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Re:Show HN: A free ISBN/UPC/EAN database and API with 30+ mi... by hayksaakian on Thursday August 07, 2014 @08:46PM (#8150928)
if people are rotating IPs to dodge your blockers, maybe you could shadow-ban them instead? that way they don't know that the IP is bad.
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Re:Show HN: A free ISBN/UPC/EAN database and API with 30+ mi... by outpan on Thursday August 07, 2014 @08:54PM (#8150941)
That's true; the mandatory sing-up is a temporary measure, I'm sure there are a lot of ways to fight spammers including the method you mentioned. Thank you for your suggestion.
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