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Spammers on the Forum

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You may have noticed an unusual number of spam posts to our forum.
Most likely, that was a result of security holes in the version of PHPBB forum (3.0.6) we have been using.
Today I have upgraded the forum to the latest release (3.0.8).
I hope this will scare away bad robots from our friendly community.

The forum was out of reach due to upgrade process for around 30 minutes today.
Sorry, my fault, I didn't bother to let you know beforehand.

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Re: Forum is upgraded to the latest version

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will it update on the one we have now or do we need to re download thanks for any help
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Re: Forum is upgraded to the latest version

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The forum software has been updated Bill...

Not the Yowindow program...

No action from us Yo-addicts is required... :D

Par...

I have one question...

Could you integrate a 'view new posts' shortcut on every forum page ?

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Re: Forum is upgraded to the latest version

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Hi Pasha,

spam again!!!! :twisted:
http://yowindow.com/forum/viewtopic.php ... 8533#p8533
User is banned.
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Thanks Werner, this spammer has joined the forum before the upgrade.
I have removed him and all his posts.

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Re: Forum is upgraded to the latest version

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Wally, I don't know if I could.
But please explain why do you need this shortcut on every page.

I personally does not use this link at all.
The new posts are highlighted in red and you always know which of them you did not read.
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Because it would integrate all new postings into one page...

Much easier than browsing to each subforum...
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Unfortunately forum upgrade to the latest version did not frighted the spammers off.
I've noticed two spam accounts registered today.

Does anyone have an idea how can we keep our forum safe from spam?

If you have time please ask people on PhpBB support community why spammers sneak to our forum so easily and how can we block the forum from them.
http://www.phpbb.com/community
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Re: Spammers on the Forum

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Perhaps this might help...

http://www.phpbb.com/community/viewtopic.php?t=427852
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Re: Spammers on the Forum

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Hi Pasha!
Where or how can I find out about the latest forum version? Are these spams dangerous for my computer? :(
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