View Thread : max: how to defeat spammers


gamblinboi
Hi Max.

Here's a suggestion- set it so that new accounts cannot post clickable urls. Spell this out in the T&C. New users must make at least a reasonable number of posts to show that they are legit, and then they can have clickable links. Plus, new users urls are mangled slightly:

instead of letting the user post a nice clickable link like
http://www.winneronline.com

they get

www . winneronline . com [SPAM PROTECT ENABLED]

makes it that much harder to make it easier for users to click onto the spammers site.

Cheers

[edit nothing major]


[This message has been edited by gamblinboi (edited 09-24-2003).]

max
Great suggestions! We're going to be making some changes to the message board software in the coming weeks and i'll make a point of seeing if we can do as you've suggested.

Thanks,
Regards,
Max Drayman