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thx1200

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2/17/2020 10:33 PM

    Although DNN has come a long way with user registration, we still get our fair share of spam registrations as a public website.  Some use throwaway email addresses, others never verify.  DNN9 doesn't really have good bulk user management tools and it's been long enough now that I wanted to do a big nuke on all the unverified accounts (about 9000).

    Is the advice from this old article still valid?  Last time I did this was with DNN7, so I'm not sure 9 changed enough that this won't work or may cause issues.  https://www.dnnsoftware.c...ng-rid-of-spam-users






    Mitchel Sellers

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    2/18/2020 9:13 AM
      That method will work, but be sure to pay attention to the notes/comments on that post as there are other considerations including the removal of user folders that you will need to consider.
      Mitchel Sellers
      Technology Advisory Group Leader
      CEO @ IowaComputerGurus, Inc. a DNN & .NET Solutions Provider
      Technical Blog: MitchelSellers.com





      Sebastian Leupold

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      2/19/2020 5:07 AM
        user data structure hasn't changed since DNN 7, however, I always advise to start with a database backup.





        thx1200

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        2/26/2020 4:38 PM

          Wonderful.  Thank you for the confirmation and I'll take note of the part about folders and of course have a good backup!

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