Security Suggestion: Autoban Spammers
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Shining Arcanine
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Security Suggestion: Autoban Spammers
I thought of this a while back for a vB, I super mod, that was being porn spammed by some jerk... Anyway, I think it would be a good idea if everytime someone posted, phpBB would check to see if their post is identical to their two previous ones. If they are, it should autoban them, delete the posts, and then send an email to the administrator with the identical posts and the user name of the person just incase they are innocent. Excluding anouncements which won't be an issue in phpBB 2.2, I can not see a legimate reason to make the same post 3 times in a row...
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dhn
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Re: Security Suggestion: Autoban Spammers
Each post is now stored with a corresponding MD5 hash in 2.2. So it should be very easy to implent a function to looks if the new post is the same than the one before and e.g. will need moderator approval before it is shown. I recall seeing a feature request on the tracker, who knows if it found its way into the top secret roadmap. 
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Re: Security Suggestion: Autoban Spammers
Yeah but what if a thread is like:
" would be considered spam in that case.
I don't like the idea of it.
The two posts that said: "Yes.Posted by John Doe on June 3, 2003 at 10:52 am:
Does your program include features to tweak the SQL database?
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Posted by stargazer on June 3, 2003 at 10:52 am:
Yes.
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Posted by John Doe on June 3, 2003 at 10:52 am:
Does it include features to optimize the database?
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Posted by stargazer on June 3, 2003 at 10:52 am:
Yes.
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" would be considered spam in that case.I don't like the idea of it.
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dhn
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Re: Security Suggestion: Autoban Spammers
They shouldn't be considered spam but could go into the moderating queue. And adding a time-limit between posts should keep the problem you describe at a minimum.
But careful, we are close at feature request territory here.
But careful, we are close at feature request territory here.
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Linkooseven
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Re: Security Suggestion: Autoban Spammers
It sounds like a good idea...
but how could you make it so it would tell the difference?
but how could you make it so it would tell the difference?
Re: Security Suggestion: Autoban Spammers
/me reminds everyone of what this forum is for