Porsche Enthusiasts Club Forum

how do these spammers get past the joining pages? do they hae to physically sit and fill the details in? or is it automated?

I really dont understand why they bother, I must delete about 5-10 eery day.

I believe this is done manually not by bots! I'm doing loads as well. I did suggest we block new users coming in on Gmail & I still think it is worth while.

i have just done another 5, I agree with the gmail thing.

Sorry, banning gmail is not an option - too high a risk of losing legitimate users.

I've just implemented a custom question on the sign up page and increased the noise on the CAPTCHA image to make OCR more difficult, both of which I'm hoping will slow the bots down a bit.

Gordon and Jim H (well volunteered!), please can you attempt to register new dummy users and make sure you can still get through? I managed it OK, but my eyesight is remarkably good, considering. Let me know if you have any trouble.

Took me 3 attempts to read it & enter correctly but I struggle with these anyway. I couldn't create an account as I only have one mail account & it knew it.

Check your PHB database I'm pretty sure there is an anti spam option in there.

Hi Jim

If they are not getting past the images you could always add the READ ALOUD option if this software allows it....for genuine users...

All the best Brett

afraid we only have the one email account so no can do Jim , sorry

I haven't seen a single spammer so far in the good few months I have been on the forum, so you must be doing a great job. Shame you have to do in the first place really.

Regards
Paul

if anyone has a burning desire to buy calis online,open an online casino, have windows software for free, , improve the size of their member, keep said member hard for at least 7 weeks whilst looking at porno,or a vague list of any other rubbish please let me know and I will save the stuff and pm it to you !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'd like to improve the size please Can they do both length and girth??

dunno would have to wait for another one to come along, but I will be pmming you it now you have asked!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

it allowed me to register etc using the ntl world version of our email addy, I cant do the verification bit as I have to acess this via a web page and I forgot the password, but it did let me register.

Thanks chaps.

I'll be paranoid until we get a real new member...

if we dont get a new one I can point you in the direction of enlarging your old one??????

having followed a few links myself I wont say what i will be pointing with but by gum it's a biggie