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Is anything going to be done about the spam bots in OT? - quigongene - 01-31-2019
Just curious...
RE: Is anything going to be done about the spam bots in OT? - ed209uardo - 01-31-2019
Feels rather cathartic to stomp all over these reporting them...
RE: Is anything going to be done about the spam bots in OT? - sanantone - 01-31-2019
We're going to have to wait for Merlin to come online.
RE: Is anything going to be done about the spam bots in OT? - Merlin - 01-31-2019
I'm working on it.
The spam purging tool doesn't work once someone has posted enough to appear as a legitimate user.
So I either have to manually delete hundreds of posts and multiple accounts or wait for the admin to change the post limit so I can use the anti-spam tool to do it automatically. I've sent him a note but it sometimes takes a while before he responds so I will probably have to just delete them manually.
They should all be gone now. I ended up banning the spam accounts and deleting all those spam threads manually. By the time I finished, more than 450 posts had been deleted, so it took a while.
You can return to reading and responding to off-topic posts again.
RE: Is anything going to be done about the spam bots in OT? - quigongene - 01-31-2019
(01-31-2019, 07:01 PM)Merlin Wrote: You can return to reading and responding to off-topic posts again.
Thanks dude!!!
RE: Is anything going to be done about the spam bots in OT? - MNomadic - 01-31-2019
Appreciate it! Man, is there a way to limit the number of new threads a new account can post in its first day? Or implement more controls to dissuade spammers from joining in the first place?
RE: Is anything going to be done about the spam bots in OT? - jsd - 01-31-2019
Merlin working hard!
RE: Is anything going to be done about the spam bots in OT? - bluebooger - 01-31-2019
(01-31-2019, 07:01 PM)Merlin Wrote: I'm working on it.
The spam purging tool doesn't work once someone has posted enough to appear as a legitimate user.
So I either have to manually delete hundreds of posts and multiple accounts or wait for the admin to change the post limit so I can use the anti-spam tool to do it automatically. I've sent him a note but it sometimes takes a while before he responds so I will probably have to just delete them manually.
why don't you just use your magic ?
RE: Is anything going to be done about the spam bots in OT? - jsd - 01-31-2019
Upon reflection, I agree I was too quick to praise Merlin and am now disappointed that he didn't use magic, the jerk.
RE: Is anything going to be done about the spam bots in OT? - Merlin - 01-31-2019
(01-31-2019, 08:18 PM)MNomadic Wrote: Appreciate it! Man, is there a way to limit the number of new threads a new account can post in its first day? Or implement more controls to dissuade spammers from joining in the first place?
We're looking into options to get ahead of spambots in the future. Mybb appears to have limited anti-spammer features, so for now, the admin has limited the number of posts for regular users to a max of 20 per day. Unfortunately, that change also affects regular forum members as well. I know there are some folks on the board who post that much per day, but this is a good stop-gap measure until a better long-term solution is found.
(01-31-2019, 10:56 PM)jsd Wrote: Upon reflection, I agree I was too quick to praise Merlin and am now disappointed that he didn't use magic, the jerk.
Bah, using magic is too easy. What is life without a little challenge now and then?