Spam extraordinaire
Moderator: maddog986
RE: Spam extraordinaire
I don't know in detail which measures will be enforced. As far as I know it will only affect the new accounts.
RE: Spam extraordinaire
It's better not to reveal anything. And to give no feedback -- just have actions silently fail, no error messages! -- leaving the spammers as clueless as possible.
Campaign Series Legion https://cslegion.com/
Campaign Series Lead Coder https://www.matrixgames.com/forums/view ... hp?f=10167
Panzer Campaigns, Panzer Battles Lead Coder https://wargameds.com
Campaign Series Lead Coder https://www.matrixgames.com/forums/view ... hp?f=10167
Panzer Campaigns, Panzer Battles Lead Coder https://wargameds.com
-
- Posts: 6746
- Joined: Sun Jul 17, 2005 3:41 pm
- Location: The Divided Nations of Earth
RE: Spam extraordinaire
ORIGINAL: berto
It's better not to reveal anything. And to give no feedback -- just have actions silently fail, no error messages! -- leaving the spammers as clueless as possible.
Spammers are pretty clueless in many ways already but I agree leaving them to feel a little frustrated for a change is a good thing. Let the spammers see what it's like to live in the world they create for all of us.
RE: Spam extraordinaire
It might be better for actions that just affect spammers but do remember that there are those that actually want to use the forum who are not spammers. And we do want new forum members to feel welcome here. So some of the actions might need to be revealed to avoid confusion or resentment.ORIGINAL: berto
It's better not to reveal anything. And to give no feedback -- just have actions silently fail, no error messages! -- leaving the spammers as clueless as possible.
But what do I know. [:D]
Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb -- they're often students, for heaven's sake. - Terry Pratchett
RE: Spam extraordinaire
well as long as it gets sorted in the end[;)]
Windows 11 Pro 64-bit (10.0, Build 22621) (22621.ni_release.220506-1250)
RE: Spam extraordinaire
If a spammer tries to register under the name "xxxsextoys" (or "viagra*" or "workathome*" or ...), just let the account registration fail silently, no error message, no feedback whatsoever.ORIGINAL: Orm
It might be better for actions that just affect spammers but do remember that there are those that actually want to use the forum who are not spammers. And we do want new forum members to feel welcome here. So some of the actions might need to be revealed to avoid confusion or resentment.ORIGINAL: berto
It's better not to reveal anything. And to give no feedback -- just have actions silently fail, no error messages! -- leaving the spammers as clueless as possible.
But what do I know. [:D]
If "xxxsextoys" is a legitimate account name by a legitimate user [8|], let him (or her!) contact the forum administrator via e-mail.
And so on. There are plenty of suspicious, blacklist-worthy keywords where, in all likelihood, it is a spammer, or a spam message subject.
But especially for deep probing attacks, attempts at direct access to non-public-facing web pages and/or forum subroutines -- common spam attack vectors, look at the web logs! -- identify such accesses, record the account name and accessing IP address, add them to the blacklist(s), just silently fail, give no feedback whatsoever, wherever possible. (I further suggest renaming and obfuscating the interior, non-public web pages and forum subroutines -- which spammers often attempt to attack directly.)
Before I gave up -- wasn't worth any trouble at all, my forum activity is so low-volume -- I was able cut down spam new account registrations, those able to bypass my defense mechanisms, from a dozen or two per day down to just 2 or 3 per month. (I could then analyze the 2 or 3 per month to see where they defeated my defenses, and extend the blacklist(s) and/or tweak the defense code. But in the end, I just decided it wasn't at all worth it.)
There are ways to do this without inconveniencing legitimate members. And if applied to new members only, without inconveniencing old members at all.
Campaign Series Legion https://cslegion.com/
Campaign Series Lead Coder https://www.matrixgames.com/forums/view ... hp?f=10167
Panzer Campaigns, Panzer Battles Lead Coder https://wargameds.com
Campaign Series Lead Coder https://www.matrixgames.com/forums/view ... hp?f=10167
Panzer Campaigns, Panzer Battles Lead Coder https://wargameds.com
RE: Spam extraordinaire
Thank you for the explanation. [:)]
Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb -- they're often students, for heaven's sake. - Terry Pratchett
RE: Spam extraordinaire
ORIGINAL: berto
If "xxxsextoys" is a legitimate account name by a legitimate user , let him (or her!) contact the forum administrator via e-mail.
A name warspite or Orm would use.
"I hate newspapermen. They come into camp and pick up their camp rumors and print them as facts. I regard them as spies, which, in truth, they are. If I killed them all there would be news from Hell before breakfast."- W.T. Sherman
RE: Spam extraordinaire
I told you, you should have banned me for life.
