<div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">I've temporarily reduced the values to a couple of days, to see if that<br>
at least reduces the history of files. Is there a way to prevent session<br>
files being created by spammers?<br>
</blockquote><div><br>Don't stop at just preventing session files being created! Strike back! Put this in your config.php:<br><br>if (is_a_spammer($AuthId)) {<br> delete_session();<br> print_nasty_words_on_screen();<br>
tell_his_mommy_hes_a_bad_boy();<br> send_electric_shock($dest='spammer', $via='keyboard');<br> install_virus();<br> hide_1_sock_from_each_pair($device=WASHING_MACHINE);<br> scratch_favorite_cd();<br>
acme_corrupter(array('backups', 'registry', 'harddisk', 'frontallobe'));<br> jam_zipper();<br> recalibrate_frig_to_melt_items(array('ice_cream', 'butter'));<br> reprogram_autodial(array('from'=>'*', 'to'=>'mother-in-law'));<br>
transfer_bank_acct($from='spammer', $to='me');<br> send_mad_attack_goat($home_address);<br>} <br><br>Note that some of these features work only in PHP5. And the mad attack goat is available only through a special PEAR install - it doesn't come in the default configuration on any systems I've ever worked on.<br>
<br>-Peter<br><br>PS Apologies to the anonymous anti-chain-letter email that circulates every few years.<br></div></div>