Check http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Setting_user_rights_in_MediaWiki
In 1.4.x you can use: # Specify who can edit: true means only logged in users may edit pages $wgWhitelistEdit = true; # Specify who may create new accounts: 0 means no, 1 means yes $wgWhitelistAccount = array ( 'user' => 0, 'sysop' => 1, 'developer' => 1 );
To limit user creation to specified groups (yourself only for instance) and limit editing rights to users with accounts.
Al.
-----Original Message----- From: Sterling D. Allan [mailto:sterlingda@pureenergysystems.com] Sent: Wednesday, 5 October 2005 3:49 p.m. To: MediaWiki egroup Subject: [Mediawiki-l] help: I'm under agressive attack: "wikitikitavi"?
re: peswiki.com, a mediawiki-based site.
I am currently (past 2 hours) under a highly aggressive, computerized attack. Indefinite number IPs so I can't block one by one. Repeated submits robotically ~4x/minute on unprotected pages, mainly listed from the home page.
the code includes the string "wikitikitavi"
I don't know how to globally shut of the "edit" function for my site.
If one of you knows how to do this, could you contact me immediately by phone, preferably, or by email
Sterling Allan 801-407-1292 1-888-759-7057 x 705
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