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hiltonm

08-26-2011 11:47 AM

Fake accounts

Hi everyone,

Recently I have been receiving fake accounts from who knows who. It started off as a few accounts now it has grown to more. I deleted the first round of fake accounts from the database and more showed up today.

Is there a way to make a new member click a link to prove it is a valid e-mail address or they can't create the account or is there another solution.

Thanks,
Mike

kh99	08-26-2011 11:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hiltonm (Post 2238289)

Is there a way to make a new member click a link to prove it is a valid e-mail address or they can't create the account ...

Yes, in the adminCP, Settings -> Options -> User Registration Options -> Verify Email address in Registration

hiltonm

08-29-2011 08:52 AM

Thanks Kevin, it stopped the new fake accounts; that would have been annoying day after day.

Mike

hiltonm

09-05-2011 11:09 AM

The new fake accounts have stopped as far as new members numbers that view on the forum, but the database is still filling up with fake accounts. What can I do to prevent this from happening?

Thanks,
Mike

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