Post #153273
November 06, 2020, 11:21:53 PM
We've been recently seeing a rise in spambots getting through and registering accounts, so I've added in another measure to try to put a halt to it. Specifically, accounts that are listed in a dedicated forum spam database will be flagged as spammers and not allowed to register. I'm optimistic this should stop most spambots, as I've checked every spambot that has registered an account since August and it has been listed in this database.
Additionally, spambot activity is now cataloged, with the name, email, IP, and time they attempted to register with being stored as well as the method that they were detected (we now have 4 methods at registration + email validation). IP addresses that've been flagged as belonging to a spam attempt will not be allowed to register again for a week.
