Thread: Stopping Spam
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Unread 07-20-2005, 10:06 AM
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Re: Stopping Spam

Without adding a lot of work, there is no easy way to validate users.

We already have an image verification (like ebay, paypal, etc) to prevent automated signups. That probably cuts down on a majority of the possible spam. One or two here or there isn't that bad. At least it's not like my e-mail accounts where I'm getting thousands per month (combined).
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