Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Re: spam scripts on vim.org

John Beckett wrote:
> Bram Moolenaar wrote:
>
>>> I think some spamscript were posted to vim.org yesterday:
>>> http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=4236
>>> http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=4235
>>> http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=4234
>>> http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=4233
>>> ...
>>>
>> Thanks for reporting. I deleted the user, the created
>> scripts and the uploaded files. Let me know if you spot more.
>>
> Amazing. I have been checking vim.org twice a day for months and
> nothing bad has happened for a long time (the last spam I
> deleted was scripts 4107, 4108 in June).
>
> Now I goofed off for 24 hours and this happens!
>
I admit that I don't know how to do this, but perhaps the anti-spam
scheme for the mail-list (all new posters need to be approved by our
elite, hardworking, and underpaid group of moderators, and, after
approval, posters would have ready access) could be usefully applied to
vim.org's list.

Regards,
Chip Campbell

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