More PHPBB help
More PHPBB help
I am running my student organizations web page that includes a forum on it similar to this one. It has been running smoothly until lately. I seem to be getting a lot of spam on there, and it is getting irritating. Is there any way to reduce the people registering and posting?
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Configuration
Enable account activation -> User (if damn near nobody joins, set it to admin, which lets you pick and choose who gets to join, rather than them simply having to click an email for validation)
Enable Visual Confirmation -> Yes
If there are any problems after that, check out the PHPBB forum for a "better captcha" mod (there are many), and other various anti-spambot mods.
Here's an example of a mod you need:
http://www.phpbb.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=382890
I would also download and set up "Easymod" to make installing mods much easier (still a few tweaks if you run different themes than the standard one, but these minor edits beat installing stuff yourself).
http://area51.phpbb.com/phpBB/viewforum.php?sid=&f=15
General Admin
Configuration
Enable account activation -> User (if damn near nobody joins, set it to admin, which lets you pick and choose who gets to join, rather than them simply having to click an email for validation)
Enable Visual Confirmation -> Yes
If there are any problems after that, check out the PHPBB forum for a "better captcha" mod (there are many), and other various anti-spambot mods.
Here's an example of a mod you need:
http://www.phpbb.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=382890
I would also download and set up "Easymod" to make installing mods much easier (still a few tweaks if you run different themes than the standard one, but these minor edits beat installing stuff yourself).
http://area51.phpbb.com/phpBB/viewforum.php?sid=&f=15
I just installed this captcha: http://www.phpbb.com/styles/forum/viewt ... p?t=473222
We'll see how it works. I've already had three spambots registered so far (only one of them that validated the email correctly). Hopefully this will keep it at 0 for awhile. If I find any more, I will look at a more drastic change.
No more Integra? What are you driving now?
We'll see how it works. I've already had three spambots registered so far (only one of them that validated the email correctly). Hopefully this will keep it at 0 for awhile. If I find any more, I will look at a more drastic change.
No more Integra? What are you driving now?