[vtk-developers] Off Topic : Spam in Kitware's public Wiki

[John Biddiscombe (CSCS)]

On the subject of Kitware Spam...
I get about 2 virus attachments every day. I have done for the last 3 or 
4 months I suppose (maybe longer), they nearly always originate from 
"Berk Geveci" at kitware, with a few from "Brad King". Of course I know 
that they don't really. But the strange thing is that I never get any 
from anywhere else. Just hundreds from these two sources. (and they are 
quite regular, the sender never misses a day - a bit like a vtk 
dashboard really - NB, they always go to my other older email address, 
not this new one)

If you have any idea where these might be originating from and can do 
anything about it, I'd be most grateful. I have no idea how to trace 
these kind of things etc, but the idea that its a dashboard machine 
that's infected haunts me)

Apologies for cc'ing vtk-developers, but I'm somehow certain that the 
vtk lists are involved and I wonder if anyone else is also receiving 
these mails.

JB

> Andy Cedilnik wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> Looks like somebody attempted to put some spam in the Kitware's Public
>> Wiki (the one used for CMake, ITK, and VTK). Fortunately Goodwin noticed
>> that and removed the content. Thanks Goodwin. The user SssSss will be
>> blocked for one year.
>>
>> So, if anybody notices spam appearing in the Wiki, let me know and I
>> will block the user and remove the pages. This is not ultimate solution,
>> but it will work for a while. If it breaks, we will make Wiki invitation
>> only and read-only for other people.
>>
>> Again, thank you all for contributing to the Wiki.
>

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