Reporting spam

Commander Smivs · Post by **Smivs** » Wed Jan 19, 2011 7:10 pm

I see the Bots as a good thing. The more search results that feature the BB the better, as it's more exposure for the game.

Wiki pages · Post by **Thargoid** » Wed Jan 19, 2011 7:11 pm

Smivs wrote:
Commander McLane wrote:
On a related note: What can be done to re-improve the board's spam protection we already used to have with phpBB2? I guess I'm not the only one noticing a vast increase of registered spam bots since we have the new board. There's a little too much buzz for my taste in the clock tower lately.
I mentioned somewhere else the old system we used to have where members could not post links until a certain time had elapsed/they had made a certain number of posts. Can this not be re-introduced?

We have a hack on aforementioned other board that new user posts do not appear until approved by a moderator or admin (and a maximum of I think 6 posts can be made per account and held in the approval queue).

It adds a little extra work for we mods, but it works very well in stopping normal users from seeing any kind of spam (presuming we don't approve something or someone by mistake of course). And once a post has been approved for a given account, then no further approval is needed for subsequent posts.

I would recommend it as a consideration if some new security measures are desired.

CheeseRedux · Post by **CheeseRedux** » Wed Jan 19, 2011 9:29 pm

According to a L33t translator, m4r35n357 (https://bb.oolite.space/memberlist.php?m ... ile&u=3968) means maresnest. Can't say I'm convinced, though. (Nothing on SFS on either version of the name.)

JensAyton · Post by **JensAyton** » Wed Jan 19, 2011 10:40 pm

CheeseRedux wrote:
According to a L33t translator, m4r35n357 (https://bb.oolite.space/memberlist.php?m ... ile&u=3968) means maresnest. Can't say I'm convinced, though. (Nothing on SFS on either version of the name.)

The e-mail address looks plausible.

Website · Post by **DaddyHoggy** » Wed Jan 19, 2011 11:30 pm

Ahruman wrote:
CheeseRedux wrote:
According to a L33t translator, m4r35n357 (https://bb.oolite.space/memberlist.php?m ... ile&u=3968) means maresnest. Can't say I'm convinced, though. (Nothing on SFS on either version of the name.)
The e-mail address looks plausible.

IP address checks out.

The sword is sharp, justice will be swift, should whiff of spam be detected....

here · Post by **Fatleaf** » Thu Jan 20, 2011 2:31 am

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I highly suspect werExiseechew is a spammer!

I ran his message through Bing translator and it is advertising weight loss foods.

CheeseRedux · Post by **CheeseRedux** » Thu Jan 20, 2011 2:56 am

Fatleaf wrote:
I highly suspect werExiseechew is a spammer! I ran his message through Bing translator and it is advertising weight loss foods.

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Yep. Diet Spam in Russian.
Personally, I liked how one 'Diet' slipped in amongst the 'Диета's...

https://bb.oolite.space/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=9023 - Call the orbital bombers.

CheeseRedux · Post by **CheeseRedux** » Thu Jan 20, 2011 2:57 am

DaddyHoggy wrote:
Ahruman wrote:
CheeseRedux wrote:
According to a L33t translator, m4r35n357 (https://bb.oolite.space/memberlist.php?m ... ile&u=3968) means maresnest. Can't say I'm convinced, though. (Nothing on SFS on either version of the name.)
The e-mail address looks plausible.
IP address checks out.

The sword is sharp, justice will be swift, should whiff of spam be detected....

Right. I guess the one-in-thirty(plus) ratio is making me twitchy. Moving on.

CheeseRedux · Post by **CheeseRedux** » Thu Jan 20, 2011 3:06 am

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effisomshet: https://bb.oolite.space/memberlist.php?m ... ile&u=3985

From Poland, with an Ukrainian/Russian tourist site in the profile.

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yoghantxv: https://bb.oolite.space/memberlist.php?m ... ile&u=3987

Advertising 'telephone reverse phone lookup mobile' in signature.

Website · Post by **DaddyHoggy** » Thu Jan 20, 2011 8:41 am

7 big chunks for diced spammer for breakfast this morning - keep up the good work guys!

Website · Post by **DaddyHoggy** » Thu Jan 20, 2011 8:30 pm

And EV - wipes out a Scrabble-name generated Spammer (who was online) while I was checking it out on SFS.... what a team! (no hits on SFS - but still a spammer!)

Website · Post by **Cody** » Thu Jan 20, 2011 8:33 pm

It had a link in its profile to a porn site... it's a link I'm starting to see often.

CheeseRedux · Post by **CheeseRedux** » Thu Jan 20, 2011 11:06 pm

El Viejo wrote:
It had a link in its profile to a porn site... it's a link I'm starting to see often.

Removing it from your bookmarks should take care of that...

On a more serious note: Does anyone here report our findings to SFS? And by anyone, I really mean anyone with access to IP addresses. I must admit I've not gone beyond the simple search function there, but I would imagine their spammer lists don't build themselves.

Website · Post by **Cody** » Thu Jan 20, 2011 11:10 pm

CheeseRedux wrote:
El Viejo wrote:
It had a link in its profile to a porn site... it's a link I'm starting to see often.
Removing it from your bookmarks should take care of that...

The things I have to suffer to keep this forum clean.

CheeseRedux wrote:
On a more serious note: Does anyone here report our findings to SFS? And by anyone, I really mean anyone with access to IP addresses. I must admit I've not gone beyond the simple search function there, but I would imagine their spammer lists don't build themselves.

That is complicated, I think, and would be up to Giles.

here · Post by **Fatleaf** » Fri Jan 21, 2011 4:17 am

Would this profile be regarded as spam? walmartjobs]. His Name and website are all commercial. My apologies if I am a bit over zealous.

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