Changes between Version 15 and Version 16 of ProtectionFromSpam

Timestamp:

Nov 14, 2016, 1:03:30 PM (8 years ago)

Author:

davea

Comment:

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ProtectionFromSpam

@@ -6 +6 @@
  * Creating spam profiles.
  * Posting spam on the message boards.
+ * Creating accounts with spam URLs.
  * Create teams whose descriptions are spam.
 
 The spam typically contains links to commercial web sites
-(for advertising, or to increase Google page rank).
+(to increase their Google page rank).
 
-Spammers will use automated scripts to do these if they can,
-but they will also do them manually.
+Spammers will typically use automated scripts.
 
 == Cleaning up spam ==
@@ -20 +20 @@
 The usage is
 {{{
-delete_spammers.php [--days N] [--test] command
+delete_spammers.php [--min_days N] [--max_days N] [--test] command
 }}}
-'''--days N''': if present, only items created in the last N days are deleted.
+'''--min_days N''': Only delete items created at least N days ago.
 
-'''--test''': if present, print the items that would be deleted, but don't delete them.
+'''--max_days N''': Only delete items created at most N days ago.
+
+'''--test''': Print the items that would be deleted, but don't delete them.
 
 '''command''' is one of:
@@ -32 +34 @@
   * have no forum posts
   * have no hosts
+Use this for spammers who create profiles with commercial links.
+
+'''--user_url''': delete accounts that
+  * have no hosts
+  * have no forum posts
+  * have a nonempty URL
+Use for spammers who create accounts with commercial URLs.
+
+'''--user_null''': delete accounts that
+  * have no hosts
+  * have no forum posts
+  * don't belong to a team
+Spammers may create accounts and attempt to create a profile but fail.
+This cleans up those accounts.
 
 '''--forums''': delete accounts that
@@ -37 +53 @@
   * have forum posts
   * don't belong to a team (don't delete BOINC-wide team founders)
-
-'''--user_url''': delete accounts that
-  * have no hosts
-  * have no forum posts
-  * have a nonempty URL
 
 '''--list filename''':
@@ -56 +67 @@
   * are not BOINC-Wide teams
   * have descriptions containing a link
+  * the owner has no hosts and no posts
 
 == Preventing automated profile creation ==
@@ -121 +133 @@
 These fields are at the forum level so that, for example, you
 can protect some forums while leaving a "Help" forum open.
+