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Old 02-17-2010, 03:32 AM
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Originally Posted by canadiancanuck
yeah well it helps when you have the software from work to research IP's. It just tells us where the listing IP is from not who owns it and this assists in weeding out hackers on our directory site.

But even if you look any "Junior Member" with 1-3 posts and their "About Me" stat shows Man in the Biography section, you automatically know it's a spambot with hidden ads and links.
are they coming from a common IP address? if so can we block that particular IP from accessing the site?
Old 02-17-2010, 06:13 AM
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no they are pretty random, there have been about a dozen that are from the same IP but that could be an office with multiple computer stations..... but I found 2 more recent joiners so they have been emailed to the admins
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I got 2 more messages today, but they posted yesterday.
Old 02-17-2010, 04:52 PM
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^ pm the user names if you can, just so I can either check them off the ban list or ensure they have been banned.
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these were the 2 I got from the day before yesterday


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^ both are gone now
Old 02-18-2010, 07:33 PM
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seems like they just keep coming.....

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Old 02-20-2010, 09:32 AM
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Originally Posted by DGibson
seems like they just keep coming.....

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I am heading out of this forum to a different one. These spam hits are a pain and I'm just not going to be playing around with them anymore. Sorry just not worth the effort...see ya
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got a couple more today.......

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