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kiss
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 Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2004 1:14 pm Post subject: Stop Spammers By Using A Preview Option? |
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I've been getting a shitload of spam for the past 2 months now and they spam my old blog entries so I gotta dig in there and find the damn entry and delete the comments. When I block the IP it stops for 2 days then it starts all over again.
My question is, does b2 have a "preview" option (like Greymatter) where after a person comment, click "submit" they are redirected to a new page that ASK to verify the information they inputted and it's required to actually push a button to submit it again? |
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kiss
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| Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2004 1:31 pm Post subject: Sigg! |
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I was reading your previous solutions and I understand all of the steps you've taken. I've also edited my post.php file with the script stevem discussed last year sometime (with the spam protection). I changed my file name but i want EXTRA security so I want to change my parameters. I need help with this one that you spoke of:
| Quote: | In this list in the b2comments.post.php file:
Code:
$author = trim($HTTP_POST_VARS["author"]);
$email = trim($HTTP_POST_VARS["email"]);
$url = trim($HTTP_POST_VARS["url"]);
$comment = trim($HTTP_POST_VARS["comment"]);
$original_comment = $comment;
$comment_autobr = $HTTP_POST_VARS["comment_autobr"];
$comment_post_ID = $HTTP_POST_VARS["comment_post_ID"];
I thought about adding a new value, for instance $spam_verif (what should be after a following '=' then?) |
What did you use to fill in the blank below :
$spam_verif = ____________ |
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Sigg3
Joined: 03 Jul 2003
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| Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2004 3:27 pm Post subject: |
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If you read: http://cafelog.com/board/viewtopic.php?t=5792
I was told that I couldn't just add a parameter. Spam_verif would not work:p
So, what you _could_ do except for changing the name of b2comments.post.php (and the references b2comments.php and b2commentspopup.php) is changing the parameters you listed (also listed in the above post).
But, what I do is a bit more boring.. Just change the name of b2comments.post.php regularly (about once every two weeks or so).
Still, it seems the bots are hitting the same posts over and over again. If I'd had any php experience I'd check the entire coding of the comment system, because I seriously think there is some security holes/flaws there.. I think the problem lies somewhere else in the coding with the permissions and all.. Anyone?
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kiss
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| Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2004 6:45 pm Post subject: |
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[quote="Sigg3"]Just change the name of b2comments.post.php regularly (about once every two weeks or so).
Still, it seems the bots are hitting the same posts over and over again. [quote]
Yeah I have a feeling that just changing the file name will only pause them for a few days then they'll find another way around it. I didn't even know spammers took blog entries so seriously. What makes it more of a pain in the ass is that they would find older entries to do this. Like from March or February. It's hard to find these entries in b2 and it's also hard to delete comments "one by one". Not like we have a "select all" check box.
This spam topic been lurking around for awhile now so if anyone please have any solution to this we will be greatly appreciated for it.  |
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Sigg3
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| Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2004 7:11 pm Post subject: |
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You could upgrade to wordpress (www.wordpress.org)
They've got a comment-pending feature which allows you to go through comments 1-by-1 to acknowledge them or not. But I've seen on their forum that they're also bothered with this..
..as the rest of the internet..
.. :p
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kiss
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| Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2004 7:14 pm Post subject: |
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| pfft @ wordpress I think I love my b2 too much to ever trade it for another program LOL. And the rest of the internet has this problem too? Oh that's just great... |
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