UBB.threads PHP Forum Software Community Forums UBB.classic UBB.classic 5 Support Spam Prevention - The Hidden Subject/Username

At our forums (www.pdark.com/forums - or specifically, http://www.pdark.com/cgi-bin/forumd...rum=Non-PD+Related+Banter&number=18) we have been spammed by someone who writes the subject/his name without any visible alphanumeric characters even though in general settings they're required, as selected.

Hence, the posts aren't easy to select without going through the control panel and deleting them, or viewing the HTML source code, as the subject doesn't exist on the page, and so isn't clickable.

Has anyone found a solution to this?

Also, I think I need some help on pruning by username - it never seems to work - it just gets stuck on the page that says it's pruning, and nothing happens. Any advice? Is it because the username was 'deleted' to ensure they couldn't posts any more spam before the prune was made?

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Jake Gordon
jakeg@lineone.net
www.pdark.com

It seems the code to fix this isn't perfectly effective. <img src="https://www.ubbcentral.com/boards/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />

You can delete and enter the threads from other threads - enter a thread directly above or below one of the subject-less ones, then use the Next or Last links within.

I believe prune by user is reliant on the search Index. You might try rebuilding the search index, then trying the prune again.

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Charles Capps, Moderator, Post-Install Troubleshooting
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