Spam "hello" messages

**berry120** · 02-22-2010, 07:41 AM

What with all the automated "hello" messages lately, would it be possible to run an automated spam-check script whenever a new user submits such a message? It could be as simple as plugging the whole thing into Google and automatically blocking it if it returns more than 50 results...

tom-knox · 02-23-2010, 06:13 PM

If these exist, i'd encourage an implementation, wasn't aware of such technology. We already have captcha on CF registration?

**David Lindon** · 02-26-2010, 04:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tom-knox

If these exist, i'd encourage an implementation, wasn't aware of such technology. We already have captcha on CF registration?

I've never heard or such a script either so I think its just down to us to remove any spammy welcome threads

02-22-2010, 07:41 AM	#1
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02-23-2010, 06:13 PM	#2
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