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Offline SlowModem

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It looks like the forum was spammed again
« on: January 11, 2011, 04:54:27 AM »
I've reported the posts.
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Re: It looks like the forum was spammed again
« Reply #1 on: January 11, 2011, 05:07:23 AM »
Somebody who's here during off-hours needs to be able to kill them as they happen.

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Re: It looks like the forum was spammed again
« Reply #2 on: January 11, 2011, 05:07:43 AM »
Good catch! Here, we can share this. There's enough to go around. http://www.wxforum.net/index.php?topic=2522.msg34861#msg34861
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Re: It looks like the forum was spammed again
« Reply #3 on: January 11, 2011, 05:10:23 AM »


Got a fork?
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Re: It looks like the forum was spammed again
« Reply #4 on: January 11, 2011, 05:56:05 AM »
Quote from: WeatherHost on January 11, 2011, 05:07:23 AM
Somebody who's here during off-hours needs to be able to kill them as they happen.

Sounds like a nomination for DanS.  Seconded.
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Re: It looks like the forum was spammed again
« Reply #5 on: January 11, 2011, 06:24:12 AM »
Quote from: kray1000 on January 11, 2011, 05:56:05 AM
Quote from: WeatherHost on January 11, 2011, 05:07:23 AM
Somebody who's here during off-hours needs to be able to kill them as they happen.

Sounds like a nomination for DanS.  Seconded.

Just try and stop me!
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Re: It looks like the forum was spammed again
« Reply #6 on: January 11, 2011, 06:34:00 AM »
I first'd back in July
http://www.wxforum.net/index.php?topic=5101.msg80924#msg80924

Andrew

Quote from: kray1000 on January 11, 2011, 05:56:05 AM
Quote from: WeatherHost on January 11, 2011, 05:07:23 AM
Somebody who's here during off-hours needs to be able to kill them as they happen.

Sounds like a nomination for DanS.  Seconded.
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Re: It looks like the forum was spammed again
« Reply #7 on: January 11, 2011, 06:47:13 AM »
Quote from: mackbig on January 11, 2011, 06:34:00 AM
I first'd back in July
http://www.wxforum.net/index.php?topic=5101.msg80924#msg80924

first'd?  :shock:



Makes me first'd just thinking about it.  #-o

I've always felt DanS would make a good moderator and I'm sure many others feel the same way.
« Last Edit: January 11, 2011, 06:48:49 AM by kray1000 »
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Re: It looks like the forum was spammed again
« Reply #8 on: January 11, 2011, 06:47:52 AM »
I'm on here during the "off-hours". Sometimes anyway…but I already manage a (slowly growing) forum of my own. I could try to handle more than one, but one is enough! Just thought I'd put that out there.  ;)

And yes, DanS would make an excellent moderator.
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Re: It looks like the forum was spammed again
« Reply #9 on: January 11, 2011, 06:53:14 AM »
those guys look like they could use some "leather logo" shoes.   ;)

Andrew


Quote from: kray1000 on January 11, 2011, 06:47:13 AM
Quote from: mackbig on January 11, 2011, 06:34:00 AM
I first'd back in July
http://www.wxforum.net/index.php?topic=5101.msg80924#msg80924

first'd?  :shock:



Makes me first'd just thinking about it.  #-o

I've always felt DanS would make a good moderator and I'm sure many others feel the same way.
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Re: It looks like the forum was spammed again
« Reply #10 on: January 11, 2011, 09:00:03 AM »
Quote from: DanS on January 11, 2011, 06:24:12 AM
Quote from: kray1000 on January 11, 2011, 05:56:05 AM
Quote from: WeatherHost on January 11, 2011, 05:07:23 AM
Somebody who's here during off-hours needs to be able to kill them as they happen.

Sounds like a nomination for DanS.  Seconded.

Just try and stop me!

Have fun while doing it:

RAMBO-ZO!

