PHPJunkyard support forum

Posted: **Fri Oct 21, 2005 8:37 am**

URL: http://ehasting.u40.infinology.com/pros ... /gbook.php

Hello,

first of all thanks for the fre script, works very well.

Since last month I got a huge spamming attack, I have to clean the book each day cause its filled with 3-10 spam messages like "visit this URL" with some porn and stuff. Any idea how I can avoid this? Looks like its some kind of bots doing this. Very sad.

ND

Posted: **Sat Oct 22, 2005 10:39 am**

Why have you disabled the SPAM filter? It is there to block bots from posting! Sorry for the "test" post

In your settings.php change

$settings['autosubmit']=0;

back to

$settings['autosubmit']=1;

That should make you a happier GBook user. Some further discussion about SPAM:
viewtopic.php?t=428

Regards

Posted: **Sat Oct 22, 2005 9:47 pm**

Dayam

I have no idea why it set to 0

Thanks mate, really nice gbook!

ND.

Posted: **Sun Nov 06, 2005 10:32 pm**

In the descriptions i can read:
Is your current guestbook full of SPAM? Not with GBook, it has an in-built protection against guestbook SPAM and even encodes e-mail addresses to prevent SPAM harvesters from finding them.

But that is not correct because i get around 15 per day in matter of i have update the badwordfiles every week.

I AM TIRED of all this spam in my guestbook - how can i stop it ???
Link to my guestbook: http://www.narkolepsi.dk/gbook/gbook.php

Regards
Mogens Jensen,DK

Posted: **Mon Nov 07, 2005 1:01 am**

You have the same problem as the original poster of this topic (your SPAM filter is disabled), please read my first reply again and do as instructed.

Posted: **Mon Nov 07, 2005 1:02 am**

Two more things:

1. You have changed the powered by statement to
"Powered by Free PHP guestbook 1.2 NetShop 4 All"
You are NOT allowed to change it without a license! Please put it back like it originally way.

2. UPDATE your Gbook to 1.33!

Posted: **Thu Nov 17, 2005 6:52 pm**

I have done what you write to me, but i have still lot of spam in my guestbook - why?

http://www.narkolepsi.dk/gbook/gbook.php

Best regards
Mogens Jensen.dk
webmaster@narkolepsi.dk

Posted: **Fri Nov 18, 2005 8:56 am**

I have just updated my gbook to version 1.34 and now all my comments is changed to private post - why???? - how do i change it back to normal????
http://www.Narkolepsi.dk/gbook/index.htm

Regards

Mogens Jensen, DK
webmaster@narkolepsi.dk

Posted: **Fri Nov 18, 2005 10:12 am**

Private messages problem: try changing the $settings['system'] to 1 or 2 (if you have 1 change to 2 if you have 2 change to 1)

SPAM: if the person actually visits your website and enters the security code there is no way to stop them. Most spammers use software to submit hundreds of guestbooks at once and the spam check prevents it.

Regards

Posted: **Fri Nov 18, 2005 6:27 pm**

Thank you - thats help.
Regards
Mogens Jensen

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Spam Problem

Spam Problem

SPAM - lot of SPAM in my guestbook

All my comments is changed to private post after update!!

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