FTR UPGRADING TO VBULLETIN 4 MAY 7TH AT 12:00 ET (FORUM WILL BE DOWN)

[Pascal]

Point I was trying to make was - while obviously I appreciate the reports - I'd rather no spam was posted and therefore the mods didn't have to delete any. Rather than spending time to improve reporting, which is only needed at the moment because so much spam is getting through, I'd rather just no spam got through

Obviously I appreciate everyone who reports it and I try and delete it as soon as I get the email.

Spam has become way more of a problem since the change from VB3 to VB4. The IP address things have been implemented but it looks like our CAPTCHA filters have become way less effective. Replacing them sounds like the best idea. jyms, I don't like the idea of people having to wait 30 minutes, just because I think that'll drive away too much legitimate traffic. A new security question plus I'm not sure if the auto blocking on HTML links is still working properly

[jyms]

jyms, I don't like the idea of people having to wait 30 minutes, just because I think that'll drive away too much legitimate traffic. A new security question plus I'm not sure if the auto blocking on HTML links is still working properly

I don't think so. How much legitimate traffic are we getting compared to spam. Any legitimate first post can wait 30 mins if it means a clean forum without spam. Besides, it may make them take the time to read some stickies and use the search function for answers. We get maybe 1 or two legitimate new posters a week on a great week, compared to how much new spam posts a day?


Wow, I didn't spell legitimate right once, thank god for chrome spell check,