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I belong to a small ubuntu network site that is always crawling with annoying spammers!! Does anyone at LF have some suggestions that I could pass on to the moderator ...
- 02-04-2011 #1Linux Enthusiast
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Anyone have suggestions on ways to block spammers?
I belong to a small ubuntu network site that is always crawling with annoying spammers!! Does anyone at LF have some suggestions that I could pass on to the moderator there? Thanks!
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- 02-04-2011 #2Linux Guru
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this is what I use as a moderator at AntiX forums Cuz. It checks IP addresses,Email addresses, and User Names. A new Member does not get approved till us mods run a check on them through this site.
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Edit: The only way to block spammer bots is to let them wait for pre-approval before joining a small site like yours. Choices are limited by sites software Cuz.Linux Registered User # 475019
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- 02-04-2011 #3Linux Enthusiast
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Thanks Roky, I'll pass it on.
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- 02-04-2011 #4Trusted Penguin
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Hi Cuz,
My site used to get over 10,000 spam comments a day. Yes a day! Yes, 10,000! About 18 months ago I made 2 simple changes and since then have had none! And no false positives and it is automatic.
I don't want to post it in open forum as it is still working. If anyone is interested drop me a PM and if I know you, I'll share it freely.If we hit that bullseye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate! (Zapp Brannigan)
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- 02-04-2011 #5Linux Enthusiast
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10,000 spams a day - Is that some kind of record?? I've not visited your site for a while. I'll remedy that today! Thanks, Elija!!
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- 02-05-2011 #6Trusted Penguin
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10,000 spams a day is only a few bots. It did force me to turn off comments for a while though as I couldn't keep up!
If we hit that bullseye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate! (Zapp Brannigan)
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- 03-05-2011 #7Linux Guru
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My preferred method of discouraging spammers? A shotgun and a big dog!
Truly irritating, and costly! Elija, please PM me your methods, and Roky thanks for the link!
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