Ticket #329 (closed enhancement: fixed)

Opened 21 months ago

Last modified 21 months ago

Shoutbox spam control

Reported by: ciencia Owned by: eevee
Priority: critical Component: front page
Keywords: spam shoutbox Cc:
Difficulty: normal

Description

The shoutbox is a target for spambots.

Find a way to block them.

  • Adding an interface to add Regular Expressions that will be blocked from posting
  • Adding a trap for bots, like a hidden input that, when filled, prevents the message to be posted. That imput won't be shown nor filled by legitimate users, so only bots would fall on them. Put a significant name on it, like 'email'

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Change History

Changed 21 months ago by ciencia

  • priority changed from major to critical

Maybe allowing to post only to registered users could be a workaround until a definitive fix is done. The spam is unceasing.

Changed 21 months ago by eevee

Guests can no longer post as of r448. Not particularly inclined to change this, given the quality of crap that comes from non-registered users.

Changed 21 months ago by eevee

  • status changed from new to closed
  • resolution set to fixed

Add/Change #329 (Shoutbox spam control)

Author


E-mail address and user name can be saved in the Preferences.


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