time to increase security on this board...we're being hit by spammers

[yogataz]

I think we need image-verification to get over this. Very annoying indeed

Terry

[phlika29]

Please press the report button when you come across this. For some reason they are getting through again but I will get Warren to address this issue.

[phlika29]

Warren has amended the forum and the problem should have been solved. Please use the report button if you come across any off topic posts

[redhotoz]

Whew! Thank goodness for that Sarah! I came across over a dozen different user names and IPs last night...removing sooo many threads. It was like...as soon as I removed a thread, a new one was put up. Felt like I was chasing these spammer(s) around the board! Ouch!

Jen

[Melissa W]

We were hit pretty hard it seems today. Hopefully the new measures put into place by Warren will prevent this from occuring again.

Thanks Sarah and Jen for taking it all on today by yourselves!

[Brady Barrows]

We were simultaneously hit at the RRDi. Pam has been banning multiple IP addresses origination from the Netherlands and Mexico. After Warren upgraded our forum, we had a period of peace from the spammers who had hit us continuously for some time. It was a very nice period of calm. It is so time consuming and irritating to go through each application and delete and ban IP addresses. We sure could use some volunteers at the RRDi since I think Pam is wearing out. Anyway, Warren sure knows how to secure a site and has done an excellent job here and at the RRDi.