Spam getting out of control.

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Spam getting out of control.

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grahamb	grahamb posted 5/6/2020 3:42:14 AM Topic Details Share Topic
Group: Forum Members Posts: 576, Visits: 27K	Is there anything that can be done to prevent the spamming which infects these forums with increasing frequency? In the past it was one or two spam posts now and again, but recently it’s become numerous threads that are simultaneously attacked. It must be a pain for you as well, Tim, having to remove them all each time.
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Tim Dawson	Tim Dawson posted 5/6/2020 8:32:20 AM Post Details Share Post
Group: Forum Members Posts: 8.1K, Visits: 9.2K	It is, and I appreciate your reporting them. I have no control over this forum software and as you suggest, no time to get involved with it beyond a few minutes every day checking for issues. I will email the author though.
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Tony N	Tony N posted 5/7/2020 6:10:26 AM Post Details Share Post
Group: Forum Members Posts: 343, Visits: 2.5K	Is the spam getting in due to vulnerabilities in the forum hosting website or by other means? I presume the spammer isn't registering with SD in order to post.... Would upgrading the forum to https help? Tony
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Tim Dawson	Tim Dawson posted 5/7/2020 11:33:15 AM Post Details Share Post
Group: Forum Members Posts: 8.1K, Visits: 9.2K	They're registering and validating their email address just like anybody else using the forum. The author is on it, we may need to wait until the next batch appears and then I may delay removing it while the author checks it.
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