REQUEST FOR MEMBERSHIP by EMAIL ONLY

[JohnM]

Guys,

We have been inundated for a while now by spammers from Eastern Europe trying to join the forum. They seem to be able to quickly get around the Spam Counter Measures. I get about 25 new user requests a day. Since I only coming here about once a week, I wind up with over 100 to vett.

In the past I did look at each one and was able to pull a couple of real requests out of the mess. But for now, I have turned off new registrations.

If you want to join this forum or know someone who wants to join just drop me an email at johnmazza1@gmail.com and tell me who you are, or who you know, or what other magic affiliations you have and I will get you right in.

John

[SimonC]

Great idea, thanks John had no idea you were getting that much spam, reminds me of this song...
https://youtu.be/M_eYSuPKP3Y

[JohnM]

This problem is still very prevalent.

I tired all kinds of counter measures but nothing has worked.

I want everyone who wants to join the forum to be able to. Everyone is invited to join.

I have the registration opened now and will open it anytime I get a request either from one of you guys or from someone via email to join.

Spread the word that we are open to new members.

[VictorS]

Noted John. Thanks for informing us.

[Richard Kaufman]

I am having the same problem on The Genii Forum and have had to stop taking new members. I have over 500 registrations that are impossible for me to wade through and increases every day.

[JohnM]

I am having the same problem on The Genii Forum and have had to stop taking new members. I have over 500 registrations that are impossible for me to wade through and increases every day.

Thanks for the feedback Richard. I was going to ask you if you have the same problem and if so how to stop or slow it.

[BluBob]

I had the same problem on our web site (music) ...

I had to dis-allow Comments, GuestBook, & Feedback ...

[JohnM]

We are still having problems receiving new registrations for the forum.

I tried using Google's recaptcha for Spambot Counter Measure but I must not have configured it correctly because legit people could not get past it.

When I try the other counter measures the Spammers get right through and we rack up at least 25 fake application a day.

If you know someone who wants to join the forum then please tell them to email me at jmazza1@comcast.net.

Once I get their email I simplify the counter measure and they get right in. I then have them email me their user name (the email notification for new registered does not work either), I approve them and set the countermeasure back to recaptcha.

Luckily our new members were persistent and emailed me to get in.

[lnlver]

Is there any way you can incorporate some type of 'I am not a robot' checkbox on the registration page, or is the problem more complicated than this?

[VictorS]

Hi John, few days ago, 1 guy with a name Tom Atkinson was wiĺling to join this forum however he had problem to get registered. So I gave him your email. Hope he can go through.

Victor

[JohnM]

Is there any way you can incorporate some type of 'I am not a robot' checkbox on the registration page, or is the problem more complicated than this?

I am looking into that. I think Google's Recaptcha 2.0 has that check box.

[JohnM]

Hi John, few days ago, 1 guy with a name Tom Atkinson was wiĺling to join this forum however he had problem to get registered. So I gave him your email. Hope he can go through.

Victor

Tom is here, thanks for your help Victor.

[Richard Kaufman]

The guy who oversees my web stuff found a plug in that eliminated the problem. But I don't know anything about the guts of these things.
I would suggest Googling plug-ins for whatever type of forum software you're using. This is a large problem that is well known, and chances are that someone will have written a plug in to fix it.

[JohnM]

So it seems that we finally have a Spam Countermeasure that is working better than the others.

We still get spam registrations but maybe 5 a day vs 100.

If you or anyone you know registers for this forum, please email me with your user name so I can find your account amongst the spammers and approve you.