I'm ok to help follower on the de-spam task. I'm in Europe (France), and I check the forum at least each hour.
Cheers
I check the forum at least each hour.
You're even more of an addict than me!
--Phil.
I check the forum at least each hour.
You're even more of an addict than me!
--Phil.
Only once an hour, sigh! I think I need a 12 step program (written in C++ of course)
[You're even more of an addict than me!
--Phil.
I just read something about that. Supposedly it's the same sort of addiction as a slot player. Each time you visit it's like pulling the handle, and the jackpot is a good posting to reply to.
[You're even more of an addict than me!
--Phil.I just read something about that. Supposedly it's the same sort of addiction as a slot player. Each time you visit it's like pulling the handle, and the jackpot is a good posting to reply to.
does that one count?
[You're even more of an addict than me!
--Phil.I just read something about that. Supposedly it's the same sort of addiction as a slot player. Each time you visit it's like pulling the handle, and the jackpot is a good posting to reply to.
does that one count?
and now ?
LOL, yeah I've seen email and web browsing described in the same way.
Slightly back on topic, I've had a couple of PMs regarding the level of discourse in a recent thread.
I'm keen for us to maintain our current community "policing" of standards and not become the local deputy but leave that role to the existing global moderators.
I see myself as a moderator purely for anti-spam purposes--is that the current expectation?
--Phil.
P.S. ka-ching
The neighborhood is usually quite orderly. I think theres a single exception at the moment taking up space and it would be a shame if it became the norm.
Personally I'm not here often enough to notice the goings ons, but the spam however is evident each time I visit. So in order of priority, I guess spam would have to be at the very top.
The new YaBB seems to have some anti-spam measures, but I'm not sure that they're working right. I got a "you're posting too fast, you might be a spammer" warning on using the PREVIEW function, and PREVIEW also seems to change the POST button to WAIT. Also, after getting the warning and going BACK to continue/retry, I was stuck at a page where neither the PREVIEW nor POST buttons seemed to work any more. (Copy, back to forum, retry-reply, paste, wait, post... worked ok.)
Yeah, I've been having trouble with them as well. We will keep tweaking the settings.
What's with the quote button ?
Have you tried mod_sec?
No.
And if I were thick in the head I'd immediately ask why and how an apache module influenced said button. :
Sorry, that was for Mellis
I know ;D
Just couldn't resist.
lol ;D
let's make it official
@mellis: Have you tried mod_sec?
The server was having several issues last week
No, what does it do?
It is basically something "like" SELinux or AppArmour for apache. A bunch (actually many) core rules are provided for checking http requests, code insertion hacks and so on. Didn't check if it also provides some anti D.O.S. features. Seems like a bitch to configure. There's also a rule generator which scans logfiles and is supposed to learn what's normal, but again a lot of reading I think. Some of the docs talk about tomcat java application servers accessed by apache. Sounds like big business web servers to me.
p.s. Hey, this swear word filter just zapped "hctib"
mod_sec is like an application firewall for apache
When used correctly it can really cut down on forum spammers, injection attacks and all kinds of nasty things
/me recommends it