https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=17487
--- Comment #9 from Thomas Bertels <[email protected]> 2009-02-17 22:32:52 UTC --- (In reply to comment #8) > (In reply to comment #7) > > (In reply to comment #6) > > > Well, in that case, a good start would be to limit it to one or two > > > emails per > > > day. > > > > > > > Or none at all, from certain IPs, if they abuse it. > > > > That's the key. Allowing slow abuse instead of fast is not the solution (and > could conceivably block legitimate use of the feature). We should really be > able to block the IP from just email bombing via Special:UserLogin on an > as-needed basis. > Sure, but since IPs are mostly dynamic, the admin would have to ask it to a steward... each time (each day or more often if the bombers change their IPs). So, with one or two emails per day (or per 7 days, since the new password is good for that time), the admin could get even less emails than with IP blocking. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are the assignee for the bug. You are on the CC list for the bug. _______________________________________________ Wikibugs-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikibugs-l
