[Tracker-discuss] [issue286] Spam issue

Martin v. Löwis metatracker at psf.upfronthosting.co.za
Mon Jun 1 07:09:31 CEST 2009


Martin v. Löwis <martin at v.loewis.de> added the comment:

> I don't think this actually works, because IIRC he added his *old*
> address, which the spammers have been using, to the new user.

"new user"? I didn't notice that he created a new user account.

Peter, can you please explain what accounts you hold, and which of
these accounts you don't plan to use anymore?

In any case: yes, if the address that the spammers had been using
is still associated with one of the accounts, it will not help at
all.

> I don't think there is any way to prevent this kind of spamming.

In general, no (except by requiring PGP signatures for posters).
In the specific case, it might help to either
a) remove/retire the pefu users completely, or
b) disable creation of new issues via email.

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