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Meyer

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« on: October 20, 2007, 03:04:45 pm »
I am in the process of implementing the antispam enhancements discussed in the wiki article https://www.oesf.org/index.php?title=OESF:A...#The_Robot_Wars. Work details and progress posted on https://www.oesf.org/index.php?title=OESF:A...ation_work_list. I apologize in advance for any distruptions that might occur. Please contact me here with any problems you have.
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« Reply #1 on: October 21, 2007, 12:33:01 am »
Thanks!
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« Reply #2 on: October 24, 2007, 09:08:12 am »
The captcha extension is now in operation. You will need to answer a simple math problem to edit or create pages or to register a new wiki user.
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« Reply #3 on: October 24, 2007, 02:24:11 pm »
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The captcha extension is now in operation. You will need to answer a simple math problem to edit or create pages or to register a new wiki user.
 I think David deserves congratulations on putting these first steps in place to improving the spambot defenses!  
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Kopi/Kapi on everything bar the phone and the Nokias, there is a beta for the nokias...

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« Reply #4 on: October 24, 2007, 04:28:18 pm »
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The captcha extension is now in operation. You will need to answer a simple math problem to edit or create pages or to register a new wiki user.
 I think David deserves congratulations on putting these first steps in place to improving the spambot defenses!  

Thanks to the both of you for taking this initiative.  Sorry I couldn't help you, but it seems you have everything under control so it's all good
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« Reply #5 on: October 26, 2007, 09:28:00 am »
 Just an update: extensions went in on Wednesday 24th October. Up to the minute, 2:30 pm Friday 26th BST, not one item of spam has come across the radar! Long may it continue!  
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SL860 Cacko 1.23 full, new SDHC >2GB module,
6000L SharpRom 1.12 + Tetsu kernel,
5500 TKC home on SD x 2 (with SD>1GB),
Archos PMA30 with OPEN PMA (Giraffe),
Nokia 770 (Hackers Edition)
Nokia 800 (ITOS 2008), 4GB SDHC x 2
Asus eeepc 4G (black), with 1GB ram, dual boot Xandros on SSD with Ubuntu Lucid Lynx on 16 GB SDHC,
Tmobile G1 Android (black), with Cyanogen's  Firerat's MTD script and Amon Ra Recovery 1.7.0
Tmobile HTC Wildfire.. rooted and on Cyanogen's 7.3 nightly Rom
Kopi/Kapi on everything bar the phone and the Nokias, there is a beta for the nokias...

All the above are retired

Samsung Note 8 N5110
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« Reply #6 on: October 26, 2007, 03:52:26 pm »
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Just an update: extensions went in on Wednesday 24th October. Up to the minute, 2:30 pm Friday 26th BST, not one item of spam has come across the radar! Long may it continue!  

Ya, I haven't seen any spam in the forum either.  Let's keep our fingers crossed!
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« Reply #7 on: October 27, 2007, 02:33:54 pm »
Wiki may be intermittently unavailable as I trace problem with Bad Behavior extension.
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« Reply #8 on: October 27, 2007, 03:31:25 pm »
Bad Behavior extension and the Bad Behavior 2 Extended report special page are installed and seem to be working.
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« Reply #9 on: October 28, 2007, 10:23:23 pm »
It seems the anti-spam measures have left the wiki eerily quiet. The admin-only report generate by Bad Behavior shows a large number of wiki requests being rejected. Well and good if that's all spam.

However, if you get a legitimate request blocked, please report it here and we will try to tune.
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4. "iZa" Zaurus SL-C1000, Sharp ROM 1.01 JP

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« Reply #10 on: October 29, 2007, 07:03:43 am »
Hi Meyer,

Cracking work, well done.

Some of us are still editing pages...
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« Reply #11 on: October 29, 2007, 02:18:13 pm »
SpamBlacklist wiki extension has been installed and appears to be functioning. This extension checks URIs included in edits and blocks the edit if any URI match an entry in a list of forbidden words.

This extension is the last of the planned anti-spam measures. If no problems crop up, this will be the last functional change to the wiki until further notice.
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2. "Liza" Zaurus SL-C860, Sharp ROM 1.31 JP R.I.P.
3. "Slee 2" Zaurus SL-C860, Sharp ROM 1.40 JP (retired)
4. "iZa" Zaurus SL-C1000, Sharp ROM 1.01 JP

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« Reply #12 on: November 19, 2007, 06:02:24 pm »
 I hope that fate is not tempted by this post!

The anti-spam measures went into operation on October the 24th, if my memory serves me correctly. Today is the 19th of November. There hasn't been a successful spam attack at the Wiki in that time. I suppose that we are still vulnerable to a 'live' spammer but that should be easy to spot, delete and block.  

Congratulations again Meyer: let's hope that you can return to productive work on the Wiki and to the tinkering with your 860s!
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SL860 Cacko 1.23 full, new SDHC >2GB module,
6000L SharpRom 1.12 + Tetsu kernel,
5500 TKC home on SD x 2 (with SD>1GB),
Archos PMA30 with OPEN PMA (Giraffe),
Nokia 770 (Hackers Edition)
Nokia 800 (ITOS 2008), 4GB SDHC x 2
Asus eeepc 4G (black), with 1GB ram, dual boot Xandros on SSD with Ubuntu Lucid Lynx on 16 GB SDHC,
Tmobile G1 Android (black), with Cyanogen's  Firerat's MTD script and Amon Ra Recovery 1.7.0
Tmobile HTC Wildfire.. rooted and on Cyanogen's 7.3 nightly Rom
Kopi/Kapi on everything bar the phone and the Nokias, there is a beta for the nokias...

All the above are retired

Samsung Note 8 N5110
Samsung Note N7105
FBreader on the lot!

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« Reply #13 on: November 20, 2007, 10:53:02 am »
I can't take any credit, but am glad the wiki extensions are working as advertised. It's good to see nothing but improvements on the Recent Changes page.
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1. Zaurus iGeti MI-P10-S (retired)
2. "Liza" Zaurus SL-C860, Sharp ROM 1.31 JP R.I.P.
3. "Slee 2" Zaurus SL-C860, Sharp ROM 1.40 JP (retired)
4. "iZa" Zaurus SL-C1000, Sharp ROM 1.01 JP
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