StopForumSpam.com

[Nebulous's iconNebulous]

http://stopforumspam.com/ is a website that keeps a database of known spammers. Have you ever checked this website or use it to determine if a questionable member is actually a spammer?

 

[Cranos]

Nope, I had never heard of this site until now. Seems pretty handy though, might use it in the future.

 

[Jazzy]

I have used it and just last week, I found 8 spammers here at Off Topix. The site is easy to use and I highly recommend it to all forum owners.

 

[Bryd0]

This is a real life-saver when it comes to running your forum. If I'm suspicious of a new member on my forum, I look up their IP address there so see if it's a match and if so, that said member gets deleted straight away. Then again, I have email verification enabled and sometimes spambots can bypass that...



(and Jazzy, I saw three of the spammers here recently. Good to see they're gone now)

 

[Skillet]

It's a very useful site. Usually an IP search on Google does the trick too.

 

[Jazzy]

It's a very useful site. Usually an IP search on Google does the trick too.

When I found the spammers here, I didn't do only an IP search. I did a username search as well because their names were suspicious. I did both the IP and username all on this one site.

 

[Evil Eye]

I've used it before. Useful.

 

[Nebulous's iconNebulous]

I dont rely on ip searches because they can be reassigned to regular people when they are no longer in use. I usually check emails.

 

[McConnaughay]

I choose not to utilize IP Searches, Nebulous said it best, they can be reassigned to regular people whenever they are no longer in use, and I need to be absolutely clear that there is justification for their banning or deletion. I would essentially just wait for them to make the first move then, and only then, would I send them packing.

 

[Creaky]

Good site, used it quite abit recently. I have also used http://www.projecthoneypot.org/ a few times.

 

[Jazzy]

I have also used http://www.projecthoneypot.org/ a few times.

I've used this site as well in the past.

 

[alan@stgiles]

Sounds good to me

Glad got rid of them annoying spammers Jazzy

 

[Nebulous's iconNebulous]

We're using this plugin- https://github.com/tommm/stopforumspam
I have it set to check if emails are listed in the stopforumspam database. I use it along with a couple other spam bot prevention plugins and they seem to be working for the most part.

 

[Raven]

Imo, Forum owners MUST use this, one of the best preventers and finders of spammers, Really helped my old site and has been a great help at my current forum.

 

[DrLeftover]

I've been signed up with this one for years.

http://www.spamhaus.org/

 

[Cedric]

I use it frequently.