[pmwiki-users] An possible anti-spam measure

[Ben Wilson]

On 6/6/06, David Spitzley <dspitzle at wash.k12.mi.us> wrote:
> On a different front, does anybody have a quick way to block based on an Author Name, rather than on the post content?  I've got a bot by the name of Nick that drops by every few weeks with a new set of addresses that bypass my filter; his IP address is variable, of course...

You could follow the PmWiki approach and put edit/admin passwords on
the site and share the password via non-wiki means to trusted
individuals. That should stop Nick.

On a side note, I'm wondering if a Bayesian filter could trap wikispam?

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Ben Wilson
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