[support] Requests to create new account

[John Summerfield]

On 19/08/12 20:53, Richard Damon wrote:
> On 8/19/12 8:15 AM, Roger wrote:
>> I am getting a number of requests to create a new account on a site not
>> yet ready.
>>
>> The requests are obviously false and seem to be testing the system. I
>> delete the emails on reception.
>>
>> It seems that the attacks area automated, is there any way to filter and
>> reject these automatically.
>> Thanks
>> Roger
> Disable the ability of people to sign up to the site under development
> instead of making signup with admin approval.
>

And look into the antispam modules, because this will continue when the 
site becomes live.

Personally, I dislike capchas and more often enough they drive me away 
from sites. However, a field that looks like it needs to be filled in to 
a computer but is invisible to humans is said to be effecting.