Well said JL

- we need a way to keep on top of these !

using the latest forum version and activating reCaptcha as well as


might help: https://github.com/YAFNET/YAFNET/wiki/Protect-YAF.NET-against-Spam-BOTS

Blocking IP ranges for registration can greatly improve too.

Edited by user Monday, November 6, 2017 8:30:29 AM(UTC)  | Reason: Update

I agree jlm, posh.de and others, it's time to send our host to the Recycle Bin:

Powered by YAF.NET 2.1.2 | YAF.NET © 2003-2017, Yet Another Forum.NET

and switch to something that works, this has been going on for way
too long.

Larry

I'm asked for login to visit the forum again. It makes the forum a dubious benefit if people can't even browse unless they're members. The spam is annoying, but the cure's arguably worse than the disease.

thanks !
that is exactly how it works in very many other places !

regards
G.

Edited by user Monday, October 30, 2017 2:26:20 PM(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified

I guess this have all a reason, because the forum software have not a working spam protection. But since it closed for registered users i have never seen Spam. It works. Better a little bit silence than alot of Spam. And i have no problems with login every day because i use a password manager. For not so important passwords like this is the firefox password manager enough.

Hello

The forum is not a closed forum it must have happened with some recent setting changes, You could always browse the PunchCAD forum as a guest. It is that a lot of spam got started through the guest account since it was allowed to post.

I have seen in many many years on this forum that almost all requests for help have been answered by all the great members of this forum or by the developers themselves.
Its hard to understand the learning curve for someone starting a new software esp if you have used it or similar types of products for years. That said these products have available a good manual/online help files , lots of videos, a tips and trick book(purchase req.), and the lots of forum members willing to help.

I have used lots of software over the years 3D - CADDS ComputerVision, Pro Engineer, Solidworks / 2d- Generic CADD, thru Autocad + many more clones and knockoffs, all which had learning curves.
I think that there are 2 things to differentiate, learning a software's tool set, and learning how to model/create a 3d object/part/assembly.

In my opinion the best support is being able to have a forum (members+developers) willing to help each other with specific files,suggestions, or examples which you cannot always get a video or tutorial close enough in context to what you are working on to be helpful. With all software today, there is a learning curve, and some have better support than others, but unfortunately, training/support budgets are not huge for a lot of companies, so a good forum community is a great resource today.

Regards
Jason

Hi digitalphaser, I don't mean to be rude, but that is not the login form (to use the site), it is the lost password form. I have to login each session, and the form is similar, but different, to the one in your pic.
Regards, Ian K.

Hi all

We understand the frustration with the spam and while the forum administration is taking steps to eliminate it all together, some still seems to be slipping through. I will be visiting, on a regular basis, to check to see if any new spam shows up and if so immediately killing and banning the account that posts it as well as deleting the posts.