Changes between Version 15 and Version 16 of ProtectionFromSpam


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Nov 14, 2016, 1:03:30 PM (7 years ago)
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davea
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  • ProtectionFromSpam

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    66 * Creating spam profiles.
    77 * Posting spam on the message boards.
     8 * Creating accounts with spam URLs.
    89 * Create teams whose descriptions are spam.
    910
    1011The spam typically contains links to commercial web sites
    11 (for advertising, or to increase Google page rank).
     12(to increase their Google page rank).
    1213
    13 Spammers will use automated scripts to do these if they can,
    14 but they will also do them manually.
     14Spammers will typically use automated scripts.
    1515
    1616== Cleaning up spam ==
     
    2020The usage is
    2121{{{
    22 delete_spammers.php [--days N] [--test] command
     22delete_spammers.php [--min_days N] [--max_days N] [--test] command
    2323}}}
    24 '''--days N''': if present, only items created in the last N days are deleted.
     24'''--min_days N''': Only delete items created at least N days ago.
    2525
    26 '''--test''': if present, print the items that would be deleted, but don't delete them.
     26'''--max_days N''': Only delete items created at most N days ago.
     27
     28'''--test''': Print the items that would be deleted, but don't delete them.
    2729
    2830'''command''' is one of:
     
    3234  * have no forum posts
    3335  * have no hosts
     36Use this for spammers who create profiles with commercial links.
     37
     38'''--user_url''': delete accounts that
     39  * have no hosts
     40  * have no forum posts
     41  * have a nonempty URL
     42Use for spammers who create accounts with commercial URLs.
     43
     44'''--user_null''': delete accounts that
     45  * have no hosts
     46  * have no forum posts
     47  * don't belong to a team
     48Spammers may create accounts and attempt to create a profile but fail.
     49This cleans up those accounts.
    3450
    3551'''--forums''': delete accounts that
     
    3753  * have forum posts
    3854  * don't belong to a team (don't delete BOINC-wide team founders)
    39 
    40 '''--user_url''': delete accounts that
    41   * have no hosts
    42   * have no forum posts
    43   * have a nonempty URL
    4455
    4556'''--list filename''':
     
    5667  * are not BOINC-Wide teams
    5768  * have descriptions containing a link
     69  * the owner has no hosts and no posts
    5870
    5971== Preventing automated profile creation ==
     
    121133These fields are at the forum level so that, for example, you
    122134can protect some forums while leaving a "Help" forum open.
     135