[Os-project-managers] New Spam Follow up

[Kipp Martin]

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Re: [Fwd: [Project-managers] [Fwd: IMPORTANT: New Trac ticket 
moderation system]]
Date: Tue, 08 Mar 2011 06:44:18 -0400
From: Horand Gassmann <Horand.Gassmann at Dal.Ca>
To: Kipp Martin <kmartin at chicagobooth.edu>
CC: hotmail - majxuh <majxuh at hotmail.com>

Kipp Martin <kmartin at chicagobooth.edu> wrote:

> Hi Guys:
>
> I did the below last week.

Thanks! I think this is very useful if it works. However, I received a
spam message on Saturday that purported to be from

Optimization Services <coin-trac at coin-or.org>

I looked at the headers, and it seemed to me that it was routed
through INFORMS, but I am not very good at reading headers, and I also
do not think I got the complete chain of handoffs. In particular, I
did not see who issued the ticket. But it did get through, and it
looked legit at first blush. It has ticket number 0, and I can't find
it in the database, and since I don't know who sent it, I can't toss
anyone off the list of subscribers, much as I would like to. It looks
like a lot of work to forge the headers, but then, I don't know about
these things.

Anyway, let`s see what happens in the future.

Cheers

gus

> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: [Project-managers] [Fwd: IMPORTANT: New Trac ticket
> moderation system]
> Date: Mon, 07 Mar 2011 14:07:04 -0500
> From: Matthew Saltzman <mjs at clemson.edu>
> Organization: Clemson University
> To: project-managers <project-managers at list.coin-or.org>
>
> COIN-OR project managers:
>
> In an effort to reduce "ticket spam" on Trac, we've installed a ticket
> moderation system.  All projects that use tickets to track bugs and
> enhancement requests need to ensure that they are correctly configured
> in order for this system to work.  Failure to do so will result in
> ticket requests being rejected.
>
> If you are a Trac project manager, when you log into your Trac page,
> there is an Admin link in the navigation bar at the top of the page.  On
> the Admin page, you'll find a link in the menu at the left for
> Permissions.  On that page, you'll see that the id projectmanager has
> permissions MODERATOR_MODERATOR.  You will also see your id (and any
> other ids you have designated) listed as a member of the projectmanager
> group.
>
> As a logged in user, you also have a Preferences link above the top
> navigation bar.  On that page, under the General tab, there are blanks
> for "Full name" and "Email address".
>
> In order for the ticket system to work, at least one user in the
> projectmanager group (or another user that you provide with
> MODERATOR_MODERATOR permission on the permission page) to have an email
> address set on his or her Preferences page.  That user will receive
> notification when tickets are filed for your project, with instructions
> on how to approve or reject the submission.
>
> Please check your preferences or coordinate with members of your
> projectmanager group to ensure that some user is correctly configured.
>
> If you have any problems or questions, or if you would like my
> assistance, please let me know.
>
> Thanks very much for your assistance.
>
> --
>                 Matthew Saltzman
>
> Clemson University Math Sciences
> mjs AT clemson DOT edu
> http://www.math.clemson.edu/~mjs
>
>
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