Difference between revisions of "Help:Spam"

Revision as of 15:30, 17 January 2009

DELETING SPAM and BLOCKING SPAMMERS

You need Sysop (System Operator) status in order to delete spam and block spammers. Apply to the technical team for Sysop status.

1 Open OutHistory,org in first window.

2 Click on "Recent Changes".

3 Check "Discuss" entries as they are usually the depository sites of spam.

4 Note the characteristic email addresses from which spam is sent.

5 Click on the entries that look like they come from an email address that might be spam.

6 Copy each of the spam entries into a word document to be sent to the technical team and Project Coordinator after all the current spam is collected and deleted from the site, and the spammers blocked.

7 Delete the spam entry after it is copied.

BLOCKING SPAM FROM SECOND WINDOW

8 Open OutHistory.org in SECOND WINDOW

9 Click on "Recent Changes"

10 Block the spammer address that has just been deleted.

11 When all the current spam is copied into a Word document, email the spam entries to the technical team so that they can do what they can to block the spammer.

Notes: Some spam entries are blocked by automatic technical means. Other spam entries have to be deleted manually. Blocking the user will not delete the spam.

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Revision as of 15:30, 17 January 2009

DELETING SPAM and BLOCKING SPAMMERS

BLOCKING SPAM FROM SECOND WINDOW

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-==DELETING SPAM FROM FIRST WINDOW==
+==DELETING SPAM and BLOCKING SPAMMERS==
-'''Open OutHistory,org in FIRST WINDOW''', then click on "Recent Changes"
+You need Sysop (System Operator) status in order to delete spam and block spammers. Apply to the technical team for Sysop status.
-Check "Discuss" entries as they are usually the depository sites of spam.
-Note the characteristic email addresses from which spam is sent.
+  '''Open OutHistory,org in first window.
-One at a time, click on the entries that look like they come from an email address that might be spam.
-Copy each of the spam entries into a word document to finally be sent to the technical team and Project Coordinator.
+  Click on "Recent Changes".
-Delete the spam entry after it is copied.
+  Check "Discuss" entries as they are usually the depository sites of spam.
-==BLOCKING SPAM FROM SECOND WINDOW==
+  Note the characteristic email addresses from which spam is sent.
+  Click on the entries that look like they come from an email address that might be spam.
+  Copy each of the spam entries into a word document to be sent to the technical team and Project Coordinator after all the current spam is collected and deleted from the site, and the spammers blocked.
-'''Open OutHistory.org in SECOND WINDOW'''
+  Delete the spam entry after it is copied.
-Click on "Recent Changes"
-Block the spammer address that has just been deleted.
+==BLOCKING SPAM FROM SECOND WINDOW==
+  '''Open OutHistory.org in SECOND WINDOW'''
+  Click on "Recent Changes"
-==SEND LIST OF SPAM CONTENTS TO TECHNICAL TEAM==
+Block the spammer address that has just been deleted.
-At the end of the spam copying process, email the spam entries to the technical team so that they can in the future block the spammer automatically.
+  When all the current spam is copied into a Word document, email the spam entries to the technical team so that they can do what they can to block the spammer.
 '''Notes:''' Some spam entries are blocked by automatic technical means. Other spam entries have to be deleted manually. Blocking the user will not delete the spam.