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Author Topic: Can spambots be blocked?  (Read 5883 times)
Emdeeh
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« on: September 08, 2006, 02:25:12 PM »
The main discussion board has been hit by one.
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« Reply #1 on: September 08, 2006, 02:59:46 PM »
I'm not aware of any way to keep them away.  However, in order to register, they have to sign up, and click a link in an email.  Can a "bot" do that?
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« Reply #2 on: September 09, 2006, 12:46:43 AM »
Probably so, that's why many websites and forums use a "code" system: to prevent automated registrations, the user has to type a randomly-generated word...

But d*mn, I wish I had the same computer skills as the guys who create these bots  Shocked
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