Read some of the documents on this issue: eg. disabling user registration. Have requested confirmation emails via admin.
Here are the logs:
204.12.197.106 - - [18/Mar/2015:04:31:32 +0000] "GET /index.php/my-profile?view=remind HTTP/1.0" 200 10321 "http://[my-url]/index.php/my-profile?view=remind" "Opera/9.80 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64) Presto/2.12.388 Version/12.17"
204.12.197.106 - - [18/Mar/2015:04:31:37 +0000] "GET /index.php/my-profile?view=registration HTTP/1.0" 200 12279 "http://[my-url]/my-profile?view=registration" "Opera/9.80 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64) Presto/2.12.388 Version/12.17"
204.12.197.106 - - [18/Mar/2015:04:31:38 +0000] "POST /index.php/my-profile?task=registration.register HTTP/1.0" 303 308 "http://[my-url]/index.php/my-profile?view=registration" "Opera/9.80 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64) Presto/2.12.388 Version/12.17"
204.12.197.106 - - [18/Mar/2015:04:31:47 +0000] "GET /index.php/my-profile?view=registration&layout=complete HTTP/1.0" 200 12623 "http://[my-url]/index.php/my-profile?view=registration&layout=complete" "Opera/9.80 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64) Presto/2.12.388 Version/12.17"
Could this be an automated bot and will requiring email confirmation prevent it?
Thanks,
Ric