From 1b7d20e59c2e3071df15c76faae0fc73fafaebea Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: nextguyover <56286401+nextguyover@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 27 Dec 2024 17:12:28 +1100
Subject: [PATCH] clarify anon user behaviour

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 docs/config/index.md | 6 +++++-
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/docs/config/index.md b/docs/config/index.md
index 11083f8..93ddf7c 100644
--- a/docs/config/index.md
+++ b/docs/config/index.md
@@ -185,7 +185,11 @@ Configure parameters related to the user authentication process and login authen
 2. Number of incorrect attempts before the one-time authentication code sent to a user's email is invalidated
 3. Maximum number of consecutive authentication code emails to send to a particular user. This value resets upon a successful login. See [abuse mitigation](../admin-guide/abuse-mitigation/index.md#email-spam) for more info.
 4. Cooldown hours duration to reset the unsuccessful verification code email count. See [abuse mitigation](../admin-guide/abuse-mitigation/index.md#email-spam) for more info.
-5. Maximum number of new user sign ups (with no logins) within a certain time duration. Set `-1` to disable limit. See [abuse mitigation](../admin-guide/abuse-mitigation/index.md#email-spam) for more info.
+5. 
+    Maximum number of new user sign ups (with no logins) within a certain time duration. Set `-1` to disable limit. See [abuse mitigation](../admin-guide/abuse-mitigation/index.md#email-spam) for more info.
+
+    This limit does not apply to anonymous users. 
+
 6. Maximum user sign up limit duration. Sign ups will be temporarily disabled if number of user sign ups (without logins) within this duration is `>MaxNewSignups`. See [abuse mitigation](../admin-guide/abuse-mitigation/index.md#email-spam) for more info.
 
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