Spam Bot Filtering

[BumChex]

I know this is not Wacky related but I put it here so you can all see it.

Jay (wackyman) informed me he thought a recent account could be a spam bot. It turns out he was right, not that I had any doubt
Anyway, I installed a spam bot user search on the forum and found there were actually 2 spam bot user names. I have banned those accounts.

I just want you to be aware of this if you get a message you have been banned it could be a mistake I made and you are actually not banned. I need to run the search and then verify if it's a real user or not so if I check a wrong button then you could get banned by accident.
Just let me know if that happens and I will get you back online in no time.

[wackyman]

I know this is not Wacky related but I put it here so you can all see it.

Jay (wackyman) informed me he thought a recent account could be a spam bot. It turns out he was right, not that I had any doubt
Anyway, I installed a spam bot user search on the forum and found there were actually 2 spam bot user names. I have banned those accounts.

I just want you to be aware of this if you get a message you have been banned it could be a mistake I made and you are actually not banned. I need to run the search and then verify if it's a real user or not so if I check a wrong button then you could get banned by accident.
Just let me know if that happens and I will get you back online in no time.

Let me also add, MOST of you will not even have a prob with this bot search,  (Unless you lead a nasty double spamming life lol)  The search uses a list of 'known' ip's and emails, and in some cases usernames.   Since most of you guys all use names or cards, you'll be safe

I'm pretty trained to spot these names myself,  been doing the forum thing for WAY TOO LONG lol

Curious, was the other spam bot a "frank" or something like that,  I spotted that one a day or so ago and I thought.... hmmmm sounds like a bot lol

-Jay-

[BumChex]

Let me also add, MOST of you will not even have a prob with this bot search,  (Unless you lead a nasty double spamming life lol)  The search uses a list of 'known' ip's and emails, and in some cases usernames.   Since most of you guys all use names or cards, you'll be safe

I'm pretty trained to spot these names myself,  been doing the forum thing for WAY TOO LONG lol

Curious, was the other spam bot a "frank" or something like that,  I spotted that one a day or so ago and I thought.... hmmmm sounds like a bot lol

-Jay-

optollaBasT      randysaxton32@gmail.com  94.142.130.126

[wackyman]

optollaBasT      randysaxton32@gmail.com  94.142.130.126

ahh,  I missed that one, 

BUT funny enough I KNOW that email addy,  It's on three of my banned lists,   I run a forum for work (the 3D stuff) and one of my mods sent me that email about 4 days ago I think it was,  I had to laugh cause I went to school with a Randall Sexton I had to do a little double take when I saw the email lol

-Jay-

[BumChex]

Since I installed the spam bot filter we have been spam free. It was a crazy rush of spam users trying to get in but within about 4 weeks it nailed them all. I am just surprised that in the last 4 weeks there hasn't been any. They must all be sent out at the same time.

[deadpresidentsvisa]

Since I installed the spam bot filter we have been spam free. It was a crazy rush of spam users trying to get in but within about 4 weeks it nailed them all. I am just surprised that in the last 4 weeks there hasn't been any. They must all be sent out at the same time.

You did good  you marked it good  !!!!!!!