Spambots & Updates
Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2017 6:41 pm
Hello, all!
Long time no see! A couple things I wanted to touch base on.
1) Forum Spambot
We've had a small issue of spambots here in the past couple of days. Phoenix alerted me to the problem. I've deleted the posts, banned the user(s) responsible, and banned their IPs. I've also turned on some anti-spam countermeasures that were off in the board settings. This should hopefully eliminate new spam users from registering or, in the event they already did, block them from posting. If anyone has an issue with false positives, you can either reach me via Facebook or via phone/text at +1-716-908-2556. I'll monitor the situation on the forum for a couple days just to make sure everything is all set.
2) New Administrator
I've made Phoenix an administrator. She's on this board very frequently and knows a little bit about tech stuff. I know I should probably consult with the board founder and other admins about this first. But this was born out of urgent necessity to have someone with admin privileges present in order to combat any spam problem or other potential issues instead of waiting for an admin to come around. So, I made the executive decision out of need. Sometimes it's easier and faster to beg forgiveness than ask permission. I hope everyone is okay with this.
3) Forum Updates
Over the next couple of days / weeks, I'm going to be updating the forum to the latest version. Since we are a couple dozen versions behind, this is going to be an enormous pain in the ass. Version 3.0.x is not compatible with Version 3.2 beyond core functionality. All add-ons and styles will get lost. I also have to find where I have the server access passwords stored. So, I'm not looking forward to this task. But it will bring security and functionality improvements with newer versions.
Long time no see! A couple things I wanted to touch base on.
1) Forum Spambot
We've had a small issue of spambots here in the past couple of days. Phoenix alerted me to the problem. I've deleted the posts, banned the user(s) responsible, and banned their IPs. I've also turned on some anti-spam countermeasures that were off in the board settings. This should hopefully eliminate new spam users from registering or, in the event they already did, block them from posting. If anyone has an issue with false positives, you can either reach me via Facebook or via phone/text at +1-716-908-2556. I'll monitor the situation on the forum for a couple days just to make sure everything is all set.
2) New Administrator
I've made Phoenix an administrator. She's on this board very frequently and knows a little bit about tech stuff. I know I should probably consult with the board founder and other admins about this first. But this was born out of urgent necessity to have someone with admin privileges present in order to combat any spam problem or other potential issues instead of waiting for an admin to come around. So, I made the executive decision out of need. Sometimes it's easier and faster to beg forgiveness than ask permission. I hope everyone is okay with this.
3) Forum Updates
Over the next couple of days / weeks, I'm going to be updating the forum to the latest version. Since we are a couple dozen versions behind, this is going to be an enormous pain in the ass. Version 3.0.x is not compatible with Version 3.2 beyond core functionality. All add-ons and styles will get lost. I also have to find where I have the server access passwords stored. So, I'm not looking forward to this task. But it will bring security and functionality improvements with newer versions.