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Message 24611 - Posted: 28 Apr 2009, 14:24:53 UTC

Hi,

Have any other projects been plagued by script kiddies creating numerous spam accounts (that they then create a profile for to advertise whatever pointless nonsense they like to) ?
Is there a co-ordinated response to this from the BOINC teams/projects around the world ?

I've implemented recaptcha on account creation for Genetic Life as a way round these idiots, but has anyone got any better suggestions ?

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Mark
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Message 24612 - Posted: 28 Apr 2009, 15:04:38 UTC - in response to Message 24611.  

Add the need for having credit and/or a RAC to be able to make a profile. That's what most projects do.
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