I could set up a log with the IP addresses, if you already have them, and a 'killswitch', and perhaps a mundane rate-limiting mechanism. ~~~~
Okay, all these suggestions are great :)
However, I don't speak perl, so really don't know how to implement
them. Is anyone willing to volunteer to help?
Thanks,
Sean
On 28/08/07, Dan Collins < en.wp.st47@gmail.com> wrote:
> A nice 'off' button would be nice, also :)
>
>
> On 8/28/07, River Tarnell < river@wikimedia.org> wrote:
> >
> > Sean Whitton:
> > > What do people think about
> > > re-adding IP addresses, with a warning on the pastebin form page?
> >
> > i don't really see the point of this bot at all. people can easily enough
> > paste the URL themselves; the bot only adds the potential for abuse.
> >
> > if you must keep it, i suggest rate-limiting and display of IP. (but
> > displaying IP doesn't always help find the offender, since many people on
> > freenode have spoofs).
> >
> > - river.
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