Originally Posted by
RS2000CUSTOM
I have no understanding of a bots capability I work for myself as an MOT tester and mechanic and am self taught on computers
But what I do understand is the tweaks I have found or thought of have reduced bot attacks on my website to
NIL
yes thats correct
NIL
and I aint no geek - lol lol lol
Tweaks amongst others I carry out are
IP address monitoring
singular e-mail address registration (no multiple users on 1 e-mail)
aggressive IP address banning of know spammers
Moderation of all new members
plus others I have mentioned before (time zone, minimum post etc)
Not really a scalable solution
Originally Posted by
RS2000CUSTOM
Big difference is I know I do not have as many members as PF BUT I do not charge either
Indeed, that is the big difference. As some of what you have done isnt really scalable, although still possible if they could find enough users who cared enough to join in with the moderation.