Spam Issue

[Redsoxwsc07]

Forum URL: soxfan.proboards38.com

Alright, on my forum (Listed above) there is (I think anyways) ONE spammer that constantly spams my forum, by posting random links with some weird name that looks like someone pounded his or her head on the keyboard. Is this a problem to anyone else?

This person's IP changes every time too, so I can't ban him.

Thanks
wsc04sox

[wwwdotcom]

Make it so only registered members can post

[Redsoxwsc07]

That is probably what I would do, except I hate making it so members MUST sign up to post, becuase I like having guests get a feel for the forum.

[Maniac :þ]

koremort said:

Forum URL: soxfan.proboards38.com

Alright, on my forum (Listed above) there is (I think anyways) ONE spammer that constantly spams my forum, by posting random links with some weird name that looks like someone pounded his or her head on the keyboard. Is this a problem to anyone else?

This person's IP changes every time too, so I can't ban him.

Thanks
wsc04sox

It sounds like the person who runs around forums doing this. I get them on my forum too..I think a bunch of people get them. I don't know where they come from or anything. All I can tell you is that you aren't the only one Just keep banning their ip addresses...

[Redsoxwsc07]

How have you dealt with him/her?

[Maniac :þ]

koremort said:

How have you dealt with him/her?

Just ban their IP address every time. They normally post about 200 links on my forum at a time, with a few posts. I don't know if it happens for everyone or not, but they seem to come about every 2-3 months or so. That's all I can really tell you.

[Redsoxwsc07]

aeforumscrew said:

koremort said:

How have you dealt with him/her?

Just ban their IP address every time. They normally post about 200 links on my forum at a time, with a few posts. I don't know if it happens for everyone or not, but they seem to come about every 2-3 months or so. That's all I can really tell you.

Yeah I have the link problem too...Oh well I guess maybe if I try for a while guests can't post, these people might jsut go away, and I can open it again.

[Laugh]

Ah yes the Japanese Spammer who hits many boards, I am surprised ProBoards does not do something about this!
Anyhow Craig gave us a good suggestion, we had tried the banning (ended up with a huge ban list btw) but we did not want to make no guest posting so......
Craig suggested to put their name and links they use in censored words list and I have to say I think it has helped (keeping my fingers crossed)!

[wwwdotcom]

How do you know they are Japanese? ;D

[Laugh]

A lot of us have had the problem and the links are Japanese and tracing the IPs back tells you it is a Japanese IP. We went to the links as well and they are all in Japanese, some of the sites even look liks ads for call girls. Anyhow they are a real pain and were doing one of our forums daily.

[Redsoxwsc07]

I will try that, that's a good idea...Thanks!