<b>Dear all,<br /><br />I get many spam messages posted in my forum (PHP). Deleting these posts cost lot of time. Is there a way to delete all the postings done from one IP address with one click? <img src="http://www.totalchoicehosting.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/sad.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="
" border="0" alt="sad.gif" /> <br /><br />Best regards,<br />Rohan</b><!--content-->
What kind of forum software is it?<br />Is it a phpbb, Invision, Simple Machines, etc... forum?<!--content-->
<!--quoteo(post=168508:date=Mar 6 2006, 11:31 AM:name=Rohan)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Rohan @ Mar 6 2006, 11:31 AM) <a href="http://www.totalchoicehosting.com/forums/index.php?act=findpost&pid=168508"><img src='http://www.totalchoicehosting.com/forums/style_images/1/post_snapback.gif' alt='*' border='0' /></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec--><b>Dear all,<br /><br />I get many spam messages posted in my forum (PHP). Deleting these posts cost lot of time. Is there a way to delete all the postings done from one IP address with one click? <img src="http://www.totalchoicehosting.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/sad.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="sad.gif" /> <br /><br />Best regards,<br />Rohan</b><!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd--><br /><br />From you message, I think you are using PHPBB. <br /><br />1) Make sure you are running the latest version.<br />2) Turn on email activation.<br />3) Visit <!-- w --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.phpbb.com">www.phpbb.com</a><!-- w --> and read up on mods to make it harder for spam bots to register on your forums.<br />3) Periodically, check your "USERS" table and look for users that have a) registered but not activated their account, and <img src="http://www.totalchoicehosting.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/cool.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="B)" border="0" alt="cool.gif" /> a website listed in their profile. Delete these guys.<br /><br />Regards,<br />Dan<!--content-->
Without knowing what forums software you're using, is there an option in the administrative section to block by IP address?<!--content-->
<!--quoteo(post=168509:date=Mar 6 2006, 05:39 PM:name=TCH-Thomas)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(TCH-Thomas @ Mar 6 2006, 05:39 PM) <a href="http://www.totalchoicehosting.com/forums/index.php?act=findpost&pid=168509"><img src='http://www.totalchoicehosting.com/forums/style_images/1/post_snapback.gif' alt='*' border='0' /></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->What kind of forum software is it?<br />Is it a phpbb, Invision, Simple Machines, etc... forum?<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd--><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://lankalibrary.com/phpBB/" target="_blank">http://lankalibrary.com/phpBB/</a><br /><br />I am using phpBB. It is an open public forum and any one can post. Sometimes I note many spam postings from the same IP. I delete all spams manually. But this takes time. Is there a faster way to do this?<br /><br />Rohan<!--content-->
Did you try Steve's idea of<a href="http://www.phpbb.com/support/guide/#section3_5_1_2" target="_blank"> banning the ip</a> in the admin?<!--content-->
I've had to require registering for a membership on my forums to put an end to spam. So far it's done the trick. That may be something you'll want to consider if you can. Then again, I switched to SMF too, but that's a bit <img src="http://www.totalchoicehosting.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/offtopic.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="
fftopic:" border="0" alt="offtopic.gif" /><br /><br />Banning the IP is like putting a bandaid over a giant hole in your head; sure while it'll work temporarily, you're going to need a more viable long-term solution.<!--content-->
Hello<br /><br />It doesnt matter what forum you have, people will always spam.<br /><br />You can turn on email activation and visual confirmation and do some tricks noted on phpBB to stop spammers, and I have recentley installed AJAX for phpBB which allows me to quickly delete a thread without having to look at it<br /><br />JimE<!--content-->
Install the mod: visual confirmation for guests<br /><br />This stopped about 90% of spam on two boards I run. Basically if a guest tries to post, they have to type in a confirmation code.<!--content-->
Rohan if you ban an IP in phpBB it should delete all the posts from that IP. I think anyway.<!--content-->
