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Spam Registration FIX !

Started by Griffin NoName, April 26, 2007, 03:53:44 AM

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Griffin NoName

April 26, 2007, 03:53:44 AM
I just discovered a potential fix for bot registrations which are getting cleverer at cracking CAPTCHA.

Haven't tried it yet myself.

http://www.thesamet.com/blog/2006/12/21/fighting-spam-on-phpbb-forums/ is the web page with the suggested code

but it also links to http://4fxearth.net/applications/Math%20Question%20During%20Registration.txt giving the usual kind of Mod Script changes.

While the example is for phpBB, this code ought to work for SMF - any forum software - if put in the appropriate place.
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April 26, 2007, 12:51:24 PM
We haven't had any bots registering since CAPTCHA was turned on. ;D

Griffin NoName

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April 26, 2007, 03:34:01 PM
That's interesting. I've got CAPTCHA on but it's a basic one and I am about to install the Advanced one. Bots are driving me nuts.
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April 26, 2007, 11:42:48 PM
SMF CAPTCHA is pretty good.  SMF overall is better that phpBB, SMF and Joomla together just don't work well on shared hosting.

Griffin NoName

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April 27, 2007, 02:09:44 AM
I joined a site the other which had such a good CAPTCHA I couldn't work it out at all :mrgreen:
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