On Mon, Sep 1, 2014 at 12:50 AM, Frédéric Buclin <lpso...@netscape.net> wrote: > Hello, > > I just enabled an extension on GCC Bugzilla which automatically disables > reporter's account if their bugs are marked as INVALID and are in the > 'spam' component. So if you have enough privileges on GCC Bugzilla to > close a bug as INVALID and to move it in the 'spam' component (in the > 'gcc' product), you can help disabling these user accounts. It doesn't > matter if the bug is closed as RESOLVED or CLOSED. What matters is the > INVALID resolution. Note that you won't see any notification that the > account has been disabled. That's expected. :) > > I re-enabled user account creation a few minutes ago, and already 2 new > accounts have been created. Both are spammers. I have disabled them already. > > Note that my extension only disables reporters. It doesn't disable > commenters who are also spammers (because we have no way to mark a > comment as spam yet. This feature will come with Bugzilla 5.0). For > them, admins will have to disable these accounts manually: > > https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/editusers.cgi > > You type the email address of the user you want to find, then click on > it and type some text in the "Disable text" field. You can also click > the "Bugmail Disabled" checkbox to prevent the spammer from getting any > new bugmail. Do not forget to click the "Save Changes" once you are done.
I wonder what privileges are necessary to be able to do that. Certainly I don't see that "Disable text" field. And the spamming continues... Richard. > > Good luck! > > Frédéric > > > PS: Do not hesitate to email me if there is something wrong with my > extension.
