# Gavin Andresen # 2011-02-11 23:59:51 # https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=3337.msg47468#msg47468 The Faucet has several abuse prevention features in place. I'm not going to say what they are because then the 'bad guys' would have a road map for what to do to try to get around them. @p{par} They're not 100% foolproof, but they're pretty good. @p{par} The steady stream of transactions from the Faucet the last few days IS because of the increased interest due to the security now podcast and slashdot mention.