Well howdy doo =)
Ever since I opened my first forum, I've always been bombarded with spammers.
This is just the way things are on todays internet - everybody trying to beat eachother by spamming sites like [ours] to hell and back, with the intention of promoting whatever bullshit site they're spamming everybody with.
Well this is where a new tool can come into play. To curb-stop spammers from anywhere in the world.
http://stopforumspam.com/
StopForumSpam has built a MASSIVE database of known spammer IP addresses, emails, and even usernames. When the bots try to register on your forum - They must not only pass the reCAPTCHA (that should be implemented on whatever site you have) - but they must pass the brutal StopForumSpam test. Within seconds, the registers' IP, email address & username are rushed to the StopForumSpam database, and is rapidly searched in their database to see if this is a legitimate user that is registering - or if its a nasty spammer.
StopForumSpam is crazy easy to install. I've only installed it on vBulletin - But I know its easy for any other webscripts they support:
When this mod is installed - You are given tools that show logs of users that have either passed -or- been blocked by the StopForumSpam database -- You can even report users - have their IP, email address and username reported to StopForumSpam!
Official Site
Mod Downloads
I HIGHLY recommend EVERYBODY installs this mod - Together we can beat spammers.
Happy hunting B-)
Ever since I opened my first forum, I've always been bombarded with spammers.
This is just the way things are on todays internet - everybody trying to beat eachother by spamming sites like [ours] to hell and back, with the intention of promoting whatever bullshit site they're spamming everybody with.
Well this is where a new tool can come into play. To curb-stop spammers from anywhere in the world.
http://stopforumspam.com/
StopForumSpam has built a MASSIVE database of known spammer IP addresses, emails, and even usernames. When the bots try to register on your forum - They must not only pass the reCAPTCHA (that should be implemented on whatever site you have) - but they must pass the brutal StopForumSpam test. Within seconds, the registers' IP, email address & username are rushed to the StopForumSpam database, and is rapidly searched in their database to see if this is a legitimate user that is registering - or if its a nasty spammer.
StopForumSpam is crazy easy to install. I've only installed it on vBulletin - But I know its easy for any other webscripts they support:
When this mod is installed - You are given tools that show logs of users that have either passed -or- been blocked by the StopForumSpam database -- You can even report users - have their IP, email address and username reported to StopForumSpam!
Official Site
Mod Downloads
I HIGHLY recommend EVERYBODY installs this mod - Together we can beat spammers.
Happy hunting B-)