Comments on: How Much Does Spam Cost? For Me, About $20,000 http://www.phpbbdoctor.com/blog/2008/09/05/how-much-does-spam-cost-for-me-about-20000/ Your premium source for custom modification services for phpBB Sat, 01 May 2010 18:03:42 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Dave Rathbun http://www.phpbbdoctor.com/blog/2008/09/05/how-much-does-spam-cost-for-me-about-20000/comment-page-1/#comment-2978 Dave Rathbun Mon, 09 Feb 2009 16:26:45 +0000 http://www.phpbbdoctor.com/blog/?p=259#comment-2978 Hi, IceBrain, and welcome. Thank you for your comment. Yes, one of the primary reasons the checkbox challenge is working for me is very likely to be that it's not found elsewhere. In fact, that is one of the (selfish) reasons why I abandoned efforts to turn it into a MOD for phpBB. I am using it here on this blog, on other blogs, and on several phpBB2 boards. This post includes a summary of all of the spam registration attempts it has blocked. I have started brainstorming ideas for Checkbox Challenge II so I will be ready for when this version becomes less effective. Hi, IceBrain, and welcome. Thank you for your comment.

Yes, one of the primary reasons the checkbox challenge is working for me is very likely to be that it’s not found elsewhere. In fact, that is one of the (selfish) reasons why I abandoned efforts to turn it into a MOD for phpBB. I am using it here on this blog, on other blogs, and on several phpBB2 boards. This post includes a summary of all of the spam registration attempts it has blocked.

I have started brainstorming ideas for Checkbox Challenge II so I will be ready for when this version becomes less effective.

]]> By: IceBrain http://www.phpbbdoctor.com/blog/2008/09/05/how-much-does-spam-cost-for-me-about-20000/comment-page-1/#comment-2977 IceBrain Sat, 07 Feb 2009 17:51:04 +0000 http://www.phpbbdoctor.com/blog/?p=259#comment-2977 How many dollars did you spend summing that amount? :D That checkbox challenge seems an interesting alternative to captchas, but isn't it somewhat easy to transpose it? I mean, doesn't it only rely on the fact that is not used much? How many dollars did you spend summing that amount? :D

That checkbox challenge seems an interesting alternative to captchas, but isn’t it somewhat easy to transpose it? I mean, doesn’t it only rely on the fact that is not used much?

]]> By: Dave Rathbun http://www.phpbbdoctor.com/blog/2008/09/05/how-much-does-spam-cost-for-me-about-20000/comment-page-1/#comment-2826 Dave Rathbun Mon, 08 Sep 2008 23:23:43 +0000 http://www.phpbbdoctor.com/blog/?p=259#comment-2826 That's essentially the point of this post. :) With the extra measures that I have in place, <strong>I</strong> am in control of my destiny, not the spammers. Getting spammer content on your board or blog is only part of the story. Anything that takes valuable time away from creating content or doing what I like to do because I have to deal with them in any form is a cost. I just found it interesting how quickly those costs added up. That’s essentially the point of this post. :) With the extra measures that I have in place, I am in control of my destiny, not the spammers. Getting spammer content on your board or blog is only part of the story. Anything that takes valuable time away from creating content or doing what I like to do because I have to deal with them in any form is a cost. I just found it interesting how quickly those costs added up.

]]> By: dogs and things http://www.phpbbdoctor.com/blog/2008/09/05/how-much-does-spam-cost-for-me-about-20000/comment-page-1/#comment-2825 dogs and things Sun, 07 Sep 2008 20:16:27 +0000 http://www.phpbbdoctor.com/blog/?p=259#comment-2825 The same here, I don´t even recall the last spammer that managed to get registered on my board or send a spammy contact form. I get my share of spam though, entering in my abused email accounts. But well, the spam filter takes care of that pretty nicely. But I must admit that the numbers you give are pretty impressive, if it weren´t for the fact that you manage to block most of them it would be a true pain and impossible to deal with filtering and deleting it all one by one. The same here, I don´t even recall the last spammer that managed to get registered on my board or send a spammy contact form.

I get my share of spam though, entering in my abused email accounts. But well, the spam filter takes care of that pretty nicely.

But I must admit that the numbers you give are pretty impressive, if it weren´t for the fact that you manage to block most of them it would be a true pain and impossible to deal with filtering and deleting it all one by one.

]]> By: Dog Cow http://www.phpbbdoctor.com/blog/2008/09/05/how-much-does-spam-cost-for-me-about-20000/comment-page-1/#comment-2824 Dog Cow Sun, 07 Sep 2008 18:13:19 +0000 http://www.phpbbdoctor.com/blog/?p=259#comment-2824 Well, my site has no spam problem, so I just sit back and think about the spammers who waste hours of their life away. *evil grin* Well, my site has no spam problem, so I just sit back and think about the spammers who waste hours of their life away. *evil grin*

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