spam that I reported was in project feedback where guests can post.
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Re: Spam

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It's possible to use that method also for anonymous posting or use CAPTCHA but it's easier to break.
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Re: Spam

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Now, I am so expirienced in this spam that I can know is a post spam by username :D
Also, sometimes temporairly changing forum URL fixes spam...
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Re: Spam

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KukY wrote:Also, sometimes temporairly changing forum URL fixes spam...
No. Bots can SPAM by IP too, not just URL.
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Re: Spam

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KukY wrote:Also, sometimes temporairly changing forum URL fixes spam...
And users from posting. ;-)
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Re: Spam

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the signatures should not be longer than the post.
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Re: Spam

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Lets stop the spamming. :ninja: