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Re: Reporting spam
Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2011 9:30 pm
by Cody
Heh... sometimes I like to think that the word is out... that the Oolite forum is a challenge for them (fantasy, of course).
Re: Reporting spam
Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2011 9:39 pm
by CheeseRedux
In idle moments I've been browsing the older pages of this
very thread.
Cmdr. Maegil wrote:Ahruman wrote:The only defences stock phpBB has are e-mail confirmation (not a problem with so many free e-mail hosts) and a weak CAPTCHA.
How about a CAPTCHA based on ship identification? It'd require a very special sweatshop slave...
Probably impractical, but would be great fun!
Re: Reporting spam
Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2011 9:45 pm
by Cody
Nice idea, but as you say, probably impractical.
Needs something though... I've set a personal best today of twenty-two, so far. Katana needs oiling.
Re: Reporting spam
Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2011 10:03 pm
by CheeseRedux
I just had a brilliant idea...: The nonCAPTCHA CAPTCHA!
It's using the CAPTCHA image as usual, but the accompanying text reads "Please ignore CAPTCHA image. The correct word to enter is the name of the game that inspired the game whose bb you are now registering on." Someone could probably phrase it better, but you get the idea.
Re: Reporting spam
Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2011 10:47 pm
by Smivs
On the face of it that is a very good idea.
Re: Reporting spam
Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2011 8:03 am
by Smivs
Re: Reporting spam
Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2011 8:29 am
by CheeseRedux
Re: Reporting spam
Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2011 8:50 am
by Commander McLane
Somebody implemented a CAPTCHA between last night and this morning. When I logged in, I was diverted to a page with a CAPTCHA and prompted to type the two words (which weren't even known words for me).
Is this going to happen every time now? Or every once in a while?
Re: Reporting spam
Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2011 9:04 am
by Gimi
Commander McLane wrote:Somebody implemented a CAPTCHA between last night and this morning. When I logged in, I was diverted to a page with a CAPTCHA and prompted to type the two words (which weren't even known words for me).
Is this going to happen every time now? Or every once in a while?
This is odd, doesn't happen to me.
Re: Reporting spam
Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2011 9:11 am
by Commander McLane
I just logged out and in again. It didn't happen again. I haven't deleted any cookies since last night, so I'm wondering what it was.
Re: Reporting spam
Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2011 9:17 am
by Thargoid
Just logged out and in again to test (I usually use keep logged in), and I to got the Captcha screen, and the quote:
Captcha screen wrote:You exceeded the maximum allowed number of login attempts. In addition to your username and password you now also have to solve the CAPTCHA below.
So presumably in this case the maximum number of log-in attempts was 0. But if it keeps the bots a little more at bay, then so be it.
Re: Reporting spam
Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2011 9:17 am
by Smivs
No problems/captchas logging in for me.
Re: Reporting spam
Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2011 9:17 am
by CheeseRedux
Since I have the log in automagically option set, I hardly ever log in. But just to test, I logged out, then tried to log in again. I then got a message saying I had exceeded the allowed number of login attempts and got the CAPTCHA. It then turned out I had actually forgotten my password^, so I sent for a new one. Returning to the login screen: No CAPTCHA. Weirdness.
^The forgotten password was not the reason for the CAPTCHA in the first place. I use Opera's password manager to take care of such stuff.
Re: Reporting spam
Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2011 9:21 am
by Smivs
CheeseRedux wrote: I use Opera's password manager to take care of such stuff.
Same here....one click and I'm logged-on. Very easy and never has any problems.
C.R. I use the Opera irc client for the Oolite chatroom as well...same thing, just click and I'm logged on there as well.
Re: Reporting spam
Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2011 9:29 am
by Smivs