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Thread ID: 72069 2006-08-29 07:08:00 Post all problems with forum here, please. idgadmin (6547) Press F1
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481120 2006-08-29 20:18:00 Spam bots are easily beaten with a visual ID system - whera you have to enter a code from a graphic.Unfortunately this also beats the guest users who are 90% of the traffic, and would remove the fact that this is one of the few sites where i automatically log in because my browser remembers the pass. personthingy (1670)
481121 2006-08-29 20:33:00 Spam bots are easily beaten with a visual ID system - whera you have to enter a code from a graphic.Unfortunately the clever bas****s can get around the visual ID system.

But there's other means that help, such as disabling website URL's to first-time posters
Greg (193)
481122 2006-08-29 21:58:00 Spam bots are easily beaten with a visual ID system - whera you have to enter a code from a graphic.

Which is precisely the reason the upgrade took place. The version of VB we were running didn't have that in.
Biggles (121)
481123 2006-08-29 21:59:00 Unfortunately this also beats the guest users who are 90% of the traffic, and would remove the fact that this is one of the few sites where i automatically log in because my browser remembers the pass.

The visual ID is t be used only for registration. Not for visiting.
Biggles (121)
481124 2006-08-29 22:02:00 Unfortunately the clever bas****s can get around the visual ID system.

But there's other means that help, such as disabling website URL's to first-time posters

Agreed. But we needed to start somewhere. When we first switched to VB this whole spamming forums stuff wasn't a factor. Now it is. So at least we've moved up to basic measures now. I'm sure it will be an ongoing battle, but I don't think any of us won't F1 ruined by the genetically challenged, morally bankrupt, and quite possibly stylistically underwhelming spam merchants -- may the the fruit of their loins rob them of their ill-gotten gains.
Biggles (121)
481125 2006-08-29 22:31:00 Just testing something .... A testing spambot (11060)
481126 2006-08-29 22:34:00 Definitely nice to have the forum back, thanks for all the hard work :D

Apologies for not spotting the outage warning - clearly it was there and I somehow missed seeing it.

[edit: ooh, 'quick edit' - nice!]
Erayd (23)
481127 2006-08-29 23:09:00 Just testing something ....It evidently worked. Great job! Greg (193)
481128 2006-08-29 23:35:00 How come were not allowed avatars?
I can understand signatures, because people do those flashy photoshop things and then pages take ages to load...
Fishy (10540)
481129 2006-08-29 23:42:00 **** Problem *******

If I enter the Forum from one of the thread links on the main PCWORLD page
here
pcworld.co.nz
I get page not found

and the link in the address bar is

pcworld.co.nz

OK now the skin seems to have dissappeared

www.nigel.geek.nz
Morgenmuffel (187)
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