Steven Tucker wrote:
Hi people,
I run a forum using phpBB and have it so new members must be approved by
the admin, so as to stop porn spammers.
phpbb2 or phpbb3?
This was perfect for the first couple of months, but now I get up to 20
membership applications a day that are just spam. I have to look through
them to make sure there are no legitimate entries and this is becoming a
major pain.
While I am yet to play with the latter, I believe it is much easier to
administer. If you're still on v2, it might be an idea to upgrade.
Can anyone tell me how I could possibly stop the spam, I was even happy
to stop applications and just add people myself, but it doesn't seem to
be an option in the admin panel. I really don't know anything about
phpBB other than how to set it up.
Thanks
Tuxta
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Melissa Draper
http://www.meldraweb.com
Phone: 0404 595 395
(intl): +61 404 595 395
P.O Box 1412
Lavington, NSW 2641
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