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[Bug web/72856] Trottle bug creation for newly created accounts (to limit spam)
- From: "LpSolit at netscape dot net" <gcc-bugzilla at gcc dot gnu dot org>
- To: gcc-bugs at gcc dot gnu dot org
- Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2016 14:40:20 +0000
- Subject: [Bug web/72856] Trottle bug creation for newly created accounts (to limit spam)
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- References: <bug-72856-4@http.gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/>
https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=72856
--- Comment #10 from Frédéric Buclin <LpSolit at netscape dot net> ---
(In reply to Frank Ch. Eigler from comment #6)
> Per-account rate limits seem so easy to overcome, with spammers already
> creating numerous verified junk accounts with ease.
I banned several ranges of IP addresses, and also permanently banned some
domain names. Logs show that all evil attempts made today have been
successfully blocked (for how long?).
> I would suggest focusing on spam-prevention content analysis (spamassassin
> style), and post-spam cleanup (blacklisting, history editing, bug hiding?)
> efforts.
Content analysis has been (partially) implemented today. If the bug report is
considered to be spam, the bug report is automatically rejected and the user
account automatically disabled.