SPAM via PM?
Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2012 12:42 am
Dunno how to report a PM ...
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Re: SPAM via PM?
Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2012 12:54 am
We've been getting blasted by spam bots this past week. Just delete it. We are tightening up the approval steps for new members to try to stop these bots.
Re: SPAM via PM?
Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2012 6:44 am
Maximumuslow has now been banned.
Re: SPAM via PM?
Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2012 6:47 am
I just got the same pm
Re: SPAM via PM?
Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2012 6:48 am
Justin is working on stronger security, if anyone gets these PMs please let us know and we'll ban the account immediately.
Re: SPAM via PM?
Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2012 8:23 am
Sort of related. I got an email saying I have a PM. Logged in and there is a note at top of page for 1 new message. Note, I've sent and read plenty of pm's before with no problem. But, I can't find any new pm's and the message at the top won't go away either. The box isn't full, I'm only at 24% usage. WTH?
Re: SPAM via PM?
Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2012 8:45 am
Same problem here. It must have been a group message. Some admin needs to run this query against the database to clear out the notifications:Doc wrote:Sort of related. I got an email saying I have a PM. Logged in and there is a note at top of page for 1 new message. Note, I've sent and read plenty of pm's before with no problem. But, I can't find any new pm's and the message at the top won't go away either. The box isn't full, I'm only at 24% usage. WTH?
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UPDATE phpbb_users SET user_new_privmsg = 0;Re: SPAM via PM?
Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2012 9:02 am
That won't clear out the notifications, it will prevent new users from private messaging which we're currently allowing so users can PM admins if they have inactive accounts. Rather than deal with a large amounts of new accounts, we're solving the problem in different ways
Re: SPAM via PM?
Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2012 9:02 am
I can't get the embed to work, but this is relevant 
Re: SPAM via PM?
Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2012 9:15 am
I'm 100% certain it will clear all of the new PM notifications for everyone. I've worked extensively with phpbb.trahma wrote:That won't clear out the notifications, it will prevent new users from private messaging which we're currently allowing so users can PM admins if they have inactive accounts. Rather than deal with a large amounts of new accounts, we're solving the problem in different ways
Re: SPAM via PM?
Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2012 9:38 am
Thank you I got the same pm
Side note first post in four years!!! LoL
Side note first post in four years!!! LoL
Re: SPAM via PM?
Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2012 9:51 am
Ah I misread what you stated thinking you were saying it would clear the PMs, not just the notification.hermitmaster wrote:I'm 100% certain it will clear all of the new PM notifications for everyone. I've worked extensively with phpbb.trahma wrote:That won't clear out the notifications, it will prevent new users from private messaging which we're currently allowing so users can PM admins if they have inactive accounts. Rather than deal with a large amounts of new accounts, we're solving the problem in different ways
Re: SPAM via PM?
Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2012 3:17 pm
The actual PM is gone, it's just the notification that is still there.
Re: SPAM via PM?
Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2012 3:46 pm
My notification is gone, but I've also sent/received PMs since then
Re: SPAM via PM?
Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2012 4:06 pm
Mine is gone now too.Macky21 wrote:My notification is gone, but I've also sent/received PMs since then