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karedokx
My xfguestbook attacked/filled by spam
  • 2005/4/26 8:05

  • karedokx

  • Quite a regular

  • Posts: 319

  • Since: 2004/7/1 6


are you experiencing the same issue? my XOOPS xf-guestbook is attacked/filled by spam.

i'm not really sure if the spam is done manually or through system. can we prevent it if it's done automatically through system?

thanks.

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QuickSlick
Re: My xfguestbook attacked/filled by spam

Im not happy to hear about someone with the same problem as me, but at least we can solve the problem together.
(i hope)

I get a lot of Crap spam, regarding Online Poker, and its F***ing anoying.

anyone besides karedokx and me with that problem

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limecity
Re: My xfguestbook attacked/filled by spam
  • 2005/4/26 8:43

  • limecity

  • Friend of XOOPS

  • Posts: 1602

  • Since: 2003/7/6 0


I got spam with the contact form.
and i got spam in the guestbook.

and i know that sux alot. GRrrrRr...

well got guestbook, maybe you can set -no auto approve ?

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terrion
Re: My xfguestbook attacked/filled by spam
  • 2005/4/26 8:54

  • terrion

  • Friend of XOOPS

  • Posts: 299

  • Since: 2004/9/19


I had the same problem with more than one site. Finally decided to remove the guestbook completely, and disabled HTML in forums, comments, etc. We also require email validation before a user can post anything.

The spam posts have practically disappeared now.

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karedokx
Re: My xfguestbook attacked/filled by spam
  • 2005/4/26 9:02

  • karedokx

  • Quite a regular

  • Posts: 319

  • Since: 2004/7/1 6


one type of the the spam i received is also that online poker thing. hmm, seems that there is a 'system'/'script' built to submit this kind of spam to XOOPS guestbook module?

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karedokx
Re: My xfguestbook attacked/filled by spam
  • 2005/5/4 11:14

  • karedokx

  • Quite a regular

  • Posts: 319

  • Since: 2004/7/1 6


I've tried to ban the IPs used by the spam submitters in the XOOPS admin, as follow:

195.169.87.13 | xxxxxx | yyyyyyy

however, seems that they can still post the spams (in the guestbook). have i set it wrongly in the ip ban setting?

a bit off the topic: they also keep changing the ip? how can they do that?

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theCat
Re: My xfguestbook attacked/filled by spam
  • 2005/5/4 16:21

  • theCat

  • Just popping in

  • Posts: 77

  • Since: 2004/2/2 2


I'm working on a new version of Xfguestbook to prevent this problem.
- against spam done manually, I think include a "nofollow" in the url of message, with a warning in the form.
I don't want hack the core, and the solution is perhaps to replace the line 92 in xfguestbook/include/functions.php with
$a_msg['message'] = str_replace('target="_blank"','target="_blank" rel = "nofollow"'$onemsg->getVar('message'));


- against spam done with script, an adaptation of this hack of D.J. (human recognition of a random code)

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karedokx
Re: My xfguestbook attacked/filled by spam
  • 2005/5/5 14:02

  • karedokx

  • Quite a regular

  • Posts: 319

  • Since: 2004/7/1 6


thanks thecat! that's a great news. i'll wait for your next release of the xfguestbook with the spam block feature.

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