Hey guys,
I wanted to give an update on my situation to hopefully shed some light on a few things I've read.
First, let's start with the history of my issues. About a week ago, I got a PM from a regular member that said he has to keep logging into the forum everytime he visits. My first thought (without knowing this was an issue) was to have to user clear his cookies in his browser and try again. Issue still persisted. Eventually, I found my way here and realized it was a widespread issue.
I took everyone's advice and upgraded the site from RC3 to RC5 and now the login issues have ceased. Of course the login attempts are still continuing.
This is where my situation gets weird. Some of the usernames it is using are some of my top posters. Well, you would think this would be expected because there's more of a chance for the bot to find the username (more posts = more instances).
BUT, some of the names it's using are of members who have NEVER posted. They signed up months ago, but have never actually made a post. Where could they have gotten the name from? If it's not on any post, the only other place would be the memberlist , correct? But I though only members could see that...
Another thing, I've noticed in the last two months that my "members awaiting activation" has skyrocketed. Typically, I would see maybe 1 or 2 a month on the list. The last two months, there is a total of 78. Could this be related? I only have ~320 members on my site... surely this can't just be from getting more visits...
Any of this happening to someone else?