Idiot spammer.

brewbuck · 03-23-2009, 04:11 PM

Is there really no way to block this idiot? Every single one of the posts is identical. Can't we put some kind of filter?

**sean** · 03-23-2009, 04:18 PM

We're working on it...

Sentral · 03-23-2009, 04:50 PM

What are you talking about? I love spam! I can't wait to buy the cheapest drugs on the Internet

abachler · 03-23-2009, 08:13 PM

you can block his account and do a reverse search of every IP he has used to find his other accounts, then add them to the block as well. I did it on my vBulletin site when a similar incident occured. You can access ll those function throught eh admin interface. If someone wants to make me an admin Ill do it for you, yes I promise not to ban Elysia or whatshisname

ಠ_ಠ · 03-23-2009, 08:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by abachler

you can block his account and do a reverse search of every IP he has used to find his other accounts, then add them to the block as well. I did it on my vBulletin site when a similar incident occured. You can access ll those function throught eh admin interface. If someone wants to make me an admin Ill do it for you, yes I promise not to ban Elysia or whatshisname

odds are he is using a proxy

**sean** · 03-23-2009, 08:19 PM

They're all different IPs, abachler - it looks like it was a botnet. Some new restrictions have been put in place. It should stop...

Thanks to everyone who's been reporting the posts - it's helped us clean up rather quickly.

03-23-2009, 04:11 PM	#1
brewbuck Senior software engineer Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 5,768	Idiot spammer. Is there really no way to block this idiot? Every single one of the posts is identical. Can't we put some kind of filter? __________________ "Congratulations on your purchase. To begin using your quantum computer, set the power switch to both off and on simultaneously." -- raftpeople@slashdot
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03-23-2009, 04:18 PM	#2
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03-23-2009, 04:50 PM	#3
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03-23-2009, 08:13 PM	#4
abachler Malum in se Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 3,188	you can block his account and do a reverse search of every IP he has used to find his other accounts, then add them to the block as well. I did it on my vBulletin site when a similar incident occured. You can access ll those function throught eh admin interface. If someone wants to make me an admin Ill do it for you, yes I promise not to ban Elysia or whatshisname __________________ Until you can build a working general purpose reprogrammable computer out of basic components from radio shack, you are not fit to call yourself a programmer in my presence. This is cwhizard, signing off.
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03-23-2009, 08:19 PM	#6
sean Super Moderator Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 4,746	They're all different IPs, abachler - it looks like it was a botnet. Some new restrictions have been put in place. It should stop... Thanks to everyone who's been reporting the posts - it's helped us clean up rather quickly.
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