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Originally Posted by MikeLac

Those are some great tips!

I will do exactly that! I will also try out the Mod and I can always uninstall it if I find that it is blocking some legitimate users.

Too bad this Forum does not use the Thank You mod. I`d be clicking the "Thanks" button right now.

I am not sure if I will add Spammers Email addresses. Is it effective? Email addresses are a dime a dozen. On my server, I can create as many Email addresses as I choose. If you block my Email address for example, then I would just create a new one and sign up to your site again. If you block my IP, then I would have to use a different Computer. Makes it more work for me. Or I would go through a Proxy to access your site. But I am sure that most of the Proxy IPs are on that Mods banned list because most Spammers probably use Proxys because they do not want their real IPs revealed. IMHO

As I said do try the mod but before you do those are some things I would recommend as wel las that mod then at least if that remote database does go offline without you knowing you will have some simple steps that are fully automated to fall back on. As far as blocking email addresses you don't block the full address you block the domain so thats '@freeemailprovider.com' for example. I don't block every domain but once you've been running a site for a while you'll get to know what freebie email providers are more hassle than they are worth to allow users to sign up with.

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Originally Posted by Medtech

personally i view creating extra usergroups to moderate potential spammers is time consuming and always needing your attention.:erm:

Its really not time consuming at all and a simple step to put another obstacle in the way of a potential spammer. I didn't say not to try the mod you suggested but that the suggestions I made are an easy alternative to relying solely on a remote database that may go down without you knowing. Adding one usergroup and one automatic promotion is something even new vb users can do, perhaps more easily than install a mod though its a lot easier now than it was some years ago when you had to manually edit code.