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Re: It looks like the forum was spammed again
« Reply #11 on: January 11, 2011, 10:26:48 AM »
Handled...
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Re: It looks like the forum was spammed again
« Reply #12 on: January 21, 2011, 10:21:12 PM »
we are being spammed again!!!!

qiaozhezhu is the username


I sent a message to saratoga
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Re: It looks like the forum was spammed again
« Reply #13 on: January 21, 2011, 10:24:10 PM »
Quote from: chief-david on January 21, 2011, 10:21:12 PM
we are being spammed again!!!!

qiaozhezhu is the username
sure likes the davis section
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Re: It looks like the forum was spammed again
« Reply #14 on: January 21, 2011, 10:29:41 PM »
already taken care  of??   that was fast, thanks to whoever took care of the problem =D> =D>
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Re: It looks like the forum was spammed again
« Reply #15 on: January 21, 2011, 10:31:05 PM »
Yep, a fast, drive-by spammer from China.

Thanks for the heads-up.. they've been reported, banned, and posts removed .. all tidy now :)

Best regards,
Ken
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Re: It looks like the forum was spammed again
« Reply #16 on: January 21, 2011, 10:34:32 PM »
Don't like anyone messing with one of the few forums I use.
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Re: It looks like the forum was spammed again
« Reply #17 on: January 21, 2011, 10:37:34 PM »
Quote from: chief-david on January 21, 2011, 10:34:32 PM
Don't like anyone messing with one of the few forums I use.
david,      thanks for the quick reporting  =D>    stay warm!
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Re: It looks like the forum was spammed again
« Reply #18 on: January 21, 2011, 10:42:04 PM »
Neither do I .. thanks for your heads-up .. we try to make short lives for spam messages (and spammers if we could..)

Thanks to our Stop Forum Spam mod, over 1800 spammers have been blocked from registration, and our mod HTTPbl has blocked over 39922 attempts.

Particularly active right now (last few weeks) are accesses from the Ukraine and China.  Very persistent.. I've had to remove about 30 registrations a day for a couple of weeks now.  But, I'm not tired.. it's a bit of whack-a-mole at times, but rewarding :)

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Re: It looks like the forum was spammed again
« Reply #19 on: January 21, 2011, 11:45:52 PM »
What about an IP range block?
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Re: It looks like the forum was spammed again
« Reply #20 on: January 22, 2011, 12:02:08 AM »
I do use a /24 (class C) block on pernicious offenders.  Sometimes even a /16 (class B) range for offending countries.

Generally, I stopped applying individual IP blocks in favor or the /24 or /16 (as appropriate).

The Ukranians from the 109.200.229-243.* addresses have gotten the /24 blocks and are now banned from access.. cut down the registrations quite a bit.
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Re: It looks like the forum was spammed again
« Reply #21 on: January 22, 2011, 08:03:18 AM »
Speaking of IP's.. i wonder if the post in Weather Web Resources at 2;04pm yesterday might have come from the same ip as the post the previous day...   :twisted:  I know its not technically spam.... but
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Re: It looks like the forum was spammed again
« Reply #22 on: January 25, 2011, 08:40:48 PM »
Speaking of canned meat on this forum ( :lol:)

I keep getting spam messages from a user named "Rhino" on here asking about one of my dead weather station units…he's claiming to work with one of the weather station companies and I don't believe a word of it (nor should I anyway).

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Re: It looks like the forum was spammed again
« Reply #23 on: January 25, 2011, 09:08:56 PM »
Quote from: Chris H. on January 25, 2011, 08:40:48 PM
Speaking of canned meat on this forum ( :lol:)

I keep getting spam messages from a user named "Rhino" on here asking about one of my dead weather station units…he's claiming to work with one of the weather station companies and I don't believe a word of it (nor should I anyway).


May be worth sending SaratogaWX (Ken) a PM regarding this. I see that this member is a newbie (1 day member) and maybe Ken can check it out.
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Re: It looks like the forum was spammed again
« Reply #24 on: January 25, 2011, 10:22:00 PM »
Quote from: DanS on January 25, 2011, 09:08:56 PM
Quote from: Chris H. on January 25, 2011, 08:40:48 PM
Speaking of canned meat on this forum ( :lol:)

I keep getting spam messages from a user named "Rhino" on here asking about one of my dead weather station units…he's claiming to work with one of the weather station companies and I don't believe a word of it (nor should I anyway).


May be worth sending SaratogaWX (Ken) a PM regarding this. I see that this member is a newbie (1 day member) and maybe Ken can check it out.

Shot him one. Though my outbox here didn't show anything in it.  :-k
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