Posted by: sdayman
Posted on: 2007-05-14 17:05:00
Any .htaccess know how to stop spambots from going directly to this URL?
http://www.mydomain.com/profile.php?mode=register
It's for PHPbb, which doesn't do much to stop spammers from registering. I'm hoping to block anything that doesn't have a REFERER of mydomain.com
-Scott
Posted by: genesteinberg
Posted on: 2007-05-14 17:30:00
In reply to:Any .htaccess know how to stop spambots from going directly to this URL?
http://www.mydomain.com/profile.php?mode=register
It's for PHPbb, which doesn't do much to stop spammers from registering. I'm hoping to block anything that doesn't have a REFERER of mydomain.com
-Scott
Doesn't phpBB allow you to have a verification letter sent when someone registers at your message board? Other message board systems provide that plus a graphical interface with text that you must manually enter accurately.
I use MyBB and vBulletin. The former is free; the latter isn't. But the former is much, much better than phpBB as far as a standard product is concerned.
Peace,
Gene Steinberg
Co-Host, The Paracast
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Posted by: sdayman
Posted on: 2007-05-14 19:28:00
The verification letter just prevents the user from posting, but they can still register and include a link to their website that shows up in the userlist.
The CAPTCHA included in phpBB is apparently easily bypassed or figured by spambots.
I've since found a mod that throws a wrench into the spambot process, so I'm hoping that works.
I've never heard of MyBB, but I'm familiar with vBulletin. I already have enough work put into phpBB not to want to change over to something else. I'm crossing my fingers for now that the latest mod will help.
-Scott
Posted by: genesteinberg
Posted on: 2007-05-14 19:35:00
In reply to:
The verification letter just prevents the user from posting, but they can still register and include a link to their website that shows up in the userlist.
The CAPTCHA included in phpBB is apparently easily bypassed or figured by spambots.
I've since found a mod that throws a wrench into the spambot process, so I'm hoping that works.
I've never heard of MyBB, but I'm familiar with vBulletin. I already have enough work put into phpBB not to want to change over to something else. I'm crossing my fingers for now that the latest mod will help.
-Scott
In both cases, there are ways to import your posts to the new boards, so you won't lose everything. There may be an issue with user passwords. I went through that with a move from SMF to vBulletin for one of our boards last December, but it turned out to be essentially a non-issue.
Peace,
Gene Steinberg
Co-Host, The Paracast
http://www.theparacast.com
My DreamHost Promo Plan—Use the code: ROCKS
Posted by: seiler
Posted on: 2007-05-14 19:44:00
I've never tried it, but this plugin is one of the top Google results for stopping phpBB spam bot registrations.
Posted by: sdayman
Posted on: 2007-05-14 19:54:00
Cool, I'll keep that one in mind if my current one's not that effective.
-Scott
Posted by: beerorkid
Posted on: 2007-05-14 20:52:00
also one other my friend found very effective
http://www.phpbb.com/community/viewtopic.php?t=472754
beerorkid.com
Posted by: godaddyEVIL
Posted on: 2007-05-15 02:21:00
if you really like tweaking research mod_security
otherwise
http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=mod_rewrite+spam
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Posted by: sdayman
Posted on: 2007-05-15 06:39:00
The mod I installed is Raven's Antispam. It seems to be working for now.
http://www.phpbb.com/community/viewtopic.php?t=507016
-Scott