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Using Scripts to stop spammers and bogus users on forums
macdee1823
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18 Aug 07 9:29 am

Using Scripts to stop spammers and bogus users on forums

Hey,

Does anyone know how to stop these guys from coming on your forum and posting c**p, I have to go back and continually delete users and posts because of spam.

Cheers
Wes
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chatyak86
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18 Aug 07 5:40 pm

 What kind of forum do u have?
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macdee1823
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19 Aug 07 11:59 am

 Its PHPBB :)
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macdee1823
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22 Aug 07 11:52 am

 Hey guys,

Really need to find out, causing a big problem now :(
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sean06
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22 Aug 07 12:25 pm

 I don't really know, but I'm sure someone out there would. Do a google search for phpbb and anti spam, theres bound to be plenty of others in the same position.
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22 Aug 07 10:26 pm

 Hi Wes,

We use a combination of plugins and custom scripts to keep spammers out of our sites. Like Sean said, probably best to Google it. Just be careful though, because frequently installing plugins can break things, and if you don't have a php guru on hand you might find yourself in even deeper water.

Sorry I can't be more help there :(

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macdee1823
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23 Aug 07 11:42 am

 Cheers lads, I have installed a script and bits of code that improve the SER of the forum, will this effect installing any other scripts or codes do you think. I will google it anyways and see what there is. :)
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