phil hunt wrote:
On Thu, 17 Jun 2004 16:13:09 -0600, Fred Bauder fredbaud@ctelco.net wrote:
We are in panic mode from the Vandalbot. But it can easily be defeated with a few software changes. It creates a new user, then trashes, then creates a new user, then trashes. What is needed is a bit of software that prevents trashing an article by a new user. A real new user will not need to be moving or blanking pages anyway. They are busy learning how to use the system.
Yes, phil is correct.
I think this is a little step that would not cost a lot. It would not bother a human too much and add a layer of protection. During registration, display a little image, with an number in it (something simple, number 1 to 9 randomly), and ask the user to enter this number in an empty field.