Some pre-filtering on the new users process is BADLY needed. At least REJECT any .ru signups and blacklisted emails. Don't say anything, send no messages, just send this crap straight to /dev/nulHey, I am the webmaster here.
I requested Salome to bring back the forum to life in spite of her busy schedule and finiancial constraints in running the forum, and she agreed. I think you will hear more from her soon. Yes, the forum is going to be active again, we are working on things in the background, welcome back!
Yes, spam is taken care of but still, we can't do anything about manual spammers. I will keep an eye out though.Some pre-filtering on the new users process is BADLY needed. At least REJECT any .ru signups and blacklisted emails. Don't say anything, send no messages, just send this crap straight to /dev/nul
As it is, the forum is virtually useless as its a HUGE SPAM trap with zero protection. I just dumped 7 more this morning!
What about auto-rejecting new users who use a blacklisted IP or email - or are .ru ? That alone would stop 95% of the crap. I'm a moderator - I don't at all mind helping out, but on the other hand I shouldn't have to delete a bunch of obvious bot "users" that should be filtered out autonomously.Yes, spam is taken care of but still, we can't do anything about manual spammers. I will keep an eye out though.![]()