I have been getting daily spam posting from users that are non existent.
Looked through topic with Non existent users without seeing a similar problem or solution.
phpbb 3.3.13 - user activation by admin.
I copy username from spam post and then go to:
ACP > USERS AND GROUPS > Manage users > (find a member) > input username into box > submit = The requested user does not exist.
User was never activated by admin and I don't understand how the user can not exist and yet there are serval posts by the user?
I am not an expert and would greatly appreciate some advice on how to remedy this issue. Thank you in advance.
Non existent users posting?
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READ: phpBB.com Board-Wide Rules and Regulations
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Tree Bones
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Non existent users posting?
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Re: Non existent users posting?
Are these users listed if you select “Manage Groups” then “Members”? Then if you select the member of the group they are in, does their profile appear?
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warmweer
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Re: Non existent users posting?
What's the user_id ? (hovering over the username (in the post, not ACP)?Tree Bones wrote: Sun Sep 01, 2024 4:19 am I have been getting daily spam posting from users that are non existent.
Is guest posting allowed?
BTW There's no obligation to use the Support Request Template but it can help to avoid having to ask the basic questions
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On the other hand, it is not open source, which means you cannot change it or publish it in a modified form.
Time flies like an arrow, but fruit flies like a banana.
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KevC
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Re: Non existent users posting?
You have guest posting turned on in some forums I'm guessing you recently made.
I just made a test post in one of them.
I just made a test post in one of them.
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