buksida - 10:42 am on Dec 15, 2006 (gmt 0)

I've recently installed two mods on two separate forums that were plagued by spambot registration and spam posts. Over night both have completely stopped.

MOD 1.
New members can only post URLs once they've made x posts and been active for y days. Configurable in the admin panel.

Mod details and download here:
[phpbb.com...]

MOD 2.
Prevents bot registration if anything is filled in the profile fields, has a notice to warn human registrants. Can also send a notification email to admin.

Mod details and download here:
[phpbb.com...]

Pretty simple to install and by using both together it clears up the spam problem from manual and automated submissions instantly together with completely removing the www field from the registration form. Thought I'd share this since I've had so much help from these forums, I'll post back in a week with a progress report, no doubt one or two will slip through.