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diff --git a/extensions/SpamBlacklist/README b/extensions/SpamBlacklist/README index c017efb4..370a90b3 100644 --- a/extensions/SpamBlacklist/README +++ b/extensions/SpamBlacklist/README @@ -38,14 +38,16 @@ Compatibility ----------- This extension is primarily maintained to run on the latest release version -of MediaWiki (1.9.x as of this writing) and development versions. +of MediaWiki (1.22.x as of this writing) and development versions, however +the current version should work up to 1.21. -The current version *may* work as far back as 1.6.x, but will *not* work -with 1.5.x or older. You may be able to dig older versions out of the -Subversion repository which work with those versions, but if using -Wikimedia's blacklist file you will likely have problems with failure -due to the large size of the blacklist not being handled by old versions -of the code. +If you are using an older version of MediaWiki, you can checkout an +older release branch, for example MediaWiki 1.20 would use REL1_20. + +For even older versions, you may be able to dig older versions out of the +Git repository which work, but if using Wikimedia's blacklist file +you will likely have problems with failure due to the large size of the +blacklist not being handled by old versions of the code. File format @@ -142,6 +144,21 @@ A local whitelist can be maintained by creating a [[MediaWiki:Spam-whitelist]] page and listing hostnames in it, using the same format as the blacklists. URLs matching the whitelist will be ignored locally. +Logging +------- + +To aid with tracking which domains are being spammed, this extension has +multiple logging features. By default, hits are included in the standard +debug log (controlled by $wgDebugLogFile). You can grep for 'SpamBlacklistHit', +which includes the IP of the user and the URL they tried to submit. This +file is only availible for people with server access and includes private info. + +You can also enable logging to [[Special:Log]] by setting $wgLogSpamBlacklistHits to +true. This will include the account which tripped the blacklist, the page title the +edit was attempted on, and the specific URL. By default this log is only viewable +to wiki administrators, and you can grant other groups access by giving them the +"spamblacklistlog" permission. + Copyright --------- This extension and this documentation was written by Tim Starling and is |