Re: Vandal(s) Creating Thousands of Accounts

Bob,

I recommend installing Fail2ban on the mediawiki server to limit repeat
traffic to a manageable amount.

https://github.com/fail2ban/fail2ban



On Sat, Jun 22, 2024, 11:53 Bob Smith via MediaWiki-l <
[email protected]> wrote:

> I've installed, ConfirmAccount, but what I really need is a bigger
> stick:  remove all occurrences of the link "Request Creation", so I
> don't have to deal with the email messages associated with
> ConfirmAccount.  It's a Special page, so it's not something I can edit.
>
> I expect disabling that page to be temporary.  If I need to, I can
> create an account as an administrator, so it's not a total loss.
>
> Please help.
>
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