[Mediawiki-l] Possible to block users from using a specific email service?

[Gary Stern]

The quick and dirty way:

I use a specific email server (mine; running surgemail) for all wiki 
mail. For archival purposes I take a copy of ALL mail for the domain and 
stored it in a special email account, Yes I have noticed similar and its 
just so easy to force a redirect rather than just a copy so they never 
get the email to authenticate. If they are serious you will get a 
complaint and can investigate and watch like a hawk, personally I have 
never received a complaint.

GS

On 4/12/2010 8:01 AM, Clayton wrote:
> I'm busy tidying up spam on the OOoWiki on a fairly regular basis.  The
> OOoWiki uses several tools to block/stop spammers (BadBehavior, the spam
> RegEx etc.)... it's working most of the time, but the spammers still get
> in and vandalize pages several times per week.  I've been poking around
> and discovered that a lot of the spammers (who create an account just to
> post a URL link) are using Mailinator dot com to create a one-time-use
> throwaway email address to receive the Wiki user authentication email.
>
> Is there any practical way of blocking new users from using specific
> services like Mailinator?  Is there a better way of dealing with
> situations like this?
>
> C.
>
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