How can I prevent spam postings on my Message Forum?: Difference between revisions


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1. Log into Bravenet and click "Message Forum"<br />
1. Log into your Bravenet account<br />
2. Click on "General Settings"<br />
2. Click on the Web Apps tab<br />
3. Click on the Security tab<br />
3. Click on "Message Forum" in your list of Web Tools<br />
4. Under Require Image Verification for Posting, select Yes. This will help stop automated spam bots from posting on your Forum.<br />
4. Click on "General Settings"<br />
5. Click on the Security tab<br />
6. Under Require Image Verification for Posting, select Yes. This will help stop automated spam bots from posting on your Forum.<br />
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If there are a lot of spam postings from the same IP, we recommend banning that IP address from your Forum service completely.<br />
If there are a lot of spam postings from the same IP, we recommend banning that IP address from your Forum service completely.<br />
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Revision as of 12:27, 4 August 2011

1. Log into your Bravenet account
2. Click on the Web Apps tab
3. Click on "Message Forum" in your list of Web Tools
4. Click on "General Settings"
5. Click on the Security tab
6. Under Require Image Verification for Posting, select Yes. This will help stop automated spam bots from posting on your Forum.

If there are a lot of spam postings from the same IP, we recommend banning that IP address from your Forum service completely.