[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #30442: Commenting requires registration; unregistered spam bots still manage to comment

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#30442: Commenting requires registration; unregistered spam bots still manage to
comment
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 Reporter:  eldimentio    |      Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)  |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal        |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Comments      |    Version:  4.0.1
 Severity:  normal        |   Keywords:
  Focuses:                |
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 I run a Chinese blog and the only plugin I have installed is one that
 enabled the use of a Chinese captcha upon registration. This is extremely
 good at keeping all bots from registering. I have banned unregistered
 people from commenting and for over a year this had been working
 flawlessly. No unwanted successful registrations and comments only from my
 small group of known users. Then around a month ago I started getting spam
 comments again, not too many but still, they shouldn't be allowed to
 comment!

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/30442>
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