[02Electra]

Kevin,

Can you check whether SMF supports something like
VBulletin's "Spam-o-matic"?

I am a Moderator on an Indian FIAT Forum and we got much relief after we installed this plugin for the forum. Now its automatically scanning posts for spam and most of the time it sends away spam before it can get an opportunity to show up on the forum.  Sometimes it gets overenthusiastic and puts user posts for approval by Moderator if it contains a link but it's a small price to pay for the overall quality of the forum.

Regards,
Sunny.

[hyperhad]

So let's start rebuilding all those posts everyone!

[Kevin Mahoney]

Brother Rhett has upped the security on the board. Let's see what happens

[DaveTheYank]

Nice going!

I just had to type words and read words to get in, to verify I'm not a spambot.
I'm happy to do this if it helps, but what do other forums do to prevent spam attacks that don't require their members to do this?

[Kevin Mahoney]

Do you have to enter that stuff EVERY time or just once.

[olhogrider]

There were no words to copy. I gave up and waited until morning. Everything was fine then.

[hyperhad]

I had trouble as well.  I could not get in last evening.  Today, no problem!

[DaveTheYank]

All good.  I haven't gone through that again since the first time.