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DickS



Joined: 08 Aug 2006
Posts: 13

Posted: Tue Aug 08, 2006 7:28 am    Post subject: How to block these spam messages  

Although they are useless for the spammer, they still appear on our forum. Any suggestions how to prevent them?

Link: www.pamela-systems.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=3065#3065

Thanks,

DickS
admin
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Joined: 18 Apr 2006
Posts: 805
Location: Saint-Petersburg, Russia

Posted: Wed Aug 09, 2006 2:04 am    Post subject:  

It's possible to filter by keywords, in this case, by the word v i a g r a: see "Spam words".
DickS



Joined: 08 Aug 2006
Posts: 13

Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 7:19 pm    Post subject:  

Any way to add this function automatically for all words in the list? We have many words and it is impossible to change each word.
admin
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Joined: 18 Apr 2006
Posts: 805
Location: Saint-Petersburg, Russia

Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2006 4:44 am    Post subject:  

Make a backup of the database and execute the following SQL request in the console or in phpmysqladmin:
Code:
update phpbb_words set replacement=concat('http://',word,'.bbspam.com/');

This command changes the censorship table. For each word the replacement is "http://word.bbspam.com/".
DickS



Joined: 08 Aug 2006
Posts: 13

Posted: Sat Aug 19, 2006 11:46 am    Post subject:  

Thx, tried the command, but nothing changed in replacement table. My word censors are like *girl* replacement *blocked*.

Today first spam message by guest with working links:

http://www.pamela-systems.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=3106#3106

How to prevent this type of spamming?
admin
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Joined: 18 Apr 2006
Posts: 805
Location: Saint-Petersburg, Russia

Posted: Sun Aug 20, 2006 1:52 am    Post subject:  

Thanks Dick for reporting the problem. At the moment, I have no idea what have happened.

I've visited your forurm and tried to post a message with the word "girl". bbAntiSpam have rejected it.

I think that the spam message was posted before you changed the replacement table. Is it possible?

If no, then I need the source message as it was posted. Please temporary switch off the triggered replacement word, edit the messages, and copy/paste its subject and content here.

Thanks.
DickS



Joined: 08 Aug 2006
Posts: 13

Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2006 1:07 pm    Post subject:  

Hi, I sent you PM but no reply Sad
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Joined: 18 Apr 2006
Posts: 805
Location: Saint-Petersburg, Russia

Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2006 4:50 am    Post subject:  

Hi Dick, I'm very sorry, I didn't look at the private message section.

I've tried to post the message, and the message is rejected. I think that the original message was posted when the words were not blocked, so it passed. bbAntiSpam doesn't delete existing messages.

Therefore, I think all is ok.

Meanwhile, I think the link from the private message is useful: Extended Censoring Mod.
ramon fincken



Joined: 21 Sep 2006
Posts: 3

Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2006 8:51 pm    Post subject:  

http://www.phpbb.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?p=2148409#2148409

Ok.