The spambots have found us. New countermeausres
Posted by: Tony in The Mac Space on May 12, 2008
They've found us
I just got a Mac Space mail from a "female who checked out my profile and want relationship with me." While I'm flattered that this female "want relationship" with me, I know better. his is a bulk message from a spammer.
New profile field: Favorite Apple product
Now when members register I've implemented a new required registration filed called "Favorite Apple Product." A person registering must put in something into this field. The bots are likely not smart enough to put "iPod" or "iMac" into this field. Hopefully that will slow them down.
Manual Approval
I've also enabled "manual profile approval" for the first time. Now new members are not automatically approved if they get past the captcha and email confirmation as was previously the case. They have to be manually approved by a Mac Space administrator.
I hope these measure keep TMS free of spammers!
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