I can help to answer that inquiry!
"Guests" cannot use the search facility on the forum, post on the forum, or send messages on the forum.
Guests cannot send emails to you, because I have the option turned off that exposes email addresses to non-logged in members.
I never accept a member request from Asia-Pacific, Africa, European or suspect usernames that have email addresses like 8234764762@yahoo.com
There are internet search bots that mine content for SEO (Search Engine Optimization) to help them increase their results based on keywords and content. These come from Apple, Google, Yahoo, etc. and appear as "Guests" or "Robots" or the name of their Search facility.
I have a special file that I update regularly as needed. It performs the task of blocking bots from countries that try to attack the site and make it burdened and slow. It does CICD masking to prevent problem hackers from bombing the site and they can't even see the site appear because it's blocked before the main page or any page is even shown.
I'm glad you asked about security! It gives me a great opportunity to share what happens behind the scenes to make our site healthy and secure from outside undesirable influences!
Thanks! and if you have any questions, please feel free to ask!
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