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What the fuck is up with the spambots?
« on: June 26, 2011, 12:53:25 AM »
No, seriously.
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Re: What the fuck is up with the spambots?
« Reply #1 on: June 26, 2011, 07:51:37 AM »
a minimal captcha should fix this.

something like 'are you a spam bot?' yes - no
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Re: What the fuck is up with the spambots?
« Reply #2 on: June 26, 2011, 11:38:27 PM »
You need something with a longer answer to prevent brute force or low-paid code monkeys getting through.
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Re: What the fuck is up with the spambots?
« Reply #3 on: June 28, 2011, 11:00:26 AM »
Quote from: Darren Grey on June 26, 2011, 11:38:27 PM
You need something with a longer answer to prevent brute force or low-paid code monkeys getting through.

maybe, but just *something* would be great.
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Re: What the fuck is up with the spambots?
« Reply #4 on: June 28, 2011, 03:19:57 PM »
There is "something" already, it just doesn't seem to be enough. I will schedule a SMF update for next weekend, that may help.
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