From: Jim Weirich Date: 2006-03-27T08:49:33+09:00 Subject: Re: Brazilian Portuguese Ruby Book Logan Capaldo wrote: > On Mar 26, 2006, at 11:26 AM, Josef 'Jupp' SCHUGT wrote: > >> This is really alien. When I visit the page I >> URL: http://qurl.net/ua (try http://qurl.net/u9 when down) >> IS: Current status of German c.l.r FAQ rewrite >> > > One of you is probably in the spam tarpit At least one person editing the RubyBookList page is using dsl.telesp.net.br as an IP provider. At some point in the past, someone from dsl.telesp.net.br spammed the Ruby Garden Home page and earned an explicit entry in the ban list. I've reviewed the log and it seems that there is no recent spam from that IP provider, so I'll remove it from the ban list. Sorry for the inconvenience. If anyone else is having strange problems with stuff mysteriously disappearing, you too might be stuck in the tarpit. In most cases, setting up an explicit user name in the preferences link at the bottom of each page is enough to escape the tarpit. In some cases where you are unlucky enough to share an IP provider with a spammer, you might be in the explicit ban list. In that case, feel free to contact me with any questions. So, is the tarpit working? Just some stats over the last month: Number of legit wiki updates: 222 Number of spam attacks: 704 So, the spam attacks are still over 3 times the legit traffic. Fortunately, most of the attacks are directed to the tarpit. I've spent very little time lately doing any wiki cleanup and it looks as few others have either. The tarpit seems to be doing its job. -- -- Jim Weirich -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.