My directories got spammed with spam directory submission

I think many have faced this problem. Directory submission scripts and other manual service providers have already spammed my 10 directories. They can see those are paid but to fulfill their quota of 200/300/500 or more they are submitting sites continuously.

It's really very tiring job to clean those spam submission. One day I had to delete 124 sites. Just think 124 sites in one day !!!

I think others may have same experience.

 

Yes these bastards are all over the net, you have to try block the IP's they use

I say IP's as these scum use multiple sources to spam

 

yeah ive been there aswell m8 , it's not nice sitting deleting all those sites ban the ip if you can or ban email may help for a while

 

You should add image verification.

 

What directory script are you using? Are there no safe guards for this?

 

I use image verification still they don't stop. Yes I think banning ip is a solution. I use phplinkdirectory like 99% other users.

 

One of spammers keeps submitting a domain which has been deleted for abuse. They don't have a brain apparently..

 

They don't understand that we may complain about that domain who have hired that directory submitter or submitter software. It's clear abuse.

 

"Yes these bastards are all over the net." LOLOLOL very true, the SPAM comes with the territory if you think your life is bad imagine the free directories.

 

I've got a list of almost 3,000 IP addresses I've banned if anyone is interested. I still get lots of spam though

 

It's time to enable image validation!

3000? They spammers are CRAZY!

 

I'd like to know the addresses, I'll ban them first before they come

 

Well adding image verification will help . Also have a look on the IPs of the submitters

 

Can you pass me the list jeff?

 

Thanks aditya_sfs for helping.

 

I think that's good evidence that banning IPs isn't the best approach, at least on its own. The trouble with doing this is that you could get plenty of false positives, from people who use dynamic IPs, or even static IPs from computers that get used by lots of different people (eg in an internet cafe).

You need to employ a better captcha, ban domains, and use word filters if your directory is in any way niche.

 

O MY GOD, u have got half of the world banned friend.

 

Hey kausik,

why is ur name red and the text banned under your name?

 

Because i guess he was banned for having multiple accounts in dp.

 

Looks like he got banned a few hrs back ... read a thread about kausik having multiple accounts

Edit: http://forums.digitalpoint.com/showthread.php?t=172194&highlight=bogdan+kausik sorry pasted wrong link bfore