Anti-spam measures for websites
- by acidzombie24
What are anti-spam measure I should consider before launching my user content website?
Some things I have considered:
Silent JavaScript based CAPTCHA on the register page (I do not have an implementation)
Validate emails by forcing a confirmation link/number
Allow X amount of comments per 10 minutes and Y per 2 hours (I am considering excited first time users who want to experience the site)
Disallow link until user is trusted (I am not sure how a user will become trusted)
Run all comments, messages, etc. through a spam filter.
Check to see if messages are duplicate or similar (I may not bother with this. I'd like the system to be strong without this)
I also timestamp everything which I then can retrieve as a long on my administrator page.
What other measures can I take or consider?