Forum and Spam
Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2010 11:14 am
As mentioned in the November minutes, the forum gets approx 60 fake registrations per day which require quite a lot of time dealing with them.
Tony and I are in the process of taking steps to counter act these.
Firstly the site software has been upgraded to the latest one. This has new functions built in, replacing the easily bypassed CAPTCHA system with a random question. Most registrations are automated systems which get flummoxed by anything out of the ordinary.
We will monitor the registrations for a period and decide what to do, if anything further needs doing.
The old red theme is incompatible with the new version, so I have restored the default until I can find an updated version.
Andrew
Tony and I are in the process of taking steps to counter act these.
Firstly the site software has been upgraded to the latest one. This has new functions built in, replacing the easily bypassed CAPTCHA system with a random question. Most registrations are automated systems which get flummoxed by anything out of the ordinary.
We will monitor the registrations for a period and decide what to do, if anything further needs doing.
The old red theme is incompatible with the new version, so I have restored the default until I can find an updated version.
Andrew