Comments on: Tricky forumspam http://spamhuntress.com/2006/10/20/tricky-forumspam/ Just another WordPress weblog Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:47:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.7 by: admin http://spamhuntress.com/2006/10/20/tricky-forumspam/#comment-57676 Fri, 03 Nov 2006 11:38:01 +0000 http://spamhuntress.com/2006/10/20/tricky-forumspam/#comment-57676 To morgleman: For those who rely on free websites, this might be a wonderful service. However, for those with their own domains, and real servers, I don't see it as a good idea. Basically, you need to have your own branded e-mail address - using your own domain. And although it's not all the functionality yours does, essentially, a mailform with the e-mail address encoded into the script, not the form, does the job - better in my opinion. To morgleman:
For those who rely on free websites, this might be a wonderful service. However, for those with their own domains, and real servers, I don’t see it as a good idea. Basically, you need to have your own branded e-mail address - using your own domain. And although it’s not all the functionality yours does, essentially, a mailform with the e-mail address encoded into the script, not the form, does the job - better in my opinion.

]]> by: morgleman http://spamhuntress.com/2006/10/20/tricky-forumspam/#comment-56698 Tue, 31 Oct 2006 12:58:40 +0000 http://spamhuntress.com/2006/10/20/tricky-forumspam/#comment-56698 Instead of putting someth...@something.com as a public email address on your web pages, use a unique URL address. The real email address is always hidden , even to spammers because it is stored in the database behind the URL. You can keep replying through the revolving email reply system without revealing your real email address. Because these contact addresses are URL's , they cannot be harvested by automatic spammers looking to a pick your email address off web sites. People can get a free email URL on www.morgle.com Instead of putting someth…@something.com as a public email address on your web pages, use a unique URL address.

The real email address is always hidden , even to spammers because it is stored in the database behind the URL.

You can keep replying through the revolving email reply system without revealing your real email address.

Because these contact addresses are URL’s , they cannot be harvested by automatic spammers looking to a pick your email address off web sites.

People can get a free email URL on www.morgle.com

]]> by: Carbonize http://spamhuntress.com/2006/10/20/tricky-forumspam/#comment-55340 Thu, 26 Oct 2006 16:23:40 +0000 http://spamhuntress.com/2006/10/20/tricky-forumspam/#comment-55340 I had someone post some spam on the proxy2 forums. This person had gone to all the trouble of making the links colour match the background colour. Sad, very sad. I now use UNB for my main sites forum and SMF for the Lazarus forum as both have CAPTCHA for guest posters (SMF CAPTCHA is a mod package). There is also a mod for SMF that stops guests from posting urls. I had someone post some spam on the proxy2 forums. This person had gone to all the trouble of making the links colour match the background colour. Sad, very sad. I now use UNB for my main sites forum and SMF for the Lazarus forum as both have CAPTCHA for guest posters (SMF CAPTCHA is a mod package). There is also a mod for SMF that stops guests from posting urls.

]]> by: Brian Turner http://spamhuntress.com/2006/10/20/tricky-forumspam/#comment-54828 Tue, 24 Oct 2006 20:57:21 +0000 http://spamhuntress.com/2006/10/20/tricky-forumspam/#comment-54828 Whoops - sounded a little short - long day. :) What I meant is, if you see anything on SW you want to comment/criticise, either here or there, feel free to do so. Happy to take the input. Whoops - sounded a little short - long day. :)

What I meant is, if you see anything on SW you want to comment/criticise, either here or there, feel free to do so. Happy to take the input.

]]> by: Brian Turner http://spamhuntress.com/2006/10/20/tricky-forumspam/#comment-54827 Tue, 24 Oct 2006 20:56:00 +0000 http://spamhuntress.com/2006/10/20/tricky-forumspam/#comment-54827 Feel free to comment on it - just posted something on blogspam as well in the blogs section. Feel free to comment on it - just posted something on blogspam as well in the blogs section.

]]> by: admin http://spamhuntress.com/2006/10/20/tricky-forumspam/#comment-54711 Tue, 24 Oct 2006 12:24:31 +0000 http://spamhuntress.com/2006/10/20/tricky-forumspam/#comment-54711 Gosh Brian, I totally forgot I was going to write about your forum! <strike>Could you please post the exact link to that guide?</strike> Think I found it: http://www.securitywatch.co.uk/forum-spam/how-fight-forum-spamming-222.html Gosh Brian, I totally forgot I was going to write about your forum!

Could you please post the exact link to that guide?

Think I found it:

http://www.securitywatch.co.uk/forum-spam/how-fight-forum-spamming-222.html

]]> by: Brian Turner http://spamhuntress.com/2006/10/20/tricky-forumspam/#comment-54710 Tue, 24 Oct 2006 12:21:36 +0000 http://spamhuntress.com/2006/10/20/tricky-forumspam/#comment-54710 This is actually a pretty old trick, and with vbulletin you can prevent it using a mod that restricts new members from posting new links. Generally, forum spammers aren't keen to invest time and effort getting around such restrictions. I've posted up a fairly comprehensive guide to forum spam prevention on Security Watch, but as I don't want to be seen to be spamming links, I'll just let you follow the link in my name, above. :) This is actually a pretty old trick, and with vbulletin you can prevent it using a mod that restricts new members from posting new links.

Generally, forum spammers aren’t keen to invest time and effort getting around such restrictions.

I’ve posted up a fairly comprehensive guide to forum spam prevention on Security Watch, but as I don’t want to be seen to be spamming links, I’ll just let you follow the link in my name, above. :)

]]> by: Joe http://spamhuntress.com/2006/10/20/tricky-forumspam/#comment-53670 Fri, 20 Oct 2006 17:05:47 +0000 http://spamhuntress.com/2006/10/20/tricky-forumspam/#comment-53670 Wiki spammers were using a similar technique a while back. They were linking existing punctuation on pages to their sites. I think that mostly died out since it isn't as simple as just filling in blank forms with their spam. Wiki spammers were using a similar technique a while back. They were linking existing punctuation on pages to their sites. I think that mostly died out since it isn’t as simple as just filling in blank forms with their spam.

]]> by: Manni http://spamhuntress.com/2006/10/20/tricky-forumspam/#comment-53624 Fri, 20 Oct 2006 14:54:28 +0000 http://spamhuntress.com/2006/10/20/tricky-forumspam/#comment-53624 You should really think about using Opera. It has a "links panel" that lists all the links on the current page. These can easily be sorted and a spammy link will stick out. At least it will stick out more than a link hidden behind a smiley. You should really think about using Opera. It has a “links panel” that lists all the links on the current page. These can easily be sorted and a spammy link will stick out. At least it will stick out more than a link hidden behind a smiley.

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