Admin and Mods - Stop the Posters - Spammers

[Dynomite]

Originally Posted by Z Factor

Keep in mind guys that not everyone who joins the forum owns a ZR-1. Some will be looking to buy one or trying to get advice because they are considering one. Others might be former owners, fans, and/or Corvette enthusiasts.
So while we will continue to find ways to prevent spammers, we do not want to eliminate the good with the bad.

So how do other forums do it? I belong to several RAPTOR forums (ATVing) and they do not seem to have the spammer issues. Here is a list of domains/IPs which spammers use. http://www.stopforumspam.com/spamdomainsandips

[Dynomite]

The domains that spammers use changes every day (blocking IP addresses will help) but there are more methods to use to minimize automated spamming including CAPTCHA.

CAPTCHA is also mentioned in post #7 by DaveK
Most spamming is automated.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CAPTCHA

Now I am told that BOTS or automated programs that can be used for spamming have difficulty getting through CAPTCHA

A spambot is an internet bot (as in ROBOT) that attempts to spam large amounts of content on the Internet, usually adding advertising links.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_bot

Here is some free CAPTCHA
http://recaptcha.net/

I am still thinking

Say....is Hammer a Spammer Here I go again off the deep end

[zr1mom]

Originally Posted by Dynomite

The domains that spammers use changes every day (blocking IP addresses will help) but there are more methods to use to minimize automated spamming including CAPTCHA.

CAPTCHA is also mentioned in post #7 by DaveK
Most spamming is automated.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CAPTCHA

Now I am told that BOTS or automated programs that can be used for spamming have difficulty getting through CAPTCHA

A spambot is an internet bot (as in ROBOT) that attempts to spam large amounts of content on the Internet, usually adding advertising links.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_bot

Here is some free CAPTCHA
http://recaptcha.net/

I am still thinking

Say....is Hammer a Spammer Here I go again off the deep end

I just turn CAPTCHA back on again.

Thanks!
Mom