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 * You might notice that hardly any spamming attempts succeed on our MoinMoin wikis. That's because MoinMoin has this wonderful content-based filtering support that consults a central database of all known spam content. I think this kind of program-specific support is the way to go. --AdamChlipala

1. WebSpam

As spammers have started to focus on dynamic web pages, including wiki pages and other CGI programs, it is becoming more important to track chronic offenders. If you have an experience with web spam, record any relevant information here (perhaps including IP address and date/time of attack). If you are getting hit many times per minute from the same or different IP addresses, consider using IRC to alert administrators to the problem or the HCoop mailing lists. In this case, we may have to take action more quickly to avoid surging over bandwidth limits.

1.1. WebSpam Ideas

What are some ideas to defeat spam that defaces web pages?

  • Well, the first thing that comes to mind is enabling wiki user authentication. It would require a few extra steps in order to contribute to a webpage but could be worthwhile if the level of spam is out of control. You could have open enrollment, meaning everyone that signs up for an account can automatically contribute to the wiki.
  • You might notice that hardly any spamming attempts succeed on our MoinMoin wikis. That's because MoinMoin has this wonderful content-based filtering support that consults a central database of all known spam content. I think this kind of program-specific support is the way to go. --AdamChlipala

1.2. WebSpam Log

The following info indicates spam attempts, gathered by HCoop users:

1.3. External References

WebSpam (last edited 2010-06-21 17:46:43 by RichardDarst)