Block Spambots

[Trasion]

I set up my new forum (on an old - very popular domain name), a week ago. I haven't even released it to the public yet, so there are no real 'humans' on it. In the week, I have received 77 spambots, 992 spam advertisement posts (mostly porn), 315 spam advertisement threads (mostly porn).

What is the best modification that you guys use to keep the spam down?

[bmckinley]

We use Is Bot and it works great.

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=135094

So simple and you can 'adjust' the interval to suit your needs.

[Trasion]

I need something for vB 3.8. Is there a version of this for 3.8?

[Lynne]

Is Bot works fine on 3.8

[Trasion]

Okay, thanks Lynne. Also, how do I enable email verification upon registration?

[Lynne]

vboptions > registration options