Sneaky Spammers

[synth3tk]

There are plenty of ways to stop this spam, or at least decrease the amount. I'm sure it's just a matter of Brandon having the time to implement it.

[Billfred]

I'm going to bump this thread a bit, since the problem seems to be returning a bit.

A bit of Googling yielded this mod for the version of vBulletin that CD is running that can block links in signatures of users with under X posts:

http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=123002

I don't know if it's something that's worth pursuing, but fixes (other than playing whack-a-mole) are out there.

[Molten]

I'll be interested if someone posts a helpful solution to preventing spam and then turns out to be spam. At the rate the spammers are evolving, it won't be long until this becomes a reality.

Jason

[Brandon Martus]

Originally Posted by Billfred

I'm going to bump this thread a bit, since the problem seems to be returning a bit.

A bit of Googling yielded this mod for the version of vBulletin that CD is running that can block links in signatures of users with under X posts:

http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=123002

I don't know if it's something that's worth pursuing, but fixes (other than playing whack-a-mole) are out there.

There is built-in functionality to prevent links in signatures in certain user groups -- I've added it to the usergroup promotion that moves people from new users to trusted non-spam users.

Originally Posted by Brandon Martus

There is built-in functionality to prevent links in signatures in certain user groups -- I've added it to the usergroup promotion that moves people from new users to trusted non-spam users.

Oohhh! Fancy!

[Billfred]

Originally Posted by SuperNerd256

Oohhh! Fancy!

And much appreciated!