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icon6.gif  spam trap thingy! [message #103654] Fri, 03 July 2009 10:02 Go to next message
the witcher is currently offline  the witcher   UNITED STATES
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I was kind of wondering about that spam trap thingy! How does it work?

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Re: spam trap thingy! [message #103657 is a reply to message #103654] Fri, 03 July 2009 10:43 Go to previous messageGo to next message
kerryg is currently offline  kerryg   CANADA
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Heh - the theory was that since it's the first subforum hit, spambots would dump their spam in there. But the permissions here have stopped spammers cold anyway (touch wood), so it's moot.

The permissions here are set pretty restrictively because it was sync'd to an existing USENET server; the host and I were keen to not open it up to spamming via the forum sync. I could delete spam here, but as soon as it sync'd to the NG (every 2 min)it would be beyond my power to delete over there.

- k


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icon6.gif  Re: spam trap thingy! [message #103660 is a reply to message #103657] Fri, 03 July 2009 15:27 Go to previous message
the witcher is currently offline  the witcher   UNITED STATES
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Ok I understand it , haven't had much trouble with conventional spammers using FUDforum, not like PHBB where they waltz in the front and dance on your head.

I don't know diddley about USENET or syncing, maybe you could explain it some time.



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