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http://myheartland.co.uk/profile.php?mo ... ile&u=2554
http://myheartland.co.uk/profile.php?mo ... ile&u=2553
http://myheartland.co.uk/profile.php?mo ... ile&u=2552
http://myheartland.co.uk/profile.php?mo ... ile&u=2548
http://myheartland.co.uk/profile.php?mo ... ile&u=2543
http://myheartland.co.uk/profile.php?mo ... ile&u=2542
http://myheartland.co.uk/profile.php?mo ... ile&u=2541

Can we get these people deleted?
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Petseri
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The list of banned members had]s grown. At some point they will be purged from the database.
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Good good. I'll keep looking through.
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Izzy HaveMercy
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we have a saying here... maybe you got it too... literally translation: "mopping up with the tap left open" :|

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http://www.myheartland.co.uk/profile.ph ... ile&u=2561
Don´t click on the link in that profile, it instantly starts some Java-"Drivecleaner" programme without asking!
A real bastard, that one.
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Petseri
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Izzy HaveMercy wrote:we have a saying here... maybe you got it too... literally translation: "mopping up with the tap left open" :|

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Call me Sisyphus. :roll: Another four registered within the past hour. So much for me getting a full lunch today. :urff:

I am going to see what I can do to purge the nonsense users from the database. As it now stands, the ones which we have caught can not post, but they are still listed as members. If a new spammer slips through the cracks and registers, let us know, but for now do not worry about hunting older ones.
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boudicca
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And we have two more posting in General Chat today.

Seems to be getting a lot more frequent :|
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Aye, all we can really do is delete them as they come along. :(
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http://www.myheartland.co.uk/profile.ph ... ile&u=2567

Another one. Its his/her/its birthday today!
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Ta. Sorted.
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eotunun
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Suspicious birthday..
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Coolio. I'll go through the new members in a bit...
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markfiend
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Right, done today's I think.

You can take it that I've already noticed any new members that have their location in their profile as BANNED :twisted:
The fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.
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CellThree
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And another :

http://www.myheartland.co.uk/profile.ph ... ile&u=2600
24.24.2.489 Deceased
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markfiend
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Aye, got that one. 8)
The fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.
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eotunun
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Three that came through:
http://www.myheartland.co.uk/profile.ph ... ile&u=2642
http://www.myheartland.co.uk/profile.ph ... ile&u=2645
http://www.myheartland.co.uk/profile.ph ... ile&u=2640
A filter that shows you mods some characterstic B-day data may be helpfull?

More suspicious peeps from the memberlist:
http://www.myheartland.co.uk/profile.ph ... ile&u=2643
http://www.myheartland.co.uk/profile.ph ... ile&u=2644
http://www.myheartland.co.uk/profile.ph ... ile&u=2645
http://www.myheartland.co.uk/profile.ph ... ile&u=2639
The spammers ought to get strategic email-bombing!
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eotunun
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Let them hear dive bombers and..
http://www.myheartland.co.uk/profile.ph ... ile&u=2646
http://www.myheartland.co.uk/profile.ph ... ile&u=2647
http://www.myheartland.co.uk/profile.ph ... le&u=2647/
http://www.myheartland.co.uk/profile.ph ... ile&u=2648
http://www.myheartland.co.uk/profile.ph ... ile&u=2649
http://www.myheartland.co.uk/profile.ph ... ile&u=2650
http://www.myheartland.co.uk/profile.ph ... ile&u=2651
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CellThree
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Another :

http://www.myheartland.co.uk/profile.ph ... ile&u=2692
24.24.2.489 Deceased
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markfiend
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:roll:

Just look at the last three pages of the memberlist to see how many spammers there have been recently...
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Izzy HaveMercy
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Just my two cents, of course, but maybe it helps if you replace the confirmation code script with a more recent one?

I found one here on the PHPbbHacks site which has been updated recently (November 13 2006).

Just trying to remain one step in front of the bots...:|

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markfiend
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That'd be a job for the Quiffmeister. He hasn't trusted us with access to the php "guts" of the site ;)

I'd probably only break something...
The fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.
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James Blast
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As much fun as it is telling these lowlifes to fcuk off, we were advised on the Quark XPress forum not to reply to spam as it registered as a hit, therefore making the site more of a target for future drivel.
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Izzy HaveMercy
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James Blast wrote:As much fun as it is telling these lowlifes to fcuk off, we were advised on the Quark XPress forum not to reply to spam as it registered as a hit, therefore making the site more of a target for future drivel.
I find that higly unlikely, unless you use the URL provided. Then the bot registers on what forums he had the most, if any, hits and would focus next attacks there...

I only reply to the Spam Threads to make it easier to spot them for the mods... if they drift down the board, they are forgotten. But the user will still be clogging the database...

Correct me if I'm wrong, I will cease responding to spam then ;D

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James Blast
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Wasn't aimed at you Spamfinder Generals at all, just us reg'lar Joe and Josephine Heartlanders who do love to post abusive replies. I don't even know if it's true, the XPress forum still gets about the same amount of spam (1 every 10+ days) since the no reply tactic was employed. :|
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Izzy HaveMercy
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James Blast wrote:Wasn't aimed at you Spamfinder Generals at all, just us reg'lar Joe and Josephine Heartlanders who do love to post abusive replies. I don't even know if it's true, the XPress forum still gets about the same amount of spam (1 every 10+ days) since the no reply tactic was employed. :|
Nae prob James ;) Only, maybe someone with more knowledge can shed a light on this one...

Scotty? :twisted:

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