linux-kernel - Re: Bugzilla spam

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Message-ID: <CAKgNAkjS5EW4d0mw6N_CvQAY11uY8hPXiLk_WXMcU1J=ojLmzA@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Wed, 13 Jul 2016 20:48:14 +0200
From:	"Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)" <mtk.manpages@...il.com>
To:	Konstantin Ryabitsev <mricon@...nel.org>
Cc:	linux-man <linux-man@...r.kernel.org>,
	lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Bugzilla spam

Hello Konstantin,

On 13 July 2016 at 20:37, Konstantin Ryabitsev <mricon@...nel.org> wrote:
> On Wed, Jul 13, 2016 at 08:28:18PM +0200, Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) wrote:
>> Hello Konstantin,
>>
>> The man-pages Bugzilla component (as well as other components on
>> Bugzilla by the look of things) is receiving vast quantities of spam.
>> What can be done about this? (Just marking the bugs private and
>> closing isn't workable. There's just too many bugs coming in...).
>
> Not much can be done. :( Bugzilla's default spam-fighting capabilities
> are abysmal -- I can't even delete any accounts without installing
> multiple extensions. I'm actively investigating what we can do to
> improve the situation and will follow up shortly.

Okay, thanks. In the meantime, is it possible for you to lock the
man-pages component so that no further bug reports can be made via
that component?

Thanks,

Michael

-- 
Michael Kerrisk
Linux man-pages maintainer; http://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/
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