Ticket #329 (closed enhancement: fixed)

Opened 2 months ago

Last modified 6 weeks 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 2 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 6 weeks 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 6 weeks ago by eevee

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

Add/Change #329 (Shoutbox spam control)

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