The best thing I have found is to add custom-test check-boxes. -- ME2
On Fri, Dec 12, 2008 at 10:42 AM, Eric Brouwer <[email protected]> wrote: > I don't think they're fully automated. I did institute captcha functions, > and the registrations disappeared for weeks. Then they came back at > drastically reduced rates, but still more than I wanted to deal with. > > We also instituted e-mail verification, and they are following the > verification process. Very irritating. In gmail's defense, hotmail gets > just as much abuse in my experience. > > On Dec 12, 2008, at 10:26 AM, Micheal Espinola Jr wrote: > >> It can happen with a lot of free email accounts. Your best bet is to >> enable something like [re]Captcha, or really anything that makes your >> user creation process something different from the default. >> >> Its script-kiddy madness. Do something that breaks their script, and >> you can allow Gmail (or any) accounts without worry. >> >> -- >> ME2 >> >> >> >> On Thu, Dec 11, 2008 at 12:35 PM, Eric Brouwer <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>> >>> Sorry. Completely unclear on my part. I too get very little spam sent >>> TO >>> my gmail account. >>> We were getting dozens of bogus registrations daily on our forum from >>> entities with gmail accounts. If allowed to register, they spam the heck >>> out of the forum with pr0n posts. >>> On Dec 11, 2008, at 12:22 PM, Steve Kelsay wrote: >>> >>> Strange. I have not had any problems whatsoever with spam on Gmail, and I >>> use it voraciously. The spam, filters they have in place seem to have >>> protected me very well. Are you referring to spam being sent TO you, or >>> to >>> someone else using your address? >>> >>> From: Eric Brouwer [mailto:[email protected]] >>> Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2008 12:15 PM >>> To: NT System Admin Issues >>> Subject: Re: OT: Gmail Enables -SMS TXT >>> >>> Probably nothing. Gmail is, or has, become the mail account of choice >>> with >>> spammers. I run a forum for my wife, and we had to ban registrations >>> from >>> gmail accounts. Pity Google does nothing (that I know of) about the >>> abuse. >>> >>> On Dec 11, 2008, at 12:03 PM, Roger Wright wrote: >>> >>> http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10120918-2.html >>> >>> What's to keep spammers from blasting out SMS TXT messages to people from >>> a >>> free Gmail account? >>> >>> >>> Roger Wright >>> Network Administrator >>> Evatone, Inc. >>> 727.572.7076 x388 >>> >>> <image002.jpg> >>> _____ >>> >>> >>> >>> "Dreaming permits each and every one of us to be quietly and safely >>> insane >>> every night of our lives." - William Dement >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Eric Brouwer >>> IT Manager >>> www.forestpost.com >>> [email protected] >>> 248.855.4333 >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Eric Brouwer >>> IT Manager >>> www.forestpost.com >>> [email protected] >>> 248.855.4333 >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > Eric Brouwer > IT Manager > www.forestpost.com > [email protected] > 248.855.4333 > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
