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I have added indeed a sleep inside php so that a random amount between 2 and 4 seconds are needed each time: usleep(rand(2000000, 4000000)); this should slow down repeated attempts.
exactly, but in my case my userbase is in the order of some thousand addresses and guessing them is much easier as most users use their name and surname on a couple of providers only.