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I've been getting a number of bots with an email that ends with .ru - I was hoping to stop them from creating customer accounts on our system.

I've seen a few SQL functions that will remove existing accounts from the database. I was wondering if there is any way to block .ru emails from creating an account to begin with? I haven't seen any suggestions or code for that.

Thanks Jeff

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I had a ton of problems with this as well. Mine started more as bots using me as a spamming method. When I added the database field restrictions (Method 6 in the link below) it drastically reduced the number of .ru addresses since they would often not meet the field requirements. This reduced it enough I just manually remove the ones that get through from time to time.

From my research the only full proof method is block all IPs from the originating regions. I don't get enough to mess with it to much beyond the changes I made, but I have been keeping an eye on it. Here is the link to the thread: Prevent Spam Account Registration Thanks!

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  • Thanks. I'll try these. I like being able to stop the spam before it actually is stored in the database.
    – Jeffrey Marks
    Commented Dec 31, 2020 at 12:42

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