Getting hit with spam registrations



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Faulkner
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Getting hit with spam registrations

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Someone hacked the phpBB website -- phpBB is the bulletin board software our Forum is based on. They got all the usernames and passwords (fortunately, mine was unique for that site), and are spamming a lot of boards out there with spam registrations using an automated program. I get dozens a day -- it's hard to tell bona fide registrations from fake ones, unless I ask the person directly.

...so I'm about to upgrade, and apply a modification that will prompt a human to answer a question any human would know, before they can even request a registration (I had this once before, it was quite effective).

Hopefully all will go well. See you on the other side!

Dan
"If it's new, Plymouth's got it!"
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