[Gambas-user] How do we get rid of the RINGO user that is SPAMMING us?

[Jose J. Rodriguez]

On 9/6/06, Benoit Minisini <gambas at ...1...> wrote:
> On Wednesday 06 September 2006 00:53, Rob wrote:
> > On Tuesday 05 September 2006 16:59, Scott Castaline wrote:
> > > Whoever runs the list should have the capability to remove
> > > them. Has anyone made any sense out of the other e-mail?
> >
> > Someone, who appears to have the initials "R R" (no one that I
> > know of who posts regularly) signed the gambas-user list up for
> > Ringo, and because anyone can post to the list without
> > verification, was able to confirm the signup which was when we
> > started getting all that spam.
> >
> > Luckily, the same technique worked for deleting us from Ringo.
> > This morning, I changed the password that user had set up and
> > then I deleted the account altogether.  We shouldn't see any
> > more Ringo posts.... until the next jerk decides to invite
> > gambas-user to Ringo and then confirm it again.  The only
> > permanent solution is to moderate posts from non-members, and I
> > don't think Benoit wants to do that.
> >
> > If it was the people who run Ringo trying to drum up business,
> > they've surely lost any chance of getting any from me.
> >
> > Rob
> >
>
> Actually I didn't see any option from preventing somebody that is not
> registered for posting.
>
> Maybe I should search deeper?
>


In the SourceForge Mailman admin interface, go to "Privacy
options...", then "Sender filters". Scroll down to the part titled
"Non-member filters", "Action to take for postings from non-members
for which no explicit action is defined.". In the vectorlinux-devel
list which I admin, it is set to hold and in the option just below,
set to be forwarded to the admin. You have the option to reject or
discard as well.

In "Privacy options...", "Subscription rules", we have it set to
require admin aproval for subscriptions, but then ours is a small,
invite-only list...

Regards,
Joe1962