Added RBL today.

[SMosher]

Added some extra protection against asspie spammers from gaining access to the site.

[SMosher]

Well it looks like the SPAM detection is working!

But a little too good
I need the following please ...

1) You should have been provided a link. Click that link and tell me what IP (ie: 166.21.21.45)you are on so I can whitelist that.
2) Call me if you cant get on and we will walk thru step 1.

[TxTwiStr09]

How/where did you provide the link? I checked my email and nothing as of now, Steve!

[SMosher]

If you are blacklisted you will see a link.

[TxTwiStr09]

Originally Posted by SMosher

If you are blacklisted you will see a link.

blacklisted? and by whom??

[SMosher]

The internet has become a mess with spammers. You see it from time to time with your email box. In order to curve junk mail or spam most companies use things called RBLs (real time blacklists). These lists are huge databases filled with KNOWN spam hosts. Other folks have found ways of using these RBL lists to combat other forms of spam such as our vB site here at CenCalLX.Com.

Spammers are getting smarter and creating scripts that just randomly scan IP subnets to find holes and exploit them just for the purpose of spamming. BOTNETs are another popular way of doing this

The device we are using stops you dead in your tracks while trying to access the site. As you access the site a few things go on before you even see the page.

1) As you enter your IP address is compared to these RBL or DNSBL databases.
2) If these is a match you are displayed the reason why you can not access the site.
3) If there isnt a match you are granted access.

This all goes on in the blink of an eye.

Here is a link that may help the understanding of whats going on.

DNSBL - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[TxTwiStr09]

Cool....thanks for the info, Steve!

[SMosher]

Originally Posted by TxTwiStr09

Cool....thanks for the info, Steve!

I hope it helps the understanding. Feel free to call me!