Suspicious users
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Most of this "users" (e.g. Smerseceryirm) have Email of admin@10liao.net
This is well known for spam.
See
This is well known for spam.
See
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Or see http://www.stopforumspam.com/search?q=a ... 10liao.net which has over 160 entries for that address mostly from the same ip. Possibly wasn't in the database when they joined this forum though.
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Or just go to http://www.stopforumspam.com/search?q=popazermusht
Again this account appears to have been created here at the start of his spree so was not in the database yet.
Again this account appears to have been created here at the start of his spree so was not in the database yet.
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Yes, that's quickercarbonize wrote:Or just go to http://www.stopforumspam.com/search?q=popazermusht
Yes, seems so. Both started at 02 Nov 2011.carbonize wrote:Again this account appears to have been created here at the start of his spree so was not in the database yet.
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Since July 23 to October 22 = 751 new users = 8.34 new users per day
Since October 23 to this moment = 732 new users = 81.33 new users per day
Is that a consequence of tproli's new design of the site or a huge wave of fake users?
Since October 23 to this moment = 732 new users = 81.33 new users per day
Is that a consequence of tproli's new design of the site or a huge wave of fake users?
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Looking at those names they should be fakes... though I personally have known someone called "sdpjupvalvjv" but he wasn't keen on portable freewares
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Hehehetproli wrote:Looking at those names they should be fakes... though I personally have known someone called "sdpjupvalvjv" but he wasn't keen on portable freewares
Yeah I'm not sure what's going on there. Looking into that.lautrepay wrote:Is that a consequence of tproli's new design of the site or a huge wave of fake users?
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Weird, I know him too!!!tproli wrote:Looking at those names they should be fakes... though I personally have known someone called "sdpjupvalvjv" but he wasn't keen on portable freewares
- Andrew Lee
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- Joined: Sat Feb 04, 2006 9:19 am
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Just replied to webfork, who suggested adding blocking IP ranges. Here's my reply:
IP ranges has its problems. Legit users will inevitably get hit. We've had examples of that before when users email me asking why their IPs have been banned.
The current approach is the best we've got. Spam never gets into public view.
I used to run a cull from time-to-time to remove non-active users with 0 posts, but even that eneded up hitting some legit users. There are actually people who sign up but never post, then one fine day, they want to contribute to a topic but find their account removed. Then they email me.
So I stopped the culling sessions. The only problem we've got now is an inflated user list, but I thought that is the lesser of all the evils.
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449 new members in the first 5 days of November alone (checked on Nov 05, 2012 7:51 pm). It's the first time that "Total members" number tops that of "Total topics".
- Andrew Lee
- Posts: 3084
- Joined: Sat Feb 04, 2006 9:19 am
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Just did a prune on users who have not logged in for the past 3 months with 0 posts.
Now I will just sit back and wait for complaints from users asking why they cannot log in.
Now I will just sit back and wait for complaints from users asking why they cannot log in.
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Maybe add a disclaimer at sign-up that if you don't post within the first 3 months your account will be closed.
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Well, I've been using some forums for years w/out posting...so I'm not into such methods.