RE: Spam extraordinaire
As if I would change mine. [:D]ORIGINAL: parusski
ORIGINAL: berto
If "xxxsextoys" is a legitimate account name by a legitimate user , let him (or her!) contact the forum administrator via e-mail.
A name warspite or Orm would use.
Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb -- they're often students, for heaven's sake. - Terry Pratchett
RE: Spam extraordinaire
You might soon get banned from saying that. [:)]ORIGINAL: Zorch
I told you, you should have banned me for life.
Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb -- they're often students, for heaven's sake. - Terry Pratchett
RE: Spam extraordinaire
As I was saying...I spent a week in Stockholm at 17...and got lost in the old city a block from my hotel. Fortunately, a local lovely was happy to show me the way. [:)]ORIGINAL: Orm
You might soon get banned from saying that. [:)]ORIGINAL: Zorch
I told you, you should have banned me for life.
RE: Spam extraordinaire
So you were not here during the winter then. [:D]ORIGINAL: Zorch
As I was saying...I spent a week in Stockholm at 17...and got lost in the old city a block from my hotel. Fortunately, a local lovely was happy to show me the way. [:)]ORIGINAL: Orm
You might soon get banned from saying that. [:)]ORIGINAL: Zorch
I told you, you should have banned me for life.
Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb -- they're often students, for heaven's sake. - Terry Pratchett
RE: Spam extraordinaire
ORIGINAL: Orm
So you were not here during the winter then. [:D]ORIGINAL: Zorch
As I was saying...I spent a week in Stockholm at 17...and got lost in the old city a block from my hotel. Fortunately, a local lovely was happy to show me the way. [:)]ORIGINAL: Orm
You might soon get banned from saying that. [:)]
Why are you encouraging him? Aurelian banned this vile creature.
"I hate newspapermen. They come into camp and pick up their camp rumors and print them as facts. I regard them as spies, which, in truth, they are. If I killed them all there would be news from Hell before breakfast."- W.T. Sherman
RE: Spam extraordinaire
That has been overturned.ORIGINAL: parusski
Why are you encouraging him? Aurelian banned this vile creature.
Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb -- they're often students, for heaven's sake. - Terry Pratchett
RE: Spam extraordinaire
ORIGINAL: parusski
ORIGINAL: Orm
So you were not here during the winter then. [:D]ORIGINAL: Zorch
As I was saying...I spent a week in Stockholm at 17...and got lost in the old city a block from my hotel. Fortunately, a local lovely was happy to show me the way. [:)]
Why are you encouraging him? Aurelian banned this vile creature.
Actually no....... I was responding to Orm's "So, Steiner, Zorch should not only be allowed to post. He should be ordered to post!"
Watched a documentary on beavers. Best dam documentary I've ever seen.
RE: Spam extraordinaire
ORIGINAL: Orm
That has been overturned.ORIGINAL: parusski
Why are you encouraging him? Aurelian banned this vile creature.
*No one* can overturn the Emperor's command upon pain of execution.
Watched a documentary on beavers. Best dam documentary I've ever seen.
RE: Spam extraordinaire
ORIGINAL: Aurelian
ORIGINAL: Orm
That has been overturned.ORIGINAL: parusski
Why are you encouraging him? Aurelian banned this vile creature.
*No one* can overturn the Emperor's command upon pain of execution.
Off with the head of Zorch.
"I hate newspapermen. They come into camp and pick up their camp rumors and print them as facts. I regard them as spies, which, in truth, they are. If I killed them all there would be news from Hell before breakfast."- W.T. Sherman
RE: Spam extraordinaire
I am sorry, My Lord. I expressed myself carelessly. I was referring to the command by Steiner and trying to say that his command had been overturned by My Lords command.ORIGINAL: Aurelian
ORIGINAL: Orm
That has been overturned.ORIGINAL: parusski
Why are you encouraging him? Aurelian banned this vile creature.
*No one* can overturn the Emperor's command upon pain of execution.
Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb -- they're often students, for heaven's sake. - Terry Pratchett
- TulliusDetritus
- Posts: 5581
- Joined: Thu Apr 01, 2004 1:49 am
- Location: The Zone™
RE: Spam extraordinaire
ORM
I thought political stuff was forbidden on this forum. Maybe you (pelton) should change your signature?
This was from other locked thread. Started by Pelton. Not that he needs someone to defend him but still... [8D]
Pelton is a very active contributor in the WitE forum. He's also written many AARs (and that's very useful for the community of players).
He is also the most notorious Axis Fanboy and his "rants" were er... legendary [:D]
But still, there's nothing wrong with his signature. He is a hardcore commander of the doomed Wehrmacht, so a Wehrmacht video is quite understandable [:)] I mean, nothing nazi etc. etc.
Cheers
"Hitler is a horrible sexual degenerate, a dangerous fool" - Mussolini, circa 1934