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NFG Forums => NFGgames - The Site => Topic started by: NFG on July 23, 2004, 02:01:54 AM

Title: Registration spamming?
Post by: NFG on July 23, 2004, 02:01:54 AM
Someone has recently tried (on two occasions) to register 20-45 new user accounts at the same time.  If I hadn't noticed the activity on the mail server they'd probably have succeeded.  I've taken a few new security steps to try and prevent this from happening in the future, but I'm left to wonder: why?  What could they have hoped to achieve, especially with a forum that lets unregistered members post?

Any ideas?
Title: Registration spamming?
Post by: Martin on July 24, 2004, 08:18:57 AM
Hmm, I registered my name 3 times lol ^_^ because I kept f.ucking up the registration :(

But I didnt do anything like that :blink:

Maybe they were automated regs?
Title: Registration spamming?
Post by: NFG on July 24, 2004, 11:16:01 AM
Well it was certainly automated, but why?

Unconfirmed regs are turfed after a few hours, so if you don't get your email and sign up, you won't be clogging up the system with half-done apps, no worries.