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17-Jun-2011 At 11:09:22 AM |
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On 17/06/2011 dimpet wrote:
>Adding a captcha to the registration screen should stop all automated spam.
actually it's unlikely to against any decent spammers, but like all security it's another layer and it probably has a high chance of stopping the current spam problems. Captcha's are not a panacea though.
>It should not be to hard to add. Another thing that could be done to make
>it harder is to require new users to confirm the registration from there
>email account.
>Of course this all requires some work to be done.
There is a ton of things that should be done to secure this forum and make it more resistant to these types of attacks, but the fact that it's survived this long in it's current state suggest that there is no real interest in anyone taking advantage of it's holes (or pure luck, take your pick). A few simple steps should be sufficient to stop the existing problem but as you say, they require some work. |
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