phil hunt wrote:
On Thu, 17 Jun 2004 16:13:09 -0600, Fred Bauder
<fredbaud(a)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.