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    [greg-dev] spam in the trac tickets

    Marco,
    
    Here are 3 more that I think you missed.
    
    http://svn.gregarius.net/trac/search?q=dynu
    
    Thanks
    Sameer
    
    
    
    
    On Fri, Nov 25, 2005 at 11:06:03PM +0100, Marco Bonetti wrote:
    
    > Date: Fri, 25 Nov 2005 23:06:03 +0100
    > From: Marco Bonetti <mbonetti at gmail.com>
    > To: gregarius-dev at sinless.org
    > Subject: Re: [greg-dev] spam in the trac tickets
    > Reply-To: gregarius-dev at sinless.org
    > 
    > Thanks for the account data, Timo.
    > 
    > Since I don't have enough permissions to install sqlitemanaget I've
    > manually deleted the spam comments from the trac database.
    > 
    > Reminder for future cleanups:
    > delete from ticket_change where ticket=183 and newvalue like '%http%';
    > 
    > Please alert me of any other spam comment you may notice.
    > 
    > 
    > And, as a matter of fact, of the seven deleted spam message, the first
    > two came from 148.244.150.xxx (Mexico) and the latter from
    > 195.175.37.xxx (Turkey)
    > 
    > I think that running "sudo iptables -I INPUT -s 195.175.37.0/24 -j
    > DROP" on the svn server would be a good short-term strategy.
    > 
    >  -m
    > 
    > 
    > 
    > On 11/25/05, Sameer D'Costa <sameerslists at gmail.com> wrote:
    > > Hi Timo,
    > > Thanks for doing this. If needed, I am willing to babysit the trac
    > > installation for routine things like deleting spam. My IM contacts are
    > > available if you click on my username in the forums.
    > >
    > > The other spam ticket on the trac website is at
    > > http://projects.edgewall.com/trac/ticket/1145
    > > It doesnt look very promising....
    > >
    > > Sameer
    > >
    > >
    > >
    > > On Fri, Nov 25, 2005 at 09:16:53PM +0100, SUGLIANI Timo wrote:
    > >
    > > > Date: Fri, 25 Nov 2005 21:16:53 +0100
    > > > From: SUGLIANI Timo <rannis at free.fr>
    > > > To: gregarius-dev at sinless.org
    > > > Subject: Re: [greg-dev] spam in the trac tickets
    > > > Reply-To: gregarius-dev at sinless.org
    > > >
    > > > Hi all,
    > > >
    > > > I was thinking about some of these solutions too, but first of all to
    > > > keep clear, this server is used by some more projects, so i can't just
    > > > fix trac here, then here just for this purpose, it's also a packaged
    > > > trac version from debian "stable" release, so it's would actually
    > > > be system-wide changes.
    > > >
    > > > The IP ban possibility and apache configuration will not be possible
    > > > on this server, but as i just told, anything in "gregarius" userspace
    > > > is possible :) (for example installing sqlitemanager for now and
    > > > deleting manually every spam until trac correct this ;) or another
    > > > hack based on trac 0.9 like captchas if you wanna try it, etc...)
    > > >
    > > > At the moment i don't have "much time" to work on this but Marco,
    > > > I will forward you an ssh account for this project :) If you have
    > > > some time just do as you please :)
    > > >
    > > > Anyway you could forward me your "im" contacts too ;) it would be
    > > > easier to ask me anything quickly :)
    > > >
    > > > I'm "complaining" on the trac website about this issue too it this
    > > > ticket for the possibility to edit/delete comments, if you want to
    > > > follow it :
    > > > http://projects.edgewall.com/trac/ticket/454
    > > >
    > > > There is another ticket about spam but the link is at work, i will post
    > > > it later ;) (just search anyway it should be findable)
    > > >
    > > > SUGLIANI Timo.
    > > >
    > > > PS: check your mail, account informations should be mailed soon.
    > > >
    > > >
    > > > Marco Bonetti wrote:
    > > > >Timo, List, hello.
    > > > >
    > > > >I've been discussing this issue with Sameer over IM, and here is quick
    > > > >summary of the different options we have:
    > > > >
    > > > >* Clean the trac database with a tool like this one:
    > > > >http://sourceforge.net/projects/sqlitemanager/
    > > > >Since we're not getting *that* much spam yet, this could be a viable
    > > > >solution.
    > > > >
    > > > >Timo, could you install that tool on the svn server and password-protect
    > > > >it?
    > > > >
    > > > >
    > > > >* Hack trac and add a captcha to the key forms. I could take care of
    > > > >this, I think.
    > > > >
    > > > >* Ban spammers on an IP basis. This is unreliable, actually. We'd have
    > > > >to take a look at apache's logfile and see where the spammers have
    > > > >been coming from.
    > > > >
    > > > >* Ban spammers at apache configuration level, by checking the POST
    > > > >data against some keywords. This is rather effective, and doesn't
    > > > >require much work.
    > > > >
    > > > >* Hide the Trac web interface behind a HTTP Basic Auth form and give
    > > > >out the password to everyone, hoping the spams are automated and not
    > > > >hand-crafted.
    > > > >
    > > > >
    > > > >
    > > > >What do you guys think of these solutions? Timo, do you think I could
    > > > >get ssh access to the server and take a look around?
    > > > >
    > > > > -m
    > > > >
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    Posted by Sameer D'Costa [reply] at Sat Nov 26 02:01:46 CET 2005