New Users Forum Registration Procedure

New Users Forum Registration Procedure

Postby Hobbit » Tue Oct 17, 2006 9:01 am

I have changed the Forum registration procedure as of Friday, October 13.

When the registration code image is displayed on the registration page the user is supposed to add the word ?PMTS? in front of the registration code letters/numbers instead of typing the letters/numbers directly. Since the spam bots are using image recognition software and are inputting the code exactly as shown (without adding the PMTS prefix) they are unable to register anymore.

New users: please note that the valid email address is required. The account activation message with the personal link to the activation WEB page will be sent to the address provided at the time of the account creation. The accounts which are not activated within 3 days will be deleted.

Well, it?s a cat and mouse game and we are now one move ahead of them :wink: .
So far this change have cut the spammers traffic to zero.
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