Originally Posted by: LChanceHi Jon,


Most spammers are bots. It has been my experience that implementing a couple of things will significantly slow them down, if not stop them entirely.

1. Use CAPTCHA to complete the registration process. Bots cannot read the graphic, so they cannot register.
2. Disable posting by guests (unregistered users).

I'm not trying to step on any toes here. I'm just trying to help. :)

I run another board that uses captcha and it isn't even slowing them down these days.

It seems there is something new afoot in bot-land.