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Title: Excessive spam posts
Post by: jrusk on March 23, 2011, 11:45:02 PM

I'm using smf 1.1.12. My forums only been up for 2 weeks, and I'm getting a lot of trash spam postings - around 3 to 5 a day. I ban the member, and delete the posting, but they seem to keep coming in. Is there anything to be done about this? I recently added the visual id check at registration which I had disabled. I'm wondering now if I should have a visual id check for each posting, like here on this forum, but I don't see how to activate it on my theme, which is Esintiler.

Also to note that the ban process is time-consuming. It would be nice if there was simple box to select next to the members listing, rather than have to go to the ban page and enter data for name, email, and ip address.

Thanks for any help.

Title: Re: Excessive spam posts
Post by: Kermit on March 24, 2011, 04:19:18 AM

Quote from: jrusk on March 23, 2011, 11:45:02 PM
I'm using smf 1.1.12. My forums only been up for 2 weeks, and I'm getting a lot of trash spam postings - around 3 to 5 a day. I ban the member, and delete the posting, but they seem to keep coming in. Is there anything to be done about this? I recently added the visual id check at registration which I had disabled. I'm wondering now if I should have a visual id check for each posting, like here on this forum, but I don't see how to activate it on my theme, which is Esintiler.

I can suggest you to install http://custom.simplemachines.org/mods/index.php?mod=999 this mod,this could prevent the registration of spammers and for captcha you can try this one http://custom.simplemachines.org/mods/index.php?mod=907

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Also to note that the ban process is time-consuming. It would be nice if there was simple box to select next to the members listing, rather than have to go to the ban page and enter data for name, email, and ip address.

Thanks for any help.

Unfortunately there is no other easier way

Title: Re: Excessive spam posts
Post by: Illori on March 24, 2011, 05:39:19 AM

you can also look at the mods here http://custom.simplemachines.org/mods/index.php?action=search;type=19 and install any that you think may help.

Title: Re: Excessive spam posts
Post by: jrusk on March 24, 2011, 07:37:29 PM

These look like good suggestions, unfortunately, I don't know where to begin to install any of them. I see a lot of html in the files, where to put it? The 'manual' on the page is no help either to anyone with my limited webmaster abilities. Can you give me a clue about how to install?

thanks

Title: Re: Excessive spam posts
Post by: Arantor on March 24, 2011, 07:39:58 PM

See Package Manager (http://docs.simplemachines.org/index.php?board=49.0;sort=subject)

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