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Posted: **Wed Aug 15, 2007 8:37 am**

I’ve changed from phpBB’s standard, very weak CAPTCHA to reCAPTCHA, which is slightly stronger, more obscure, and also helps proofread book scans. Hopefully this will reduce the volume of spammer accounts. The restrictions on posting URLs seem to have done a good job of stopping actual spam.

Posted: **Wed Aug 15, 2007 12:21 pm**

And the Spam Assassin's Guild have caught the ones that slip through the net!

Captain Hesperus

Posted: **Mon Aug 20, 2007 9:50 am**

Hmmm, the change seems to work. No new spammers over the whole weekend!

Congratulations!

(Though the Clock-Tower becomes a bit too peaceful now. I hope we won't start aiming at each other instead...

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Posted: **Mon Aug 20, 2007 10:12 am**

I' a little bit scared. If this keeps up we might get <gasp> stood down....

Captain Hesperus

Posted: **Mon Aug 20, 2007 11:02 am**

Commander McLane wrote:
.No new spammers over the whole weekend!

There have been a total of two since Wednesday.

Posted: **Mon Aug 20, 2007 11:10 am**

Ahruman wrote:
Commander McLane wrote:
.No new spammers over the whole weekend!
There have been a total of two since Wednesday.

But that was before the weekend, wasn't it?

Posted: **Mon Aug 20, 2007 11:21 am**

I think one was on Saturday, but I haven’t kept notes. :-)

Posted: **Mon Aug 20, 2007 11:59 am**

That's good news. Means that there are ways to stop spammers in their tracks

Posted: **Mon Aug 20, 2007 2:33 pm**

Commander McLane wrote:
Hmmm, the change seems to work. No new spammers over the whole weekend!

Congratulations!

(Though the Clock-Tower becomes a bit too peaceful now. I hope we won't start aiming at each other instead... )

Erm... CH pseudo-spammed on https://bb.oolite.space/viewtopic.php?p=40556#40556 !
I won't cut down a comrade, but do you mind terribly if I strike at - or at least tap lightly on - his neck with my sword's mine? Just to keep in practice?

Posted: **Mon Aug 20, 2007 4:56 pm**

Rxke wrote:
That's good news. Means that there are ways to stop spammers in their tracks :D

Not really. If it catches on, it’ll be worth their while to attack reCAPTCHA. (The easiest way is to copy the image and use it as a CAPTCHA for a free porn site.)

Posted: **Tue Aug 21, 2007 5:40 am**

Cmdr. Maegil wrote:
Commander McLane wrote:
I hope we won't start aiming at each other instead... )
Erm... CH pseudo-spammed on https://bb.oolite.space/viewtopic.php?p=40556#40556 !
I won't cut down a comrade, but do you mind terribly if I strike at - or at least tap lightly on - his neck with my sword's mine? Just to keep in practice?

That's exactly what I was talking about.

Peace, guys, peace!

Posted: **Fri Aug 24, 2007 8:25 am**

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https://bb.oolite.space/profile.php?mode ... ile&u=1888 looks suspect IMO.
As does https://bb.oolite.space/profile.php?mode ... ile&u=1889 but I might just have an itchy trigger finger!

Posted: **Fri Aug 24, 2007 9:43 am**

1889 looks a definite to me, you can just smell 'em!

Posted: **Fri Aug 24, 2007 12:06 pm**

Googling the names, 1888 looks OK... but 1889 is a non-posting member on soooo many forums (fora? forae? dang) all over the world it's either one of the planet's foremost polyglot polymaths, or a spambot.

Posted: **Sat Aug 25, 2007 10:57 pm**

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Okay, since it's all quiet on the western front, here's some retro-kills:
https://bb.oolite.space/profile.php?mode ... file&u=994
Username: RClark
Website: dead link to 'propecia.html'
<proot> FWWWWwwwwwoooooooooooooooooosssssssshhhhhhhhhh!!!!
https://bb.oolite.space/profile.php?mode ... file&u=618
Username: Ikopar
Website: dead link to 'ultram.html'
<proot> FWWWWwwwwwoooooooooooooooooosssssssshhhhhhhhhh!!!!
https://bb.oolite.space/profile.php?mode ... file&u=508
Username: rxufe
Website: dead link to 'you're-in-love.html'
<proot> FWWWWwwwwwoooooooooooooooooosssssssshhhhhhhhhh!!!!

Sorry, I was getting the jitters

Capt'n H

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