....that one person keeps spamming this forum. It is an attempt to shut it down. I suggest in employing a tech that can locate where it originates and close it off. I'm sure they use several IP addresses but you can cut it off where those addresses are common.
It is significant at what time they do this. It is about 9 PM CDT. That means it is coming from the middle east Asia area.
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You are correct. It is indeed obvious. I am already aware of it. AR is working on it.
I just saw a bunch of these troll messages pop up at around 9pm L.A. time, and then a couple of minutes later they were gone. Nice work!
Looks like Western India.
IP blocking only works for the basic simple attackers/griefers.
I never attack forums, but when I visit 'xtian sites, I use vpn/tunneling services. Where I can change my IP address whenever I like (indeed my IP address seen by the host changes every time I log in to the service.)
You can block IP addresses major tunneling sites use, sort of. But there is a lot of them, and what IP these services use change a lot. Also any cable internet subscriber can simply power down their cable modem, wait a few sec's power back on, and the cable ISP will assign them a new IP address. (You have to pay extra to get a static IP address from most cable internet providers.)
The forum software may have the tools ban by mac address, if the attacker is not aware of that it can prove to be effective, often times forcing the user to use a different internet connection (most ip's do not like it if you swap out your modem on them, they have to authorize it on their end or people could "steal" internet. Nothing stopping them going to the public library or other free WiFi's and then simply using a mac address spoofer (illegal, but hard to detect.) The above of course assumes they do not bother with vpn/tunneling.
I would start, if possible, with a at minimum 5 minute delay between new postings. Better yet, a 10 minute delay that is random between 10-90 minutes, with emphasis on longer the more recent post there are. Additionally, if possible each "failed attempt" to make a new post within that window adds to the time delay quickly if multiple attempts are made. New accounts face highest restrictions, old established accounts minimal restrictions.
I seen lots of forums that do not allow you to create a new post until you done at least 5 replies, and 48 hours have passed since account creation. I do not think these forums need to go to that extreme, but something in between can stop spammers dead in their tracks.
@Cyber how about requiring users to write a Captcha before creating a thread. That would make it harder for spammers to spam and damn near impossible for a bot.
You're right. In fact, it is evident. I am already aware of that. AR is tackling it. 8 ball pool
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