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RE: No doubt, spam is a problem.

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In Reply to: RE: No doubt, spam is a problem. posted by JC on June 13, 2007 at 11:54:38

Doing a session thing with unregistered users isn't exactly trivial. A large number that are that concerned to not want to register don't accept cookies either, so making anything robust is another problem. Honestly, we're one of the very few forums that don't require registration and look at this one, probably 98% of the posters registered.

>>And, spam cuts both ways: I expect people to become LESS inclined to register anywhere as time goes on.

Well, no one gets spam because of us. Our emailer completely hides user's emails from anyone and gets them the option to not recieve any email if they wish. It's only an issue for the paranoid. Though I agree, most sites spam you like crazy. I've got a few throwaway email addies for those type of registrations.

-Rod

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Yeah, I do the same thing. - JC 14:19:00 06/13/07 (0)

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