<!--quoteo(post=168973:date=Mar 9 2006, 05:27 PM:name=carbonize)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(carbonize @ Mar 9 2006, 05:27 PM) <a href="http://www.totalchoicehosting.com/forums/index.php?act=findpost&pid=168973"><img src='http://www.totalchoicehosting.com/forums/style_images/1/post_snapback.gif' alt='*' border='0' /></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Rohan if you ban an IP in phpBB it should delete all the posts from that IP. I think anyway.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd--><br /><br /><b>This doesnt work. It blocks further posting but dose not delete the posts.<br /><br />BTW, I noticed in my webstat page in the cpanel some stange websites have links to my forum. When I go there I can not find the links. What are these sites? Do they send spam posters?? Some such sites are:</b><br /><br />- http*//showhappy.info/links.php<br />- http*//cnool.info/links.php<br />- http*//it158.info/links.php<br />- http*//twbbs.info/links.php<br />- http*//ettoday.info/links.php<br />- http*//i-part.info/links.php<br /><br /><b>What are these sites?<br /><br />Best regards, Rohan</b><br /><br /><br /><!--sizeo:1--><span style="font-size:8pt;line-height:100%"><!--/sizeo--><b><!--coloro:#3333FF--><span style="color:#3333FF"><!--/coloro-->TCH-Thomas made the links inactive.<!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc--></b><!--sizec--></span><!--/sizec--><!--content-->
There is a form of spam known as refer spam. Basically they send a request to your site for a page and place their site as the refer. They do this in the hope that your list of referers is public.<!--content-->
I think his problem is that he needs to require membership to post.<br />I believe his board is open for ANYONE to post, which is dangerous!<br />You ban one IP address, they will come back on a 2nd. Guaranteed.<!--content-->
<!--quoteo(post=169352:date=Mar 11 2006, 11:10 PM:name=thehemi)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(thehemi @ Mar 11 2006, 11:10 PM) <a href="http://www.totalchoicehosting.com/forums/index.php?act=findpost&pid=169352"><img src='http://www.totalchoicehosting.com/forums/style_images/1/post_snapback.gif' alt='*' border='0' /></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->I think his problem is that he needs to require membership to post.<br />I believe his board is open for ANYONE to post, which is dangerous!<br />You ban one IP address, they will come back on a 2nd. Guaranteed.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd--><br /><br />I know from experience that some spammers will create multiple accounts then wait a month before using them to spam with. Even if you require email validation to join.<!--content-->
" border="0" alt="sad.gif" /> <br /><br />Best regards,<br />Rohan</b><!--content-->What kind of forum software is it?<br />Is it a phpbb, Invision, Simple Machines, etc... forum?<!--content-->
<!--quoteo(post=168508:date=Mar 6 2006, 11:31 AM:name=Rohan)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Rohan @ Mar 6 2006, 11:31 AM) <a href="http://www.totalchoicehosting.com/forums/index.php?act=findpost&pid=168508"><img src='http://www.totalchoicehosting.com/forums/style_images/1/post_snapback.gif' alt='*' border='0' /></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec--><b>Dear all,<br /><br />I get many spam messages posted in my forum (PHP). Deleting these posts cost lot of time. Is there a way to delete all the postings done from one IP address with one click? <img src="http://www.totalchoicehosting.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/sad.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="
" border="0" alt="sad.gif" /> <br /><br />Best regards,<br />Rohan</b><!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd--><br /><br />From you message, I think you are using PHPBB. <br /><br />1) Make sure you are running the latest version.<br />2) Turn on email activation.<br />3) Visit <!-- w --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.phpbb.com">www.phpbb.com</a><!-- w --> and read up on mods to make it harder for spam bots to register on your forums.<br />3) Periodically, check your "USERS" table and look for users that have a) registered but not activated their account, and <img src="http://www.totalchoicehosting.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/cool.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="B)" border="0" alt="cool.gif" /> a website listed in their profile. Delete these guys.<br /><br />Regards,<br />Dan<!--content-->Without knowing what forums software you're using, is there an option in the administrative section to block by IP address?<!--content-->
