#19023 closed Bug (fixed)
Bug tracker spam filter is broken.
Reported by: | Owned by: | Aymeric Augustin | |
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Component: | *.djangoproject.com | Version: | |
Severity: | Normal | Keywords: | |
Cc: | Triage Stage: | Accepted | |
Has patch: | no | Needs documentation: | no |
Needs tests: | no | Patch needs improvement: | no |
Easy pickings: | no | UI/UX: | no |
Description
I just created a new ticket, and the spam filter is broken in at least 3 ways:
- It marked my message as spam when it very obviously wasn't.
- It asked me to "respond to the following." which was presumably meant to be followed by a captcha, but there wasn't actually anything to respond to.
- I clicked "back" and resubmitted the form and it worked! Surely if it thinks I am a spammer and can't answer the (non-existant) captcha I shouldn't be allowed to do that?
Change History (5)
comment:1 by , 12 years ago
Resolution: | → wontfix |
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Status: | new → closed |
comment:2 by , 12 years ago
Resolution: | wontfix |
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Status: | closed → reopened |
Erm, it appears I spoke too fast. The spam plugin is really broken. This may be a consequence of the upgrade to Trac 1.0.
comment:3 by , 12 years ago
Owner: | changed from | to
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Status: | reopened → new |
comment:4 by , 12 years ago
Triage Stage: | Unreviewed → Accepted |
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Type: | Uncategorized → Bug |
Version: | 1.4 |
comment:5 by , 12 years ago
Resolution: | → fixed |
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Status: | new → closed |
The problem is that code.djangoproject.com uses HTTPS, but reCaptcha is served over HTTP, and browsers refuse to load mixed content.
I've resolved this problem by switching to a different captcha.
Note:
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Thanks for the report. The core team is aware of the problem: Trac's spam filter isn't fantastic.
However, we don't have a better alternative, and we prefer to keep it possible to contribute without creating an account.
And we focus our energy on improving Django rather than improving Trac :)
I recommend to create an account; you'll hardly ever encounter the spam filter when you're logged in.