Spammers are everywhere, they use automated software that crawls the web in search of websites (such WordPress sites) with the aim of submitting and registering hundreds and thousands of accounts and spam comments.
On one of my WordPress powered sites, I discovered over 50 newly registered spam accounts, all created with disposable email addresses. To prevent a re-occurrence, I had to create a plugin that prevented the registration of accounts with disposable email addresses.
In this tutorial, we'll learn the meaning of disposable email addresses, how they work and finally, how they can be stopped in a PHP application - albeit with focus on WordPress.
Introduction to Disposable Email Addresses
DEA, an acronym for Disposable Email Address (sometimes referred to as throw-away, temporary email or self-destructive email), is a service that allows a registered user to receive email at a temporary address that expires after a certain time period lapses. Simply put, they are email accounts created to accomplish a short-term goal.
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