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maui jim
11-16-2012, 05:37 AM
SPAMMERS busy this morning I see..... 7 I counted...:spam:

I dont know which to buy??:confused:

maui jim
11-16-2012, 06:08 AM
THEY KEEP COMMING .....:eek: SPAM ZOMBIES!!!!!!:spam::toetap05::toetap05::toetap05:: toetap05::toetap05::toetap05:

bus kid
11-16-2012, 06:10 AM
Somebody wake Lamb up!!!!

report button is your friend!

lambadmin
11-16-2012, 06:19 AM
Good morning! :)

Yeah, I think this is the biggest spam assault we've had...

We're going to have to beef up the defenses.

I am changing registration to manual, admin approved, up until we put something in place.

Thanks for all the reports!!!

bus kid
11-16-2012, 06:38 AM
:you_rock:

bellcon
11-16-2012, 06:55 AM
almost as bad as the "bumps"

bus kid
11-16-2012, 07:06 AM
almost as bad as the "bumps"

BUMP

I gotta catch Jorge somehow, its not like I'm going to post a report!

maybe this one is for you?

http://www.bigwatersedge.com/bwevb/showthread.php?t=16070

maui jim
11-16-2012, 12:55 PM
BUMP

I gotta catch Jorge somehow, its not like I'm going to post a report!

maybe this one is for you?

http://www.bigwatersedge.com/bwevb/showthread.php?t=16070

Just use one word threads like Jeorge....:D

jorluivil
11-16-2012, 01:07 PM
What would you ladies do without me?

lambadmin
11-16-2012, 04:40 PM
we owe ya' all a quick status update...

Whadda day.... :(

Crazy spam attack, as bad as I've seen it for 6 or so years I've been wrestling spam on public forum(s).

BWE averages 1-2 new registrations per day...
Last night only there was like 40+... :eek:

Spam bots fo' sho, but super sophisticated...
It looks like we stopped the new registrations as of 10 AM - I don't see 'em coming in. A couple of spam posts we had pop up through the day were from bot accounts that sneaked in prior to us putting the hammer down. we've been manually weeding 'em out. Mostly coming from ex Russia, plus Asia... Funny thing - they all paddle Cobra kayak... but that's just because it's the first on the list when registering. :)

I think we're good for the most part. The registration is still set on manual Admin approvals, but we'll be switching it back to auto mode if this continues to look good.

NOTE FOR ALL NEWLY REGISTERED ACCOUNTS - please bear with us, there may be a couple of hours delay up until your account gets manually approved.

Thank you all very much for reporting the spam posts, sorry about this crap popping up throughout the day.

We'll continue to keep an eye on it.
Fighting spam on the web is just never ending battle - we're movin' on, till they figure out the way around the latest bumps we put up.

bus kid
11-16-2012, 04:54 PM
What would you ladies do without me?

Actually be out fishing and not waiting to see your next wipe out. :D

Thanks again to the admins for wiping the spam out!

hiramehunter
11-16-2012, 05:09 PM
Thanks for keeping the content relevant!
I really appreciate this forum and what I've learned in the short time.

jorluivil
11-16-2012, 05:24 PM
I thought Hawaii held the Spam record

lambadmin
11-16-2012, 07:00 PM
I really appreciate this forum and what I've learned in the short time.


Glad to hear!

RockyRaab
11-17-2012, 03:29 PM
As a former Administrator on another website, I can completely empathize with ANY current admin type. Those things are devilishly clever and indefatigable.

(That means they never stop trying, for those of you in Rio Linda.)

I always wanted to find a way to automatically isolate them and have them reply to the Nigerian millionaire email offers...

jorluivil
11-17-2012, 03:35 PM
As a former Administrator on another website, I can completely empathize with ANY current admin type. Those things are devilishly clever and indefatigable.

(That means they never stop trying, for those of you in Rio Linda.)

I always wanted to find a way to automatically isolate them and have them reply to the Nigerian millionaire email offers...



What's wrong with Nigerian email offers? I already sent them my bank account number, routing number and a check for $2k to cover the legal fees.....just waiting for them to make the deposit into my bank.