Bot Removal?

[Jeod]

This is all I can suggest to deal with the botspam:

 

1. Upgrade to SMF 2.x series

2. Change the action=register and action=login sections of your php script so it does not read action=register and action=login. Bots look for these things when they do stuff. Simply changing it to something like action=usrrg and action=usrlgn will stop the bots from registering and logging in.

[Tore]

I'm not updating to SMF 2.0 until they release the final version, I'm not bothering with RC's.

 

I'm no php guru so I have no idea to change the links.

 

I just installed the stop forum spam plug in though.

 

 

[Jeod]

It's all in your settings.php file. If you want, sent it to me in a PM and I'll do the modifications, and even show you were I made changes.

[Tore]

Seems like Stop Forum Spam isn't compatible with SMF 1.1.13

 

settings.php you say? I don't see how that file has any effect on registration links.

[Jeod]

Well, on a google search I found a reference to change the links in that file. Could be wrong though, been a while since I messed around on SMF. Another solution would be to find a mod that adds a form to registration. Then you could ask the question "Who first released C&C?" and the answer would be "Westwood Studios". Bots don't have the intelligence to read that.

 

EDIT: Like this.

 

http://custom.simplemachines.org/mods/index.php?mod=1516

[Tore]

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