[Tracker-discuss] [issue286] Spam issue

[Peter Funk]

Peter Funk <pf at artcom-gmbh.de> added the comment:

Hello all,

please excuse my late answer.  I took a one week vacation.

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

In reply Martin v. Löwis asked Montag, 01.06.2009 05:09:
> "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?

My Account is http://psf.upfronthosting.co.za/roundup/meta/user5 with
the login nickname pefu512.
My primary email address which is still valid, is pf at artcom-gmbh.de 
I use this address as From: all the time.

The account user47 should be retired.  I don't know why it has been
created on 2007-09-26 09:23:55 .

Unfortunately my email address has been harvested by spammers
long ago.  This is no big deal for me personally, because we have
good spam filters in place here at ArtCom.  

What bothers me, is that spammers use my Name and address to inject
stuff on web pages like the metatracker here.

> 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

I wouldn't like that.

> b) disable creation of new issues via email.

Hmmm... Is there no other way?  May be better spam filter in
front of Roundup?  In our company we have grey listing and 
some other filters in effect, which catches most of the spam.

Regards, Peter
-- 
Peter Funk, ✉Oldenburger Str.86, D-27777 Ganderkesee
office: ArtCom GmbH, ✉Haferwende 2, D-28357 Bremen, Germany 
tel:+49-421-20419-0 cell:+49-179-640-8878 <http://www.artcom-gmbh.de/>

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