Forum Registration
Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2018 8:01 pm
Unfortunately, over the last couple of days, this Forum has been hit with an unusually high number of spambots trying to register.
Normally I get a dozen or so a week, and I simply delete them before they can join, but lately I've been getting at least a hundred a day, all coming from Russia and the Ukraine, and I just don't have the time or patience to be spending the day deleting them all.
I've tried blocking the email domains that keep repeating, but many of them are gmail addresses. I've tried blocking the ISPs that repeat, but most of them are using different ISPs. I've tried changing the spambot countermeasures (reCaptcha, image, GD, GD 3D, and Q&A), and that has cut the number down considerably, but I still get a few every hour. Does anyone else have experience with this and another solution to offer?
So, until Russia decides it has better things to do than to try to hack into a Richard Dean Anderson fansite, I have decided to simply disable registration. This means that new members won't be able to register through the website.
HOWEVER, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO JOIN US ON THIS FORUM, JUST SEND ME AN EMAIL, AND I'LL ADD YOU MANUALLY.
Thanks for understanding.
Kate
Normally I get a dozen or so a week, and I simply delete them before they can join, but lately I've been getting at least a hundred a day, all coming from Russia and the Ukraine, and I just don't have the time or patience to be spending the day deleting them all.
I've tried blocking the email domains that keep repeating, but many of them are gmail addresses. I've tried blocking the ISPs that repeat, but most of them are using different ISPs. I've tried changing the spambot countermeasures (reCaptcha, image, GD, GD 3D, and Q&A), and that has cut the number down considerably, but I still get a few every hour. Does anyone else have experience with this and another solution to offer?
So, until Russia decides it has better things to do than to try to hack into a Richard Dean Anderson fansite, I have decided to simply disable registration. This means that new members won't be able to register through the website.
HOWEVER, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO JOIN US ON THIS FORUM, JUST SEND ME AN EMAIL, AND I'LL ADD YOU MANUALLY.
Thanks for understanding.
Kate