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

[Berk Geveci]

I am getting all mine from Sebastien :-) It would be very nice to
trace this but I have no idea how. All I can say is that I am pretty
sure I don't have a virus on my linux box (which is the only machine
that has my e-mail account).


On Tue, 07 Dec 2004 08:31:05 +0100, John Biddiscombe (CSCS)
<biddisco at cscs.ch> wrote:
> 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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