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Gizmo Admin Group  Joined: 05/06/2004 Location: AustraliaPosts: 5107 |
The spammers have been thick and fast lately. All using gmail/hotmail/yahoo etc email accounts. They are harmless, but create a lot of work for me deleting them and blocking their email address. Thanks to everyone who uses the  button to let me know about the spam posting. Unfortunately I cant easily reply to the member who made the report, so I would just like to thank them all now. I read every report message from members and take action if necessary, and I appreciate everyone's effort in reducing spam on this site.
I'll tinker with the forum code to make it harder for gmail/hotmail spamers to sign up, while not making it to hard for new real legitimate members. Glenn The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago, the second best time is right now. JAQ |
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stuarts Senior Member  Joined: 15/06/2011 Location: AustraliaPosts: 199 |
Glenn, many thanks for all your work. Stuart Time is nature's way of keeping everything from happening all at once. |
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Rastus Guru  Joined: 29/10/2010 Location: AustraliaPosts: 301 |
Hi Glenn, I'm glad that you can tinkle on more than wind turbines,PC's are beyond me at the moment.I used my laptop for a couple of months and the bugs hit.It cost time, money and another cluey guy to fix it up.So I'm counting on you to take care of things.Thanks again,cheers Rastus see Rastus graduate advise generously |
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sparkey Senior Member Joined: 15/06/2011 Location: AustraliaPosts: 819 |
thank u glenn for removing that crap about hand bags all will be appreiated technicians do it with least resistance |
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| Gizmo Admin Group Joined: 05/06/2004 Location: AustraliaPosts: 5107 |
I've just blocked all new forum registrations trying to use hotmail, yahoo and gmail accounts, I've had it with the spammers. I'll look at changing the way the forum signs up new members with those accounts in a day or two. Glenn The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago, the second best time is right now. JAQ |
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| grub Senior Member Joined: 27/11/2007 Location: AustraliaPosts: 169 |
There is another one waffling on about pearls. |
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| Gizmo Admin Group Joined: 05/06/2004 Location: AustraliaPosts: 5107 |
I'm going to make a few changes to the way the forum registers new members using gmail, hotmail, etc accounts. Spammers ( see: low life scumbags ) use the free email accounts like hotmail because they can quickly create a brand new account when the one they are using gets blocked. I'll get the forum software to check a few things, like country of origin, etc. If its an Ozy, chances are its a nice person. If its China, chances are its a spammer. If its somewhere like the USA, Europe, etc, then its 50/50, so I'll get the forum to ask them a few more questions and delay the account activation for a few hours to deter the spammers. Glenn The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago, the second best time is right now. JAQ |
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| Gizmo Admin Group Joined: 05/06/2004 Location: AustraliaPosts: 5107 |
Added some code to stop anyone from particular countries signing up to become a new member/spammer. See how that goes. The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago, the second best time is right now. JAQ |
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| Gizmo Admin Group Joined: 05/06/2004 Location: AustraliaPosts: 5107 |
Apart from China, it looks like the USA is home to a low of spammers. Shame on you! The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago, the second best time is right now. JAQ |
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