StopForumSpam database: useful or bothersome?

[Kevin]

@Alpha1

What addon exists to ignore hits on name in SFS?

I'm interested as well; excluding the username from the SFS check has been on my wishlist for awhile.

 

[Alpha1]

I don't see any "username" option in SFS. Spaminator was suggested.

Out of the box it is not possible. Thats why IMHO the core implementation is not useful. As usual, @Xon 's addons are the answer here.
Install his Signup Abuse addon. Take some time to configure it well. And you will not have significant spam issues again.

Signup abuse detection and blocking

From (simple) multiple accounts detection to isp/connection fingerprinting with score-based moderating/rejecting logic. These are very effective low-hanging fruit at reducing spam. Supports migration configuration from the following XF1 add-ons...

xenforo.com

2- Shared IPs check limit: how many days is best practice to use?

0 or 30.

 

[creativeforge]

This morning I received a SPAM message sent via our contact form. How do you guys stop these? Will Spaminator also take care of these?

 

[Max Taxable]

How do you guys stop these?

We have three Spaminator products. Registration Spaminator, Login Spaminator and Contact Spaminator. Contact Spaminator protects the "contact us" form.

 

[Alpha1]

This morning I received a SPAM message sent via our contact form. How do you guys stop these? Will Spaminator also take care of these?

Don''t use it. Use a ticket system instead. For example @NixFifty 's Tickets. This also allows you to reply with canned replies and saves you a ton of time.

 

[djbaxter]

Don''t use it. Use a ticket system instead. For example @NixFifty 's Tickets. This also allows you to reply with canned replies and saves you a ton of time.

How does that reduce spam exactly?

 

[Ozzy47]

How does that reduce spam exactly?