Changes between Version 4 and Version 5 of ProtectionFromSpam

Timestamp:

Oct 25, 2007, 3:54:04 AM (16 years ago)

Author:

Rytis

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ProtectionFromSpam

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-= Protecting message boards from spam =
+[[PageOutline]]
+= Protection from spam =
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+== Preventing automated participant profile creation ==
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+User profiles may be used by automated bots for advertisements. To prevent automation, [http://recaptcha.net/ reCAPTCHA] system can be used. For every profile modification it displays an image containing two words that the user needs to input. While the image is quite easily solvable by human visitors, automated systems have problems solving the CAPTCHA image, and are therefore denied access.
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+=== Enabling reCAPTCHA ===
+
+In order to use reCAPTCHA, you have to register your web site on [http://recaptcha.net/] and acquire a set of keys. Once the web site is registered, you need to add your keys to config.xml:
+    `<recaptcha_public_key>Alphanumeric string</recaptcha_public_key>`[[BR]]
+    `<recaptcha_private_key>Alphanumeric string</recaptcha_private_key>`
+
+== Protecting message boards from spam ==
 
 BOINC message boards may occasionally suffer from attacks from spammers. In order to help moderators deal with unwanted messages, anti-spam system from [http://www.akismet.com/ akismet.com] can be used.
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 It is disabled by default; when enabled, every time a forum post is made a remote database at akismet.com is checked to see if the message is spam. If Akismet reports that the message is spam, it is blocked, notifying the user on screen.
 
-== Enabling Akismet ==
+=== Enabling Akismet ===
 In order to use Akismet anti-spam system, you have to acquire a free API key (12 character alphanumeric string). You can get the key by registering for a [http://www.wordpress.com/ WordPress.com] user account. The API key will be emailed to you after you register.