how block spam in my forum

[Royal King]

http://www.besthostingforums.com/search.php



Or wait. Lemme find it

See these:

http://www.besthostingforums.com/showthread.php?t=33446
http://www.besthostingforums.com/sho...8&postcount=10

[EsotorisK]

Jay had made a tutorial about it I guess, we need to search the forums here for it chems

[sunnyx12x21x]

@well am not sure but i have seen that in some forum you need to type capatcha.

[l0calh0st]

delete all spam accounts, and get reCAPTCHA. and email verification.

[fullup]

block ip form your Server

[Lock Down]

BY ip .

Add something like this to your .htaccess

order allow,deny
deny from 123.45.6.7
deny from 012.34.5.
allow from all

[Rapid4All]

- Use "Prevent Spam" VB Mod and add blacklist word
- Anti-Spam Service - Akismet
- reCAPTCHA
- Add Banned Email Addresses ( User Banning Option)

@bumpymail.com
@centermail.com
@centermail.net
@discardmail.com
@dodgeit.com
@e4ward.com
@emailias.com
@fakeinformation.com
@front14.org
@ghosttexter.de
@jetable.net
@kasmail.com
@link2mail.net
@mailexpire.com
@mailinator.com
@mailmoat.com
@messagebeamer.de
@mytrashmail.com
@nervmich.net
@netmails.net
@netzidiot.de
@nurfuerspam.de
@oneoffemail.com
@pookmail.com
@privacy.net
@punkass.com
@sneakemail.com
@sofort-mail.de
@sogetthis.com
@spam.la
@spambob.com
@spambob.net
@spambob.org
@spamex.com
@spamgourmet.com
@spamhole.com
@spaminator.de
@spammotel.com
@spamtrail.com
@trash-mail.de
@trashmail.net
@wuzup.net
.....

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- Add Banned IP Addresses ( User Banning Option)
- Email verification
Try this MOD: Vmail

http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=201466

These methods work with me (Vbulletin) . Hope its useful for your forum.