Subject: Re: Spammers have discovered trac.libssh2.org

Re: Spammers have discovered trac.libssh2.org

From: Alexander Lamaison <swish_at_lammy.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2011 21:31:54 +0000

On 1 March 2011 21:07, Mark Riordan <mriordan_at_ipswitch.com> wrote:
> Alexander Lamaison said:
>>On 1 March 2011 20:43, Mark Riordan <mriordan_at_ipswitch.com> wrote:
>>> Alas, it seems that bad guys have discovered a way to spam us.
>>> Is there a way to require administrator approval of new accounts
>>> on trac.libssh2.org?
>>
>> I'm not sure about that.  I've been using the CaptchAuthPlus plugin to
>> require everyone to solve a captcha before they can sign up.
>
> Hmmm, you would think that would stop them.  They must be determined.

It has done ... on my site. I'm suggesting that the libssh2 site should try it.

Though I have a feeling this isn't due to spam user registrations as
you don't need to register to post a bug report.

Alex

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