[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:  closed
 Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:
Component:  Comments      |     Version:  4.0.1
 Severity:  normal        |  Resolution:  worksforme
 Keywords:                |     Focuses:
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Changes (by dd32):

 * status:  new => closed
 * resolution:   => worksforme
 * milestone:  Awaiting Review =>


Comment:

 Upon testing both the HTML form handler and the XML-RPC endpoint, I'm
 unable to find any way to create a comment when `comment_registration` is
 enabled.

 One possibility that the spam comments you're seeing are due to a bug in
 the plugin, or alternatively, could be pingback or trackbacks which
 look/act like comments in WordPress, and don't respect the
 `comment_registration` flag.

 If you're still seeing the problem, you should try the
 [https://wordpress.org/support/ Support Forums] to diagnose the issue, if
 a core bug is found, you can re-open this ticket.

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