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Darn Spambots - error - 2012-05-20
I literally just get done posting an "announcement" on my board that "members" (probably bots is more like it) that signup to only post a spam link in their profile will be deleted within 3 days. And as soon as I finished and clicked on "view forum", I see this:
RE: Darn Spambots - Nathan Malcolm - 2012-05-20
Spammers aren't paid to read announcements. They couldn't care less; They sign up, add spam, leave. Job done. And obviously bots couldn't take that in to account anyway.
See: http://community.mybb.com/thread-110224.html
RE: Darn Spambots - error - 2012-05-20
Good points Nathan. I will check out the link you gave me in just a sec. I was wondering, can links in the profile be turned off? And if so, can a legit member request me to override that and allow a link in their profile?
RE: Darn Spambots - Downfall - 2012-05-21
(2012-05-20, 03:03 PM)error Wrote: Good points Nathan. I will check out the link you gave me in just a sec. I was wondering, can links in the profile be turned off? And if so, can a legit member request me to override that and allow a link in their profile?
There are plugins that work wonders in taking care of those spammers.
Stopforumspam - http://mods.mybb.com/view/stopforumspam-com-for-mybb
Homepage control - http://mods.mybb.com/view/homepage-control
Check those out
