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Wher search-link on your site!, mfk


Well... good site... Wher search-link on your site.Can you help me?P.S. Anybody know about XRumer 5.0 program? Need a link to it...

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I too had the the JellyDreamas bot register on the same date which has caused me to be on the look out for the bloody things. Nothing stays secure for tool long these days does it? I've since had a number of bots get through, so yes I too agree the anti-spam Captcha now needs updating. This is why I like the idea of Recaptcha, when it gets circumvented, they update it without you having to update your site and mess your skins up!

So for now, I've gone back to the tried and trusted Anti-Spam Question custom profile field technique, which worked 100% in the past for me. I tried to find it again in the articles but in the end I did it on my own using a similar tutorial in the resources section that requires numbers entering.

Anyway, navigate your way here...

Admin CP > Management > Users And Groups > Custom Profile Fields > Add New >

And enter the following information...

Field title > Anti-Spam Check Question

Description > Is snow hot or cold? (Answer in lower case)

Field Type > Text Input

Maximum Input > 100

Display order > 1

Expected Input > cold

Include on registration page? > Yes

Field must be completed? > Yes

Can be edited by member? > No

Make private profile field? > Yes

Admin and moderator editable only> Yes

I also recommend testing it to make sure it works but I have had no issues with this at all. When I entered anything other than the required answer, the board knocked me back.

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This is why I like the idea of Recaptcha, when it gets circumvented, they update it without you having to update your site and mess your skins up!


I've not read anywhere on the reCAPTCHA site that they claim this. Being more secure than the standard CAPTCHA is not the goal of reCAPTCHA, assisting in digitizing books is.

EDIT: Of course I say that, then I go and find what you're referring to: http://recaptcha.net/security.html
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I've not read anywhere on the reCAPTCHA site that they claim this. Being [i]more[/i] secure than the standard CAPTCHA is not the goal of reCAPTCHA, assisting in digitizing books is.



EDIT: Of course I say that, then I go and find what you're referring to:

http://recaptcha.net/security.html


Phew! You had me going there for a minute.

You can always upload your own images and fonts to the "style_captcha" folder. That may help. :)



Thanks Keith, but having never done that before, I'd probably make it easier for more bots to register than could before! :rolleyes:
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You are not currently showing as an active customer.



Oh, I see that now over on the left side under my name. Well, I am an active customer. In fact, I just bought a 2nd license last week. I wonder if I created my forum profile before I purchased IPB.... I guess I should get that fixed.
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