[pmwiki-users] Wiki Spam ... again

DaveG pmwiki at solidgone.com
Sun May 11 16:03:33 CDT 2008


The captcha is the best way forward -- very easy and quick to setup too.

If you need immediate relief, you might try blocking an IP range, at 
least temporarily.

  ~ ~ Dave

Mark Trumpold wrote:
> Thanks PKHG
> 
> so how do I refuse http:// postings, at least untll i can work out the 
> captcha ... they are busy little bots.
> 
> Also is there a way I can get rid of the spam already posted, I have 
> nerver used this gurstbook before
> 
> Thanks
> 
> M
> 
> 
> On 11/05/2008, at 6:34 PM, Peter K.H. Gragert wrote:
> 
>> One possibility would be to change the guestbook.php to refuse any 
>> posting containing
>> http://
>>
>> And maybe against ‘robot’s one could consider adding a ‘captcha’ ?!
>> Greetings
>>
>>          PKHG
>>
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>> *Van:* pmwiki-users-bounces at pmichaud.com 
>> [mailto:pmwiki-users-bounces at pmichaud.com] *Namens *Mark Trumpold
>> *Verzonden:* zondag 11 mei 2008 13:21
>> *Aan:* jdd
>> *CC:* pmwiki-users at pmichaud.com <mailto:pmwiki-users at pmichaud.com>
>> *Onderwerp:* Re: [pmwiki-users] Wiki Spam ... again
>>
>>  
>>
>>  
>>
>> On 11/05/2008, at 1:53 PM, jdd wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> Mark Trumpold wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi All
>>>
>>>  
>>>
>>> Boy these guys are good
>>>
>>>  
>>>
>>> http://www.ruthtrumpold.id.au/itgswiki/pmwiki.php?n=Guestbook.Homepage
>>>
>>>  
>>>
>>> so how does one protect against a spammer on a guest-book. The idea of
>>>
>>> a guest-book is that there is no need for a password and visitors 
>>> come by?
>>>
>>  
>> requiring a check before displaying
>> jdd
>>
>>  
>>
>> Great idea
>>
>>  
>>
>> How would I do that?
>>
>>  
>>
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