23 Apr
2013
23 Apr
'13
7:12 p.m.
On Sun, Mar 24, 2013 at 11:37:53PM +0100, Lukas Fleischer wrote:
I analyzed recent additions to the AUR user database in the hope of finding a way to delete all spammer accounts.
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My suggestion is:
1. Set the password field of these accounts to "", so that they will no longer be able to login. They can still use the password reset form.
2. Delete all accounts that still have an empty password field in ~2 weeks.
Purged. I will make up (and execute) a SQL query to sync the number of votes, which are stored separately, later.
If there are any objections or alternative suggestions, please let me know. Otherwise, I will unset password fields before I re-enable the registration form (on Tuesday, 2013-03-26).
Regards, Lukas