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Author Topic: Strange influx of new forum accounts  (Read 230 times)
qeloqoo
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« on: July 29, 2010, 06:01:04 AM »

If those are bots, why they don't spam?

(forum automatically puts limit on picture size, so here's direct link: http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t312/qeloqoo/Capture.jpg )
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« Reply #1 on: July 29, 2010, 06:15:03 AM »
I'd bet they're bots just from the names. There's no way a whole bunch of real users would choose to all format their names like that. Maybe they just haven't got around to the real spamming yet. Or maybe Masthead has measures in place which don't prevent them from making accounts but which does prevent them from making spam posts.
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« Reply #2 on: July 29, 2010, 06:34:00 AM »
We are aware of spambots attempting to infiltrate our forums and have taken unspecified measures to minimize any havoc they may create. To keep them at bay, naturally I can't get more specific.

Not a new issue, but I like to think it a credit that it's taken so long for someone to notice.

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