2008-10-04, 08:44 PM
linux-noob.com has been suffering from a boatload of spammers lately and after spending time deleting these lowlifes i've now enabled reCAPTCHA on the forums with the hope that it will reduce these spammers
time will tell....
Quote:This update includes all previously released updates and introduces enhanced spam prevention measures.
* The included CAPTCHA system in IP.Board has been enhanced in an effort combat spam-bot (automated script) registrations.
* Introduces support for reCAPTCHA
What is reCAPTCHA?
The reCAPTCHA service is a widely-used system to minimize the impact of spam-bot registrations and form submissions all over the Internet. While no system is perfect, we believe that by implementing a system like reCAPTCHA which is constantly being updated will help to mitigate spam registrations. The reCAPTCHA service is updated remotely so updates can usually be "pushed" to your community without any intervention from you. This means that as spammers get more creative: so does your forum's ability to combat them.
The upcoming IP.Board 3.0 release already includes support for reCAPTCHA by default.
How to use reCAPTCHA
The code needed to implement reCAPTCHA support is included in IP.Board 2.3.6 automatically. Simply check that it is enabled in your IP.Board AdminCP under the Security and Privacy section of Tools and Settings or try to register a new account to verify. All new installations of IP.Board 2.3.6 will have this setting already enabled.
IP.Board 2.3.6 has a special global key for reCAPTCHA shipped with it which enables reCAPTCHA without you having to configure IP.Board at all. You can also go to http://www.recaptcha.net and get your own keys for your own use if you do not want to use our included keys.
Note: reCAPTCHA is optional and the standard IP.Board CAPTCHA system still exists in 2.3.6 (and has been enhanced) if you prefer this system over the reCAPTCH service. You can change those options in the AdminCP under Security and Privacy in Tools and Settings.