Perhaps it is time to switch to manual verification?

10sun · Post by **10sun** » Mon Feb 05, 2007 5:58 am

Just a thought.

-Adam

Post by **Lyion** » Mon Feb 05, 2007 6:45 am

done, but there still might be some residual from the manual email notification for joining. I'll try and whack them as I see them.

Tikker · Post by **Tikker** » Mon Feb 05, 2007 8:02 am

it's amazing how this shit goes in waves

my firewall keeps logs of all the port scans/attacks/etc and some weeks it'll be like 15 scans for the entire week, and sometimes it's like 45 a day

Post by **Martrae** » Mon Feb 05, 2007 8:15 am

I had it on mod approval notification and then switched it to they had to physically use a real email address and activate their account.

Will be looking into other forms of security. This type of board is prone to bot attacks, though.

Mod approval sucks btw....

Tikker · Post by **Tikker** » Mon Feb 05, 2007 8:19 am

you make it sound like this is a super busy active board with new active posters all the time

Post by **Martrae** » Mon Feb 05, 2007 9:51 am

When I had it set up for mod approval I was getting new emails about every hour. It's a pain.

Honestly, I'm just tempted to close registrations. It's not like anyone but bots are applying anyway.

Xaiveir · Post by **Xaiveir** » Mon Feb 05, 2007 11:12 am

Eh, we did just get kinghooter fairly recently. Not that, that is a good thing or anything.

Gargamellow · Post by **Gargamellow** » Mon Feb 05, 2007 11:34 am

Don't do that, Mart..I still advertise NT in game from time to time.

P.S. Please change my name to:

Retired

thank you.

Post by **Martrae** » Mon Feb 05, 2007 12:10 pm

Jesus...could you make a more contradictory post?

Post by **DangerPaul** » Mon Feb 05, 2007 1:33 pm

She meant retarded, not retired.

Jay · Post by **Jay** » Mon Feb 05, 2007 2:13 pm

DangerPaul wrote:She meant retarded, not retired.

I laughed more than I should have at that one.

Why not put one of those sight verification things up. The ones with the jpg of the twisted letters that they have to see and type in.

Tuggan · Post by **Tuggan** » Mon Feb 05, 2007 4:07 pm

uhm.. why would someone make a bot to sign up to message boards?

Post by **Martrae** » Mon Feb 05, 2007 4:13 pm

Beats me...it's a HUGE problem, though.

araby · Post by **araby** » Mon Feb 05, 2007 4:53 pm

martrae, I need to change my password. are you going to be around (or anyone) so that I can do that and then log again?

Jay · Post by **Jay** » Mon Feb 05, 2007 5:27 pm

Profile, and do it yourself?

10sun · Post by **10sun** » Mon Feb 05, 2007 5:41 pm

How about setting up a default account that can request a new account be made? The aforementioned default account can only be used to post in an account request forum/thread or something?

araby · Post by **araby** » Mon Feb 05, 2007 5:42 pm

Jay wrote:Profile, and do it yourself?

the last time I did it myself, it got screwed up somehow and wasn't able to log. (remember the arabywtf acct?)

so i was just checking before I did it.

Dimuza · Post by **Dimuza** » Mon Feb 05, 2007 6:26 pm

hey, maybe we could make a whole seperate section of the board, to discuss how to get rid of spammers....we could call it "Spamalot", and only discussions of spam could go on there. No talk about movies, or games, or going to araby's house?

p.s. this might sound more harsh than I mean it.. I kid because I love :hiphop:

Tikker · Post by **Tikker** » Mon Feb 05, 2007 7:05 pm

Tuggan wrote:uhm.. why would someone make a bot to sign up to message boards?

referrals

people get advertising revenue everytime there's a unique hit on the website

so if you create a bot that trolls the net, signs up for every forum possible, and spams a link to your site, someone's bound to click on it and make you some money

araby · Post by **araby** » Mon Feb 05, 2007 9:33 pm

I'm not even home. :dunno:

Dimuza · Post by **Dimuza** » Mon Feb 05, 2007 9:59 pm

araby is already screwing up the rules of the new section!

araby · Post by **araby** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 12:47 am

Dimuza wrote:araby is already screwing up the rules of the new section!

no you are

Dimuza · Post by **Dimuza** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 2:41 am

shit!

*hangs head in shame*

Post by **Martrae** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 9:46 am

Jay wrote:Why not put one of those sight verification things up. The ones with the jpg of the twisted letters that they have to see and type in.

I've been looking into this but, as far as I can tell, we need to upgrade the board to the latest edition and, personally, I'd just as soon let Gid do that.

When's the bugger gonna be back?

Darcler · Post by **Darcler** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 2:10 pm

When he gets his STAR card and buys a new laptop to have there....or to give me (next month maybe) :angel: