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Aleatha Ingleton · Guest

Bob! Okay so first I thought it was kinda cool that non-registered users of the site could post on the forums but now I'm thinking it's not so cool. It means that if I hop back on the site and for some reason am no longer logged in I can still post (not realizing I'm not logged in) and then can't edit the post afterwards. :S Plus it allows for more spammers to use the board if they don't have to register to post anything. Is there a way to block it so only registered and logged in users of the site can post on the forum? Might be something to think about.

BoB · Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2007 3:21 pm Post subject:

Yes. I disabled the guest posting about twenty minutes before you suggested it. I didn't want to (it's a pain to register for yet another forum for a lot of people, especially those who might only come by once or twice) but it will help to stop the spamming.

Now in order for a spammer to post they must register, do the visual confirmation and then verify their e-mail. Most of these spammers are just computer programs seeking out websites like this, so they can't pass the visual confirmation. Most bots also use a fake e-mail address to try and register, so they can't verify it.

So having that all in place, the only spammers that can post are real people with real e-mail addresses, doing everything manually. And those I can delete, block and ban. I can ban their e-mail address and even the whole domain it's from, if need be. I can also block their IP address (but there's a very simple way around that.)

Aleatha Ingleton · Guest

Ahh... okay that makes sense. And yes my IP changes. I think it's static on this computer PLUS of course I use several other computers so my IP is seldom the same twice in a row.

Good to know the sex-spammers are gone hopefully for good! Smile

Thanks Bob!

Kristen · M.I.A. Joined: 16 Apr 2007 Posts: 92

Hey I think I have the problem because it keeps telling me, invalid session, and then I have to sign in again. I clicked the little box to stay logged on but it doesn't remember me? It's hard to get my posts on because it logs me out instead!

Kristen · M.I.A. Joined: 16 Apr 2007 Posts: 92

Bob are you there?

BoB · Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2007 5:05 pm Post subject:

Kristen · M.I.A. Joined: 16 Apr 2007 Posts: 92

Okay lets see if this works

Kristen · M.I.A. Joined: 16 Apr 2007 Posts: 92

Okay it didn't log me out! But I have to post again to see if it does again

Kristen · M.I.A. Joined: 16 Apr 2007 Posts: 92

Okay I think its working thanks!

Mrs S Black · Joined: 17 Apr 2007 Posts: 202 Location: Texas

Bob...I can't get your songs on my ipod...you have a couple of new ones I need...what was the link to the other site where I can download them??

Pottersgrlstl · Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2007 3:35 pm Post subject:

I'm having the same trouble Kristen did (Invalid Session)!

BoB · Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2007 8:29 pm Post subject:

Pottersgrlstl · Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 6:52 pm Post subject:

None of the post I've read are showing that I've read them, they are all still marked as new posts. Is anyone else having this problem? Also I can never get the Emoticons to work in my posts.
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