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I have checked this more than a couple of times. The last time I checked was about a month ago and I put it aside to work on later. I picked it up again today and went through it with a fine tooth comb.

vB version is 4.1.9 and the mods are ThankYou hack, GlowHost Spam-O-Matic, Enhanced Reputation Checks and Easy Forms, to answer your question.

I have created a new account just now and tried to post/start threads before verifying it. I get the expected error saying that I can't post.

This suggests the system is working correctly for most users but not for all. Fortunately in the two cases it has happened the user has turned out to be genuine user who went on to make several quality posts and no spam attempts (We have very sensitive nostrils for detecting spam). It would appear that they did not intend to circumvent the system.