Block spam COMPLETELY with no addons

[m1ne]

Solidus submitted a new resource:

Block spam COMPLETELY with no addons - You don't need addons to block spam, this method will ensure you never see spam again!

This is the easiest way to block 100% of spam without any addon. Let's do this!

First, in the admin panel go to Options > Spam Management.

Set Maximum Messages to Check for Spam to 2
Set Spam Phrases to block http://*
Set Action to Reject

Done, spam will never been seen again! However, it will be useful to notify new members of this restriction.
In the admin panel, select...

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[Amin Sabet]

Will this block images as well?

 

[m1ne]

Yes.

 

[Musika]

I suppose Youtube an internal links too? Would be nice to have a whitelist here

 

[m1ne]

Solidus updated Block spam COMPLETELY with no addons with a new update entry:

Allow images and media embeds

Use [ur l=*[/b] instead of http://* in spam phrases.

[/URL]

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[m1ne]

I suppose Youtube an internal links too? Would be nice to have a whitelist here

Fixed.

 

[kontrabass]

Solidus updated Block spam COMPLETELY with no addons with a new update entry:

Allow images and media embeds



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Would certainly not recommend letting your newbies post external images. Pixel scammers are the worst...

 

[JordanH]

Now to just be able to stop the spammers being able to register in the first place
Won't have to go through thousands of accounts to delete any more

 

[Nelson T.]

I installed this using [url=* with the bracket. Someone joined, and posted a link right off.

 

[m1ne]

You've not done it right. I've done exactly the same and here are 3 examples of blocked content,

 

[Nelson T.]

I did exactly what it said here.

Did you remove the bracket?

 

[m1ne]

No, mine is there.

 

[Nelson T.]

Ok, I will check this out by creating a new user.

 

[m1ne]

Solidus updated Block spam COMPLETELY with no addons with a new update entry:

Block sneaky spammers / Quick reply notice

BLOCKING SNEAKY SPAMMERS
Add the following spam phrases to block sneaky spammers:

*.com
*.net
*.org
*.info
*.ru
*.asia
*.us
*.in
*.de
*.tk
*.com.br

Bots usually post links, but human spammers may recognize your url blocking method and try posting domains without hyperlinks.

QUICK REPLY NOTICE

You can add a notice above the quick reply in addition to notice at...

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[Mouth]

I've also added "*@*" to stop spammers trying to bypass url checking and just put/use their email address.

 

[MoFurq]

Im curious, does this method also apply to status updates?

 

[Mike Edge]

Im curious, does this method also apply to status updates?

+1 for this

 

[m1ne]

I haven't tested, but I've not seen a single spam status update. Ever.

 

[Zynektic]

I've also added "*@*" to stop spammers trying to bypass url checking and just put/use their email address.

This is a good idea as they seem to try to use URL's on their profile even with spaces to prevent it being caught.

 

[Nuno]

The trigger should be [URL since we can have:

 [url=http:// and [url]http://

Great suggestion, Thanks!