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| Author: | keyodie [ June 29th, 2007, 6:56 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Spam Issue With Cutenews |
Grrr! One of my updates has 2070 comments, and other than 3 of them, they're ALL SPAM. *dies* Does anyone know how to prevent spam with cutenews? Or will I have to install wordpress? |
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| Author: | Aredhel Ar-Feiniel [ July 3rd, 2007, 10:35 pm ] |
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I get a lot of spam, too... but then I put in an e-mail form just for kicks, because I decided that it might be easier for people to contact me, so the spam seems to have moved from Cutenews to that... My e-mail inbox gets a lot of form submission spam though, but thankfully nobody can see it. I don't know how to install Wordpress, but apparently it's better 
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| Author: | Antigone [ July 4th, 2007, 4:01 am ] |
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I'd have switchced to wp ages ago but it requires a database which I haven't got.. oops. I think there's an option in cutenews so only registered users can post comments but then some people don't wanna register :/ |
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| Author: | Celebwen [ July 12th, 2007, 1:58 am ] |
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There is an IP blocking option. This won't fix the problem completely, but it will stop people repeatedly spamming. It can all be done from within the admin section. |
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| Author: | Aredhel Ar-Feiniel [ July 12th, 2007, 2:59 am ] |
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I think I've blocked no less than 80 IPs... 
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| Author: | Celebwen [ July 21st, 2007, 1:52 am ] |
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80!? I've only blocked one. :S |
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| Author: | Aredhel Ar-Feiniel [ July 21st, 2007, 3:50 am ] |
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Lucky you... I left my site for a month or so because I was busy... and when I came back, it was PACKED with spam. I was so shocked.... |
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| Author: | keyodie [ July 27th, 2007, 9:35 am ] |
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^Yeah, I was shocked when one of my updates had 2000 comments. :O I tried blocking a few IP's but then noticed that they were all different. *cries* |
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| Author: | Celebwen [ August 5th, 2007, 7:26 am ] |
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Aww. *hugs Keyo* You poor thing. I would recommend just installing wordpress, but that would be a little hypocritical. I've yet to figure it all out. So confuzzling! |
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| Author: | Gilraen Ringeril [ August 11th, 2007, 11:26 am ] |
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I know there are ways that you can add a "verify email address" box or one of those images that you have to type what you see...but I'm not quite sure how to do it  Maybe just google "blocking spam with Cutenews" and something might come up 
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| Author: | Aredhel Ar-Feiniel [ August 12th, 2007, 12:30 am ] |
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Keyo, I gave you a link to the Captcha hack.. did it work? I didn't install it since my Cutenews hasn't gotten any spam at all since I started my site up again. |
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| Author: | Johnny's Fan [ October 4th, 2007, 2:16 pm ] |
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GAH!! *kills spammers* I knew it would happen one of these days I bloody well knew it!  I started getting spammers yesterday, luckily I check my site every day so the build up isn't too great, but I have banned so many already and they keep coming back!  *fume fume fume* I found different things on the CN forum to block spammers, by having to enter a word before you comment, by having to type those word/number verification thingies etc. But try as I might, I cannot get them so work. I have just wasted 2 hours trying them. They work for others, it must be because I'm so crap at these things. This one looks simple enough to do, but not for me. It might help one of you guys... http://cutephp.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=23066] Man, I am sooo mad right now... I need to punch someone...  .. or light sabre them... whatever causes more pain....
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| Author: | keyodie [ November 15th, 2007, 6:05 am ] |
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Celebwen - Ugg it looks too complicated. I guess I'll just have a tagboard for now... EA uses HaloScan, which I thought I might install if I really want comments on my updates. Haldir - Meh, I tried it. Too complicated for me LOL. JF - Oo! Punch me! 
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| Author: | Aredhel Ar-Feiniel [ November 15th, 2007, 8:37 am ] |
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Omg, my inbox is completely littered with SPAM. I get a spam comment every minute! What the heck is up with that! 
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| Author: | Bubble Black [ February 6th, 2008, 1:48 pm ] |
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I know this was quite a while ago, but I was just reading it. I installed WordPress a while ago and it was all fine, but I started getting spam too. Eugh. I don't think it's really that different from CuteNews on the spam-front. I mean it lets you block people and so on easily, but I don't know if it's thats that different from CuteNews. |
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