XF 1.1 Can I ban by hostname?

[Donnie La Curan]

Probably 99% of spam sign ups are coming from vpn999.com IP's.

host27.server4.vpn999.com
host7.server9.vpn999.com
And so on ...

Is there a way I can block *.vpn999.com? I could almost guarantee that I have no legit users on my site using that.

My other option would be to stick this in the .htaccess and I think that would work.

order allow,deny
deny from .vpn999.com
allow from all

 

[AndyB]

The you are a lucky Russian Roulette player, however..

Besides Q&A, I have three other layers to prevent spammers from registering:

1) I use a custom field that asks about the vehicle the new registration has (I run a forum dealing with a specific type of vehicle), this quickly helps me know if they are a spammer.
2) I identify the location by IP.
3) I moderate all registrations.