ARE WE BEING RE-DIRECTED ?

[dmxtothemax]

Has the forum changed hosts ?
maybe due to recent problems
it has being re-directed ?
but it seems to work
no more asian writting

 

[Leesparkykent]

Has the forum changed hosts ?
maybe due to recent problems
it has being re-directed ?
but it seems to work
no more asian writting

We have some software that performs checks. It's been put into place for a while to prevent the attacks we've been getting lately.

 

[dmxtothemax]

Thank you
thought it wise to check !

 

[ashrow]

woke up this morning to more spam posts........so it did not work !!!

 

[Deleted member 9648]

That went well then!

 

[Wilko]

Hackers are a sneaky lot, no doubt they've sussed it and done a workaround. I just can't imagine why they'd be interested in our little part of the internet?

 

[SparkyChick]

Hackers are a sneaky lot, no doubt they've sussed it and done a workaround. I just can't imagine why they'd be interested in our little part of the internet?

As I said in another thread... it only takes a tiny response rate to make it worth their while. If you're hitting lots of forums and say posting 10 million messages a day, a 0.1% response rate is 10k.

And if they aren't after direct sales, they could be trying to manipulate the Google page rank to get their sites higher on the search results pages.

This site gets a lot of hits page 1 of Googles search results if you look for electrical information, so it's a good candidate for being hit up.

 

[rsgaz]

When I first joined this forum, every single post I made had to be checked by a moderator, before it actually posted.

Just switch back to that system until a permanent fix is found, surely?

 

[Leesparkykent]

woke up this morning to more spam posts........so it did not work !!!

There was 1 not 100 + like we've been getting.

 

[PEG]

If you lot are upset,regarding being "re-directed",you quite obviously,don't go shopping enough,with your other half...

 

[Andy78]

If you lot are upset,regarding being "re-directed",you quite obviously,don't go shopping enough,with your other half...

Or let her read the directions on a car journey.

Forum is currently all spammed up again

 

[David M]

When I first joined this forum, every single post I made had to be checked by a moderator, before it actually posted.

Just switch back to that system until a permanent fix is found, surely?

Unfortunately not very practical, unless you would be happy to trawl through each and every post yourself, if you see my point. The software can do certain checks, but as been mentioned any loop holes will be found.

 

[Andy78]

Unfortunately not very practical, unless you would be happy to trawl through each and every post yourself, if you see my point. The software can do certain checks, but as been mentioned any loop holes will be found.

Wouldn't be each and every post though, just the first post of new accounts.

 

[Gavin John Hyde]

I see the korean chinese spammers are back en masse....
Could you look at using the captcha type thing where you have to enter text that is displayed in a image before posting? Would help defeat bots...

 

[PEG]

I have had,and will always have,the same view,on the technology involved.
If one man can make it - another can un-make it

(...and when i say man,i quite obviously include all persons,male,female,non-gender specific,and those who choose to identify as a hat-stand,or bullrush,or ....you get it...)

 

[SparkyChick]

I see the korean chinese spammers are back en masse....
Could you look at using the captcha type thing where you have to enter text that is displayed in a image before posting? Would help defeat bots...

But not for regulars (members of the Arms, TAs, staff etc.) otherwise it will be a right mare.

 

[telectrix]

But not for regulars (members of the Arms, TAs, staff etc.) otherwise it will be a right mare.

not if you just needed it so log on.

 

[LeeH]

Whatever has been done I cannot post in my iPad anymore. Just get error codes and a very glitchy keyboard.

 

[Deleted member 9648]

Some patience and sympathy for the mods is required, must be a mare deleting that lot of sheeite every morning.

 

[static zap]

........ include all persons,male,female,non-gender specific,......

(get it = Not yet )
... status fatherless -simpler

 

[ashrow]

There was 1 not 100 + like we've been getting.

There was a page and a half of post by 2 "new members" so not 1 but also not 100 !

 

[dmxtothemax]

it seems to be working for me !
knock on wood !

 

[static zap]

knock on wood !

We just have to touch it silently in the midlands !
(or it's an Amii Stewart hit)