[Imc-web-editor] Cracked Captchas?

[David Gehrig]

Did I say Josh? I meant Dan.

On Dec 29, 2007 2:27 PM, David Gehrig <gehrigspamtrap at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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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