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By Emilio-1 on
Hi!
I'm new here and I must say Drupal seems really good. One thing that worries me though is that spam seems to be a problem. Is automated spam only a big problem when allowing non-logged-in users to post comments?
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Solutions
One is to require registration to post comments. That will filter 99% of it.
Another is to use the spam module.
Another is to use the captcha module with the additional patch to insert captcha into the comment-posting process.
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So registration would filter
So registration would filter out 99% of the automated spam? Do you mean there are automated spambots that can post spam even though registration is required?
It's possible
I know that automated registration bots exist for other platforms. Maybe as yet Drupal is too small for someone to script one.
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Captcha effectiveness
How effective is the captcha at stopping spam? Are there spambots that get by it?
Is it possible to make captchas appear for anonymous users but not for logged in ones?
Very effective
The captchas r very effective for stop the spamming bots, if you decide to use it, forget the spam :]
That's the idea. With this module you gonna have captchas for registration and anonymous comments. Obviously, the loggin people don't gonna see any cacptchas at all.
Thank you..
Thanks guys for your answers! I will definitely give drupal a try!