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Re: Text Pattern forum compromized? [ed: no]
There’s an Akismet plugin for PunBB that’s looking promising.
Spammers are everywhere, I delete spam on a daily basis from my PunBB forums and Textpattern sites. On Textpattern it’s easy cause I have moderation setup and I get emails but on a forum like this with the amount of traffic it gets, it would be a daunting task to use moderation.
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#26 2006-08-25 04:50:07
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Re: Text Pattern forum compromized? [ed: no]
Spam is deleted and the user banned, usually within the same day. Nothing can really be done about it that wouldn’t be more of a headache for the vast majority of legitimate users.
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Re: Text Pattern forum compromized? [ed: no]
<a href=“http://forum.textpattern.com/viewtopic.php?pid=122903#p122903”>Here we go again</a>.
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Re: Text Pattern forum compromized? [ed: no]
Should we use the ‘Report’ link to report spam or should it be reported here?
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#29 2006-08-27 02:54:06
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Re: Text Pattern forum compromized? [ed: no]
Should we use the ‘Report’ link to report spam…?
Yes.
Typically, I check the forum at least once a day, but often several times throughout. I scan through all the new threads since my last login, and can usually tell if it is spam and deal with it appropriately. I’m also notifed of every bounced email and user signup, so I can often root out spam before it is attempted as well.
When you “Report” any thread, any administrator and moderator can see those as well, so they often get dealt with before I even am aware of their presence. :)
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