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Lobsta
2nd June 2013, 04:35 PM
Something tells me that our current anti-bot protection has been hacked?

25065
Lobsta
2nd June 2013, 04:37 PM
Also

http://www.ozgolf.net/memberlist.php?order=desc&sort=joindate&pp=30

U (http://www.ozgolf.net/memberlist.php?order=desc&sort=joindate&pp=30)nless the site has that good exposure that it is attracting new members from

Kalamazoo: http://www.ozgolf.net/member.php/8670-carpetstar88

S (http://www.ozgolf.net/member.php/8670-carpetstar88)abinal: http://www.ozgolf.net/member.php/8667-carpetingdude36

R (http://www.ozgolf.net/member.php/8667-carpetingdude36)ising Sun: http://www.ozgolf.net/member.php/8676-marketpro45 (Not sure if he means "Land of" or "House of")
AndyP
2nd June 2013, 06:08 PM
The members seem to get through, but almost no posts or threads get through for public viewing.
Lobsta
2nd June 2013, 07:51 PM
Does the forum have an automatic clear out of members with no posts after a certain period?
Lobsta
2nd June 2013, 07:53 PM
The members seem to get through, but almost no posts or threads get through for public viewing.

It's been a while since I signed up? Does the forum use the Google ReCaptcha or another anti-bot software? Is it possible it's been hacked, or just some really dedicated spammers?
AndyP
2nd June 2013, 07:56 PM
Does the forum have an automatic clear out of members with no posts after a certain period?
No, I've done that manually.

If we did that we wouldn't have had the joy of donut's solitary post.
AndyP
2nd June 2013, 07:57 PM
It's been a while since I signed up? Does the forum use the Google ReCaptcha or another anti-bot software? Is it possible it's been hacked, or just some really dedicated spammers?
ReCaptcha sounds right. Is it easy to hack?
Lobsta
2nd June 2013, 08:21 PM
ReCaptcha sounds right. Is it easy to hack?

NFI, but I would guess not, being a google invention.
AndyP
2nd June 2013, 08:25 PM
I'll look into it. Thanks.
Lobsta
2nd June 2013, 09:06 PM
Mate, I think I might have found your vulnerability. Signup through Tapatalk doesn't require a recaptcha verification. Also, I would like to take this point to declare my alias, andyPrunslikeagirl.
AndyP
2nd June 2013, 09:14 PM
I knew that wasn't a spam username, because there weren't any numbers in it.
AndyP
2nd June 2013, 09:39 PM
I just turned this option off. Hopefully it's not too much of an inconvenience for normal users.


In-app Registration

Allows Tapatalk users to create new account, change password and update email address in-app.
PeteyD
2nd June 2013, 09:42 PM
Nice mining Lobsta!
AndyP
2nd June 2013, 09:43 PM
Yes. Thank you, Lobby.
AndyP
5th June 2013, 10:04 AM
They kept signing up, then I remembered ForumRunner. I have changed the option for registration on this too. We'll see if that makes a difference.