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Bloated & Distorted Site Guestbook| Andmcit |
Posted: June 14, 2008 11:26 am
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 Andre's Mate  Group: Members Posts: 2086 Member No.: 7 Joined: August 15, 2003  |
Had a few minutes to spare and was actually checking the specs to see that listing on this
website and realised the 'contributor' Mimaxa or somesuch, and several other repeat offenders, have totally hijacked the guestbook listing with endless page after page of BS! Is there anything that can be done to sort the wheat from the chaff here? Andrew |
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| demag |
Posted: June 15, 2008 12:52 am
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 Double Chevron Group: Members Posts: 919 Member No.: 417 Joined: August 06, 2006 |
Well spotted Andrew I don't think I've ever looked in there before.
-------------------- Dave.
To flush, or not to flush? That is the question.............. 2.5TD VSX Hatch RP 6738 1992 BX16 TXS........Hasn't been well but getting better! Now has driveshaft gaiters and a dry bottom! Black Country, Staffs. |
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| Jan-hendrik |
Posted: June 15, 2008 11:55 am
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I had never looked at this guest book till now. As you say, it's been infiltrated, but I don't know by what. I am no expert on this, but can't you just erase everything and make the guest book accessible on certain conditions only? It looks like you can't just have an open guest book anymore which can be abused by any imbecile of any level.
-------------------- 2000 XM 3.0 V6 24v Exclusive Auto 70k km (LHD; ORGA 8569)
Green (the colour that is) Location: Hiroshima City, Japan |
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| Ciaran |
Posted: June 15, 2008 05:06 pm
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 Andre's Mate Group: Members Posts: 1434 Member No.: 222 Joined: August 12, 2005 |
They're automated spam bots, posting what are supposed to be HTML adverts with images and links, but as HTML is disabled on the guestbook pages, it just displays the raw HTML instead.
Ciarán -------------------- '95 XM 2.1TD VSX Hatch: RP 6429. Rare green ;-)
'90 XM 2.0 SEI Hatch: RP 4832 - 'Gandalf the grey' '95 Xantia 1.9TD SX Hatch: RP ????. Black - 'Darth Vader'. Will be MOT'd '95 Xantia 1.9TD SX Hatch: RP ????. Blue - Utterly fooked Location: Outskirts of Belfast in the sunny north of Ireland... |
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| DerekW |
Posted: June 16, 2008 06:28 pm
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Andre's Mate Group: Members Posts: 1320 Member No.: 173 Joined: June 01, 2005 |
I never knew we had a guest book, where is it?
Ciaran, I am in awe of your computer knowledge; what's a spambot? I have visions of a large rear end (female of course) made of tinned meat! Can't be right! Derek -------------------- 1999 3.0V624v Exclusive Black! (RP8362)
2004 C3 Sensodrive Exclusive 1994 ZX Aura 1.8 auto Location: 5 miles North of Boston, Lincolnshire |
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| demag |
Posted: June 16, 2008 10:02 pm
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Double Chevron Group: Members Posts: 919 Member No.: 417 Joined: August 06, 2006 |
Derek you sure have a vivid imagination!
 -------------------- Dave.
To flush, or not to flush? That is the question.............. 2.5TD VSX Hatch RP 6738 1992 BX16 TXS........Hasn't been well but getting better! Now has driveshaft gaiters and a dry bottom! Black Country, Staffs. |
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| Ciaran |
Posted: June 16, 2008 10:28 pm
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Andre's Mate Group: Members Posts: 1434 Member No.: 222 Joined: August 12, 2005 |
Hi Derek,
Unfortunately the meaning of spam bot isn't half as funny as your vision of it :laugh: Basically, any 'bot', spam or otherwise, is an automated script, or 'robot' program which can perform whatever monotonous task they're programmed for - in this case, filling people's guestbooks with crap. Sadly their main use these days is to pedal spam, virii, and other such nasties, but 'bots' have been used for ages. I still much prefer your explanation though, that one had me in stitches :laugh:  Ciarán This post has been edited by Ciaran on June 16, 2008 10:29 pm -------------------- '95 XM 2.1TD VSX Hatch: RP 6429. Rare green ;-)
'90 XM 2.0 SEI Hatch: RP 4832 - 'Gandalf the grey' '95 Xantia 1.9TD SX Hatch: RP ????. Black - 'Darth Vader'. Will be MOT'd '95 Xantia 1.9TD SX Hatch: RP ????. Blue - Utterly fooked Location: Outskirts of Belfast in the sunny north of Ireland... |
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| Chris Light |
Posted: September 14, 2008 11:20 pm
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The guestbook is GOING. I've been seeing abuse of it by spammers and similar increase over time (I get an email every time someone adds a message). It's probably why you don't see so many guest books these days. All offending IPs will be banned from the server shortly -------------------- Regards
Chris Light |
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| Andmcit |
Posted: September 14, 2008 11:33 pm
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Andre's Mate Group: Members Posts: 2086 Member No.: 7 Joined: August 15, 2003 |
To be honest Chris, I don't think many have ventured anywhere beyond the main
threads on the main discussion page! The guestbook was a nice idea pre spam but this forum does just that on the introductions area anyway so I can't see there being any loss to the site. I think the front end welcome page and the reference section is still an invaluable asset that isn't used or possibly signposted as much as it should; the fuse table and general specs you set for sure! All the best, Andrew |
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