[Scummvm-devel] We need to upgrade our forums

[m_kiewitz at scummvm.org]

I want to add to that:

Gmail e-mail addresses ignore any dots.
Which means: spammer at gmail.com and spam.mer at gmail.com are actually the same e-mail address (which is not the case anywhere else). I don't know if the SFS database already handles that internally. Using that doesn't require any additional registration on gmail, which is probably why at least some spammer users used exactly such addresses. That way one successful gmail registration can be used multiple times on the same forum.

The "plus" symbol also has a special meaning for gmail addresses.
spammer+ruiningforum at gmail.com, spammer+scummvm at gmail.com and spammer at gmail are also going to the same e-mail address and can be used at will.

for further study: http://gmailblog.blogspot.de/2008/03/2-hidden-ways-to-get-more-from-your.html

>   2. Check the username and e-mail address on new registrations against
>
>      known spammers in the SFS database:
>      http://www.stopforumspam.com/
>
>   3. Google the username/e-mail and see if the result indicates a known
>      spammer or a human profile.
>
> Thanks,
> David Turner
>
> On 25/12/13 07:38, Eugene Sandulenko wrote:
> > Hi Team,
> >
> > We're stuck on ancient phpBB2 and that is hurting us. Spammers are
> active
> > like there is no tomorrow and we're getting tens of bot registration
>
> > attempts daily.
> >
> > Also our current user base is infested with all those bot accounts which
>
> > pop up from time to time (delayed spamming) and start their job.
> >
> > So we really really need to switch from phpBB2 to something else.
> >
> > This came so much to me that I am willing to do the work by myself if
>
> > nobody would volunteer.
> >
> > I know that in the past there were several attempts to do that, so please
>
> > contact me and provide me with any information/work in progress which
> you
> > have.
> >
> > Eugene
>
>
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