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Has anyone else noticed this?
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Lately there has been a lot of spam threads from users where it is thier 1st post, advertising porn sites, viagra etc..... They usualy have just one link to it and thats it in the post
Ive reported it but its becoming a problem
Ive reported it but its becoming a problem
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I tried replying to your IM but you had already signed off by the time I got to my computer. The mod team is well aware of the problem, but unfortunately, the more we grow, the more we get onto the radar of all of the big spammers out there.
The following is what we've already done to help the problem:
The following is what we've already done to help the problem:
- We do IP bans of all of the big spammers but it's near impossible because they all use proxies.
- It's required to validate your email address before you can post.
- If a new member registers and then their welcome email bounces, they're permabanned.
- Many of our moderators have volunteered to help curtail spam in forums they typically don't visit (such as the IT Water Cooler).
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It's 3 am right now but I couldn't sleep so I just got out of bed to get a last dose of DaniWeb before I start counting sheep again.
i was already in my bed. was posting from my PDA lol
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From my observations it doesn't look like spam and porn stay up on DaniWeb very long -- there are now a lot of moderators from all over the world (timezones) who can delete those posts within the hour or less.
Don't PM me with questions -- you might get a nasty PM in response. If you have a question then post it in one of the forums.
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Spam is becoming a BIG ISSUE on many sites lately....
I think it would be a good idea to start filtering all posts on users that have less than 10 posts..
I think it would be a good idea to start filtering all posts on users that have less than 10 posts..
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If I may quote happygeek's blog entry:
http://www.daniweb.com/blogs/entry1056.html
Someone should just go and arrest those guys...
http://www.daniweb.com/blogs/entry1056.html
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80% of spam that targets Internet users in North America and Europe is actually generated by a small hardcore group of no more than 200 professional spam gangs.
Someone should just go and arrest those guys...
"Technological progress is like an axe in the hands of a pathological criminal."
they did. Did you hear about the massive raid in britain a month or 2 ago?
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