Is there a mod that makes it possible to force the user to register before posting. Also, I would like the admin to activate the account. Why would I need such a thing? Well. The imgboard is going to be used for a private community and I only want those members to be able to register. I already tried with no-registrations, but the board was invaded and I don't want that to happen again.
Hard(er) way: You can achieve something similar by using the NoCaptcha list and removing captcha.pl while still requiring captcha.
Easy way: use apache's htpassword and basic authentication.
I would have a min. 500 users, I'm guessing about 1,000-2,000 users and I think that .htpassword is going to slow everything down.
http://danbooru.donmai.us/ may suit your needs better
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You can use a single password for all the users. If it leaks and the board starts to get invaded -- just change it.
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If you don't want to use htpassword, you're stuck with the first suggestion:
People will need to submit to you their (encoded) tripcode. For example, mine is "!hinhT6kz2E". You put that in NoCap, and perhaps put their normal nick and/or email in the comment. Now only people who know their tripcode can post. People without a valid tripcode cannot, although they can still view the board.
You could make a small second wakaba/kareha board where people can post their requests for registration/validation. Go through that board every couple of days, and copy the tripcodes straight from there. Or have them email the tripcode to you instead.
Personally, I think wakaba's a bad fit for this, but if you're determined to do it, this can be done with a few minutes of work.
I forgot to mention:
What NoCap does is allow people with specific tripcodes to post without entering a captcha.
By enabling captcha, you're requiring everyone not in the NoCap list to enter a captcha. But if you delete captcha.pl, they can't post, since they're not given a captcha when they visit the page.
Ergo, only people on the NoCap list can post.