Tonight I have deployed a new tool to Stop SPAMMERS on our forum. I modified 6 files and added 2 new ones. Also, the VCCA has now joined a new international Stop Spam organization.

When someone creates a new CHAT account, our program now checks their IP address AND their email address to see if they are one of the KNOWN 21 MILLION spammers!!! IF they are, then we refuse them an account.

This has been a long time coming. I mentioned it a couple of weeks (months?) ago. But over the past week or so, I got my "dander up" and decided to stay glued to the keyboard until I got it working. I've spent too much time over the past couple of weeks working "administrative" issues on Chat.

I, like most of you, want to discuss Chevy topics -- not Internet bullies, spammers and other "bad guys". Life is too short. Hopefully we will now see a dramatic drop in time wasted on obnoxious spammers.

Hooray. Let's talk cubic inches. bigl

wave pineapple wave


Bill Barker
Previous VCCA CHAT Administrator
(VCCA Member: 9802)