BuddyPress.org | Ted Mann | Mentions https://buddypress.org/members/tedmann/activity/mentions/ Activity feed mentioning Ted Mann. Mon, 06 Apr 2026 02:15:11 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 eb34b42379c5c24a2122e5dd5ea49321 ipstenu posted on the forum topic BuddyPress Spam in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/buddypress-spam/?topic_page=4#post-73371 Mon, 27 Sep 2010 15:06:22 +0000 @TedMann – No, manually going to your signup page will not trip the spam alarm. Putting in the URL with all the submit stuff (like attempting to pass registration info via the URL instead of entering it like a human) will trip the alarm. What it’s checking for is the POST command, and was THAT passed through […]

]]> 05c51db879a60180cecb40c8de623285 pcwriter posted on the forum topic BuddyPress Spam in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/buddypress-spam/?topic_page=4#post-69866 Sat, 28 Aug 2010 21:16:24 +0000 @TedMann I think someone more knowledgeable about things .htaccess could better answer that question. I’m really still learning about all this stuff myself. About your other idea though… now that could be brilliantly simple! It could sure put one heck of a damper on the efforts of human sploggers who are, if their activities are any […]

]]> 57afbb98c767548420826062ce39b270 pcwriter posted on the forum topic BuddyPress Spam in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/buddypress-spam/?topic_page=4#post-69819 Sat, 28 Aug 2010 17:05:04 +0000 @TedMann If you’re using the same machine that you normally use to access that page, it’s highly unlikely that you get redirected, ‘cuz as site admin, your IP has already been “goldlisted” and you’re known as one of the good guys. To really test if it’s working properly, and there’s no reason it shouldn’t be, try […]

]]> 3a37858fefb50730e9205b655034db88 pcwriter posted on the forum topic BuddyPress Spam in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/buddypress-spam/?topic_page=4#post-69586 Fri, 27 Aug 2010 04:52:14 +0000 @TedMann This is what I’ve added to .htaccess to block bots: # IF THE UA STARTS WITH THESE RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^(aesop_com_spiderman|alexibot|backweb|bandit|batchftp|bigfoot) RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^(black.?hole|blackwidow|blowfish|botalot|buddy|builtbottough|bullseye) RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT}…[Read more]

]]> 67db648b52ece954413ba59ca5e1096a Matt posted on the forum topic BuddyPress Spam in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/buddypress-spam/?topic_page=3#post-69454 Thu, 26 Aug 2010 07:31:29 +0000 @tedmann when I had the rogue bbpress register file and I was getting spammers sign up I could identify them because under ‘users’ they were listed only as users of their subsites rather than my main site – (which I dont believe is possible through legitimate registration?) However, last night I had another such registration. Granted, […]

]]> 3509146553283d70fbd98b883e053f1b Roger Coathup posted on the forum topic BuddyPress Spam in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/buddypress-spam/?topic_page=3#post-69355 Wed, 25 Aug 2010 17:21:40 +0000 @tedmann – and changed the default text on the register page?

]]> 5f8ec9ba31f073c6765539ce73129a91 hnla posted on the forum topic BuddyPress Spam in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/buddypress-spam/?topic_page=3#post-69354 Wed, 25 Aug 2010 17:19:14 +0000 @tedmann have you added all the tricks mentioned? changed footer links? added referer rule to your .htaccess

]]> 8e7f5a8caa4cb6b71e014f14c4fe8d9d Roger Coathup posted on the forum topic BuddyPress Spam in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/buddypress-spam/?topic_page=2#post-69137 Tue, 24 Aug 2010 11:58:32 +0000 @tedmann – have a search on your install for the bbPress folder and remove the register.php file. I guess it doesn’t have to be activated for the file still to be there and therefore usable by the spammers.

It worked like a treat for myself and @footybible

]]> 588e639c81a4262cba439a8613c95a83 Roger Coathup posted on the forum topic BuddyPress Spam in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/buddypress-spam/?topic_page=2#post-68982 Mon, 23 Aug 2010 14:26:49 +0000 @tedmann – there was a register file kicking around in the bbPress forum files, and I think that was the back door into the BuddyPress system. I don’t know if that issue has been addressed in the latest BuddyPress / bbPress releases. We stopped spam registrations almost completely on Hello Eco Living by removing the register […]

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