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Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2012 8:44 pm
Regular visitors will have noticed that from time-to-time the Forum is not working.
This usually requires a reboot of the server, so I have to wait for the service provider to do this and on occasions it can take a few days.
One problem can be the influx of spam robots 'joining' the Forum, they do not often get as far as 'posting' but they are a ***** nuisance.
Today I just deleted 10 such bogus members just for this month, I may have to impliment some security checking for new members in the future if this persists.
I request that new members choose a 'recognisable' username e.g. callsign or something coherant - anything else may be deleted.
This usually requires a reboot of the server, so I have to wait for the service provider to do this and on occasions it can take a few days.
One problem can be the influx of spam robots 'joining' the Forum, they do not often get as far as 'posting' but they are a ***** nuisance.
Today I just deleted 10 such bogus members just for this month, I may have to impliment some security checking for new members in the future if this persists.
I request that new members choose a 'recognisable' username e.g. callsign or something coherant - anything else may be deleted.