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Bots using Hotmail addresses

Anonymous
2013-08-15T07:57:04+00:00

Hi

I have a website which allows those interested to register with me (name e-mail address etc|) . Lately, bots are far outnumbering humans in doing this. And the bots are all using Hotmail addresses. An example is given below:

email:   ******@hotmail.com

name:   cqaifgcfq

Luckily, all registrants have to verify their email address (by responding to a confirmation email that we send out). They never do because they are bots.

How can I stop this? Or probably more responsibly, how can Microsoft weed out these false users and prevent them from clogging up websites across the world?

Regards

Richard

Outlook | Web | Outlook.com | Account management, security, and privacy

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  1. Anonymous
    2013-08-16T19:27:53+00:00

    Hi RichardKav,

    I understand that you would like to prevent bots from signing up under your website. I know how inconvenient this must be on your end. Don't worry, let us assist you with this.

    For this issue, what we can suggest is that you increase the security level of your website. One example is including CAPTCHA when signing up for your website for an email address to make sure the one signing up is human.

    Please let us know if you have additional questions.

    Thanks!

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