Warez Forum - Validate Email After Register?

[KDawg08]

I do not.

Reason:

I do not require activation as I run a proxy blocker so users CANNOT run "MOST" proxies to register on my site.

Users cannot register more than once per email AND per IP.

Bots are blocked because of my proxy blocker, and it also has a RANDOM question that bots cannot pickup answers to. (Soon to be a drop down menu one also)


DISADVANTAGES, users that have found proxies that work and disrespect the site can spam with multi accounts.

[Buddah]

Validating E-Mail addresses prevents most users from making multiple accounts, and inflating your statistics. If a user sees that he or she has registered an account with their E-Mail address, then they'll request the user/password via a lost information form.

If you do not validate E-Mail addresses, there's no logical way for a user to recover their login information.

It does not stop bots. Bots can be intelligent enough to retrieve E-Mails from SMTP servers, and access the validation links. E-Mails can be predictable due to the minimal variety of forum software forum boards use. Captcha is the way to go there.