Date: Sun, 2 Mar 2003 20:51:43 +0000 From: Ceri Davies <setantae@submonkey.net> To: Bill Moran <wmoran@potentialtech.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: The web-based bug interface is currently disabled. Message-ID: <20030302205143.GC76412@submonkey.net> In-Reply-To: <3E6266D1.3020306@potentialtech.com> References: <20030302162206.66969.qmail@web13404.mail.yahoo.com> <3E62440A.4010001@potentialtech.com> <20030302181204.GA32498@submonkey.net> <005101c2e0f6$2aae2e30$1200a8c0@gsicomp.on.ca> <20030302200657.GA76412@submonkey.net> <3E6266D1.3020306@potentialtech.com>
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On Sun, Mar 02, 2003 at 03:17:21PM -0500, Bill Moran wrote: > Ceri Davies wrote: > >>>>Or you could consider helping find a way to re-enable > >>>>the www to send-pr while preventing script kiddies from > >>>>abusing it. > >> > >>Why not have a "pr-moderator" for each category (i386, kern, doc, etc), > >>who > >>approves each incoming PR. Basically this person would act as a > >>front-line > >>defense against spammers, but it would also allow them to assign PRs to > >>developers as they are submitted, rather than letting them sit in the PR > >>database for weeks/months before anyone picks them up. > > > >I believe something like this is being considered. > > Have you considered a 'confirmation' system that sends mail back to the > originator for confirmation before actually submitting the PR? > > This way, if someone does manage to spam the GNATS database, we'll have > their email address and can officially complain. Most ISPs would have > such abuse be grounds for cancelling their account. That's a good idea, but wouldn't really have helped; the email addresses concerned were "disposable" and all from various free webmail providers. -- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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