[gobolinux-devel] spam on "bugs"

[MJ Ray]

"Lucas C. Villa Real" <lucasvr at gobolinux.org> wrote:
> We're being flooded by many spams on the bug tracker. I'm going to
> remove the reporter level of the anonymous account and will default it
> to viewer only.

Please don't help spammers hurt gobolinux like that!

I remind you it is currently not possible for some users to log in to
bugs.gobolinux.org because it requires users to pass an eye test at
signup.  I cannot post to Mantis Forums about this because
registration includes an eye test and they helpfully give noreply at ...
as the admin contact address.  :-/

I apolgise for not chasing that up more and sooner, but how can I
persuade you not to cripple anonymous access?  If you need help
defending it against spam attacks, I will help, but I suspect the
non-accessibility of Mantis may stop me doing that on the admin side.

If you'd like me to develop patches, please describe the attacks and
tell me where to get the source as used on bugs.gobolinux.org.

Regards,
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