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

[Jose J. Rodriguez]

On 9/6/06, Jose J. Rodriguez <joe1962 at ...626...> wrote:
> 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...
>


Forgot to add there is also the option of setting new users to be
moderated, then "upgrading" them to un-moderated once they prove
trustworthy.

Regards,
Joe1962