[Imc-web-editor] Cracked Captchas?

[David Gehrig]

Here's what's up.

I've just hidden over a dozen spams.

Josh switched us to the newest version of Drupal, a week or so ago (if
I rememebr right; he told me this Wednesday) and apparently the way
the captcha stuff is set up changed inadvertently. So that's what the
difference has been.

I don't seem to be able to get it back to the way we had it before
with the "type in this word" bit. Right now it's on the "do a simple
math" version instead, which should stop the flow.

There's also been a flow of fake registration of users; if it's all
right with everyone, I'd like to purge the database of users who never
got around to replying to their user confirmation letter.

I'll see what I can find out about getting the captchas to act like
they used to, but at least for now the spam should stop.

@%<

On Dec 28, 2007 6:47 PM, Mike Lehman <rebelmike at earthlink.net> wrote:
> OK, things are getting thick and nasty. I just did a mass delete of spam
> comments that added to the long string already present and hidden at:
> http://www.ucimc.org/node/1034
>
> These were all posted within about 20 minutes or so. Either the captchas
> have been cracked or someone is spending a lot of time manually entering
> them.
> Mike Lehman
>
>
> Mike Lehman wrote:
> > The recent increase in spam postings has occurred repeatedly, for the
> > most part, made as comments to a select few stories. Is it possible
> > that someone has cracked the captchas on these few articles?
> >
> > Or is someone just anal about repeatedly hitting on the same few stories?
> >
> > Fact is, several of them are among the controversial ones that were
> > hot news -- just before my house was set on fire. Is someone simply
> > trying to call attention to themselves by doing so? Call me paranoid,
> > but it is rather strange.
> > Mike
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