Forum Spammer

[Adam01]

Although this has nothing to do with x10, can I get suggestions and some help here.

On the forums I made on my site, some random person posts insults and basicly spam, he now uses a proxy server. But I check the access logs and I got these possible Ip's and their whois status:

62.146.124.12 - german location - posible spammer

65.39.176.160 - Canadian location - proxy
65.39.176.161

67.159.46.130
67.159.46.131 - proxy - US
67.159.45.96

74.62.153.51 - US Location - proxy


Now what can I do with these, the spammer is going to keep coming back if I block all the visited proxies.
There is a method to see a Ip through an proxy right?
Can I contact their ISP to cancel their Internet, if the spammer continues?

 

[Soki]

Although this has nothing to do with x10, can I get suggestions and some help here.

On the forums I made on my site, some random person posts insults and basicly spam, he now uses a proxy server. But I check the access logs and I got these possible Ip's and their whois status:

62.146.124.12 - german location - posible spammer

65.39.176.160 - Canadian location - proxy
65.39.176.161

67.159.46.130
67.159.46.131 - proxy - US
67.159.45.96

74.62.153.51 - US Location - proxy


Now what can I do with these, the spammer is going to keep coming back if I block all the visited proxies.
There is a method to see a Ip through an proxy right?
Can I contact their ISP to cancel their Internet, if the spammer continues?

There is nothing legal you can do about it :\ Just install a anti-spam which you could find through google. It requires them to type what they see in the box or type the words they see before they post. it will slow him down a bit. You could also delete is account. That is all i know that is legal. I am also sure tere si a way to stop proxies from visiting your site.

 

[Adam01]

hmmm, no point for a image verification, he would just use another proxy.
I did see a warning on some other web hosting site about if you violate the tos, they track your isp down and they make them cut your internet.

 

[hatbocs]

hmmm, no point for a image verification, he would just use another proxy.
I did see a warning on some other web hosting site about if you violate the tos, they track your isp down and they make them cut your internet.

Using something like CAPTCHA isn't IP specific so even if the spammer uses a proxy they'll be confronted with it when they try to post.

There's a lot of legal technicalities I'm sure you'd have to go through to get the spammer's ISP to cut their internet. First of all you've have to check to make sure it's in your TOS. But I doubt, in the end, that the spammer would lose the internet from it.

 

[Russ]

It's a long process, and if it's in other countries, it's a hard/impossible task as they don't have to provide logs on request. I suggest image verification, too.

 

[kajasweb]

- You can use Image Captcha
- Try IP Deny
- Implement some flood control mechanism

 

[Twinkie]

I don't think there is much you can do that has not been said. Maybe, on creation of an account you could make them specify which state or province their in and block foreign IP addresses.

 

[tittat]

i think this site might help you http://www.stopforumspam.com/

 

[Adam01]

At the moment I disabled registrataion and deleted his account. I should make accounts admin activated.

 

[bugfinder]

Or, put all new people on moderation.

 

[Adam01]

Or, if he uses the same proxy, I can show a board message like "Board disabled due to spamming" only when certian proxies view to the page.

Like:

<?php


function check(){
	include("blocklist.php");
	foreach($proxylist as $proxy){
		if($proxy == $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR']){
		return "false";
		break;
	}
	else{ 
	}
	}
}
if(check() == "false"){
	echo "board disabled due to spam";
}
else
	{
	echo "welcome";
}
?>

"Blocklist.php" contents:

<?php 
$proxylist = array("67.159.46.130", "67.139.43.134"); 
?>

This would make the spammer think "haha, that newb closed down his forum because of me!!".
And so he would stop spamming.