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For clarity: Do you mean "I want to block incoming spam email to my email addresses" or "I operate an email mailing list and I want to block bots from joining
by joey_spaztard 1y ago
For clarity:
Do you mean "I want to block incoming spam email to my email addresses" or "I operate an email mailing list and I want to block bots from joining the list" ?
- mpaepper 1y agoI mean I run a SaaS and get many fake registered users / bots. What I did for now is: - Added a honeypot field (invisible to users, but bots might fill it) -> if it's filled, instant reject - Added a check for spammy domains -> if it's from such a domain, instant reject
- ciwolex 1y agoThis is smart. Are there scenarios you've noticed that it doesn't work?
- mpaepper 1y agoI've just added it :D But I would guess that there will be new domains that I don't have in my blocklist and then I need to add them again and I would like to have this as a crowdsourced effort.
- ATechGuy 1y agoHoneypots may be skipped by bots. My simple solution to this is to create an input/text field in the account creation form, add a placeholder text "I am human" and ask the user to enter what they see (i.e., placeholder text). I've never received any fake/spam account since I incorporated this technique.