[Savannah-cvs] [ZWiki] antispam notes

[Beuc]

AntiSpam
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The basic protection ZWiki offers is the have users set a username (via a 
cookie).

Properties on the wiki folder:
* edits_need_username=true - cf. http://zwiki.org/LinkSpam
* address@hidden - cf. http://zwiki.org/HowToSetUpMailOut
* mailout_policy=edits

sm from #zwiki suggest the following workflow:

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My usual policy is: anonymous can edit, though I lock down key pages 
occasionally; edits need username; I and others subscribe to the wiki "all 
edits" so we'll notice spam; if I get a spammer using a username, I'll revert 
it manually with revertEditsEverywhereBy; if they persist I'll block their ip 
address with apache (and unblock some time later).

That's been working pretty well for a while.. I haven't had a really persistent 
hostile attack for some time, if I did I would make the whole thing read only 
for a while and consider next steps.

Also, I try hard not to let spam links get a foothold in the wiki, or they will 
attract more.

Reviewing the all-edits mails once in a while is important.

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A "revert" URL looks like: 
https://savannah.gnu.org/maintenance/FrontPage/revertEditsEverywhereBy?username=Xyz

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