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Spam bots?
Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2020 7:56 am
by Cmdr Maxwell
Are we getting some spam bots joining the forum? the last couple of accounts are posting random links (the latest one being russian in Charon's workshop area).
Re: Spam bots?
Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2020 11:34 am
by Niilo
Yeah, looks like they found us - because dndgamer.net now redirects to this forum.
I'm at work now, tonight I'll upgrade the protection against spambots registering on the forum.
Re: Spam bots?
Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2020 6:21 pm
by Niilo
Let's see how reCaptcha v2 works against those bots.
Re: Spam bots?
Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2020 4:17 pm
by Cmdr Maxwell
Niilo wrote: ↑Mon Jul 20, 2020 6:21 pm
Let's see how reCaptcha v2 works against those bots.
Thanks Niilo, although that sounds like you just threw down the gauntlet to the spam bots. They may very well accept that challenge! (they're pesky things)
Re: Spam bots?
Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2020 6:08 pm
by Niilo
Cmdr Maxwell wrote: ↑Tue Jul 21, 2020 4:17 pm
Niilo wrote: ↑Mon Jul 20, 2020 6:21 pm
Let's see how reCaptcha v2 works against those bots.
Thanks Niilo, although that sounds like you just threw down the gauntlet to the spam bots. They may very well accept that challenge! (they're pesky things)
As long as the spam bots aren't named Barney Stinson, I think we'll be alright!
Re: Spam bots?
Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2020 8:34 pm
by Grodech
LoL!
Re: Spam bots?
Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2020 2:55 pm
by Grodech
Those last two joins feel kinda spambot-ty to me. The one says they're from "Usa", but anybody actually from the US, would have used "USA", not "Usa".
Re: Spam bots?
Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2020 6:48 pm
by Cmdr Maxwell
Agreed
Re: Spam bots?
Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2020 8:54 pm
by Niilo
And his Gmail username is supposedly "p.le.nk.i.s.fi.l.mby"
... yeah, right.
Re: Spam bots?
Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2020 7:54 pm
by Charon
Do we have a question and answer captcha up?
Something a computer struggles to figure out like type dragon without any vowels or write dungeon backwards or put the letters in dice in alphabetical order. Might be more effective, who knows.
Re: Spam bots?
Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2020 5:55 pm
by Grodech
More spam accounts... One even managed to get a post in Russian to Charon's personal workspace.
Re: Spam bots?
Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2020 6:33 pm
by Cmdr Maxwell
Re: Spam bots?
Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2020 7:10 pm
by Niilo
Re: Spam bots?
Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2020 4:43 pm
by Cmdr Maxwell
Re: Spam bots?
Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2020 4:48 pm
by Grodech
We may still have one more. He's got a Russian link in his information/signature.
Re: Spam bots?
Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2020 7:38 pm
by Charon
The Russian text says something about interior design, so yes. ¬¬
Re: Spam bots?
Posted: Sat Aug 22, 2020 7:27 pm
by Cmdr Maxwell
This is what the spammer is thinking: "купи мою кухонную стойку, сука"
Re: Spam bots?
Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2020 7:16 am
by Ricochet
Got another one in Charon's work area. This one also links to something about interior design in his signature, but the rest is all bitcoin garble.
I second the idea for a special question sign up method - I think our old one asked you to spell out the long form of D&D or the like?
Re: Spam bots?
Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2020 3:39 pm
by Cmdr Maxwell
Ricochet wrote: ↑Thu Aug 27, 2020 7:16 am
I second the idea for a special question sign up method - I think our old one asked you to spell out the long form of D&D or the like?
I'm also of the idea of throwing all spammers into Hell, but I don't think that's going to happen any time soon. I third the idea for the special question
