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Damn True
11-28-2005, 04:44 PM
Hey guys. I'm a moderator on a message board that uses php and we have recently encountered a fair bit of bogus registrations from commercial entities. What do you have in place here to prevent that sort of thing?

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Larry Callahan
11-28-2005, 04:49 PM
We make people reply to a conformation e-mail after they register and we only allow registered people to post. I hope that helps.

Ralph LoGrasso
11-28-2005, 07:38 PM
There is also the picture "text" confirmation that has to be entered into one of the fields when registering. I think it's pretty hard for bots to get around that one? The best defense is still the human one: anything that looks suspect is closely monitored and removed.