Tech Friday: Detecting spamming and hacking email addresses
Posted By RichC on July 4, 2025
One of the problems with monitoring user signups for a small WordPress blog is determining who should be granted access to ALL content or just public content. In the old days, I allowed whoever wanted to sign up to sign up and clean up the list later. 
But as time progressed, most were spammers or potential hackers up to no good. I’ve tried a few “harsh” plugins to handle the job, but few use artificial intelligence to the point “I” don’t have to double-check on things. In the end, it has been easier to hand check the email addresses, send a polite email to see if they reply (or use commonsense). One of the websites I’ve opted to use is CleanTalk.org … just in case others are in my shoes.
That said, there is a niche for an AI-based solution that “knows” what bloggers are thinking, can use hundreds of databases housing the latest spam/hacker IPs, emails, techniques … and does this in the background. I’m all ears. 😉
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