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prevent bots from register

Discussion in 'Content Management' started by login, May 22, 2007.

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    I want to prevent bots from register in my forum. How can I make it so that the person that register have to solve for example 2+2 before he can register ? I have IPB.
     
    login, May 22, 2007 IP
  2. yasha78

    yasha78 Active Member

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    #2
    search for a image recognition plug-in.
     
    yasha78, May 22, 2007 IP
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    trichnosis Prominent Member

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    i think image verifation is good option for your problem
     
    trichnosis, May 24, 2007 IP
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    fabriciogr Active Member

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    what forum script are you using?

    a few opensource forum scripts have image validation/captcha scripts that can be just plugged in..
     
    fabriciogr, May 25, 2007 IP
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    login Notable Member

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    I use IPB.
     
    login, May 25, 2007 IP
  6. fabriciogr

    fabriciogr Active Member

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    have a look at this:

    http://mods.invisionize.com/db/index.php/f/7430

    it's not an image verification but it requires an extra step of setting the value in a dropdown...

    this can work as a temp. solution until you get an image verification/CAPTCHA system implemented in your forum.
     
    fabriciogr, May 30, 2007 IP
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    login Notable Member

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    Thanks, that one worked well.
     
    login, May 30, 2007 IP
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    fabriciogr Active Member

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    nice happy it worked...

    but like i said in my post.. this should only be a temporary fix.. remeber these spammers are constantly improving their bots..and it wont be hard to add another field where the dropdown is set to the correct value.

    you should keep on looking for a captcha image plugin available for your forum software and install it... or if your budget permits it hire a coder to do the job.
     
    fabriciogr, Jun 1, 2007 IP
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    itrana123 Peon

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    Use Captcha its a little bit handy and free to use....!
     
    itrana123, Jun 1, 2007 IP
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    relixx Active Member

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    A method that works quite well on the directory I'm helping manage is to check the IP address via PHP or whatever and reject their registration if you can't get the IP. This stops a lot of spamming programs :)
     
    relixx, Jun 1, 2007 IP
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    diarmuid Peon

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    Anyone using phpBB, can just turn on either, user or admin authentication, in their admin configuration settings, that stops all the spamming programs I have ever come across.
     
    diarmuid, Jun 1, 2007 IP
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    relixx Active Member

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    Im not entirely sure what you mean...
     
    relixx, Jun 1, 2007 IP