<!--quoteo(post=168509:date=Mar 6 2006, 05:39 PM:name=TCH-Thomas)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(TCH-Thomas @ Mar 6 2006, 05:39 PM) <a href="http://www.totalchoicehosting.com/forums/index.php?act=findpost&pid=168509"><img src='http://www.totalchoicehosting.com/forums/style_images/1/post_snapback.gif' alt='*' border='0' /></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->What kind of forum software is it?<br />Is it a phpbb, Invision, Simple Machines, etc... forum?<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd--><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://lankalibrary.com/phpBB/" target="_blank">http://lankalibrary.com/phpBB/</a><br /><br />I am using phpBB. It is an open public forum and any one can post. Sometimes I note many spam postings from the same IP. I delete all spams manually. But this takes time. Is there a faster way to do this?<br /><br />Rohan<!--content-->
Did you try Steve's idea of<a href="http://www.phpbb.com/support/guide/#section3_5_1_2" target="_blank"> banning the ip</a> in the admin?<!--content-->
I've had to require registering for a membership on my forums to put an end to spam. So far it's done the trick. That may be something you'll want to consider if you can. Then again, I switched to SMF too, but that's a bit <img src="http://www.totalchoicehosting.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/offtopic.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="
fftopic:" border="0" alt="offtopic.gif" /><br /><br />Banning the IP is like putting a bandaid over a giant hole in your head; sure while it'll work temporarily, you're going to need a more viable long-term solution.<!--content-->Hello<br /><br />It doesnt matter what forum you have, people will always spam.<br /><br />You can turn on email activation and visual confirmation and do some tricks noted on phpBB to stop spammers, and I have recentley installed AJAX for phpBB which allows me to quickly delete a thread without having to look at it<br /><br />JimE<!--content-->
Install the mod: visual confirmation for guests<br /><br />This stopped about 90% of spam on two boards I run. Basically if a guest tries to post, they have to type in a confirmation code.<!--content-->
Rohan if you ban an IP in phpBB it should delete all the posts from that IP. I think anyway.<!--content-->
<!--quoteo(post=168973:date=Mar 9 2006, 05:27 PM:name=carbonize)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(carbonize @ Mar 9 2006, 05:27 PM) <a href="http://www.totalchoicehosting.com/forums/index.php?act=findpost&pid=168973"><img src='http://www.totalchoicehosting.com/forums/style_images/1/post_snapback.gif' alt='*' border='0' /></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Rohan if you ban an IP in phpBB it should delete all the posts from that IP. I think anyway.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd--><br /><br /><b>This doesnt work. It blocks further posting but dose not delete the posts.<br /><br />BTW, I noticed in my webstat page in the cpanel some stange websites have links to my forum. When I go there I can not find the links. What are these sites? Do they send spam posters?? Some such sites are:</b><br /><br />- http*//showhappy.info/links.php<br />- http*//cnool.info/links.php<br />- http*//it158.info/links.php<br />- http*//twbbs.info/links.php<br />- http*//ettoday.info/links.php<br />- http*//i-part.info/links.php<br /><br /><b>What are these sites?<br /><br />Best regards, Rohan</b><br /><br /><br /><!--sizeo:1--><span style="font-size:8pt;line-height:100%"><!--/sizeo--><b><!--coloro:#3333FF--><span style="color:#3333FF"><!--/coloro-->TCH-Thomas made the links inactive.<!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc--></b><!--sizec--></span><!--/sizec--><!--content-->
There is a form of spam known as refer spam. Basically they send a request to your site for a page and place their site as the refer. They do this in the hope that your list of referers is public.<!--content-->
I think his problem is that he needs to require membership to post.<br />I believe his board is open for ANYONE to post, which is dangerous!<br />You ban one IP address, they will come back on a 2nd. Guaranteed.<!--content-->
<!--quoteo(post=169352:date=Mar 11 2006, 11:10 PM:name=thehemi)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(thehemi @ Mar 11 2006, 11:10 PM) <a href="http://www.totalchoicehosting.com/forums/index.php?act=findpost&pid=169352"><img src='http://www.totalchoicehosting.com/forums/style_images/1/post_snapback.gif' alt='*' border='0' /></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->I think his problem is that he needs to require membership to post.<br />I believe his board is open for ANYONE to post, which is dangerous!<br />You ban one IP address, they will come back on a 2nd. Guaranteed.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd--><br /><br />I know from experience that some spammers will create multiple accounts then wait a month before using them to spam with. Even if you require email validation to join.<!--content-->