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Via a .htaccess file in the root wiki directory, 403 Forbidden errors are returned to anyone connecting with a blank user agent.
 
Via a .htaccess file in the root wiki directory, 403 Forbidden errors are returned to anyone connecting with a blank user agent.
  
==Spamblocking methods to add==
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==Spamblocking methods to add now==
*[http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:ConfirmEdit ConfirmEdit], and see additional details [http://www.umasswiki.com/wiki/UMassWiki:Blocking_Spam_in_MediaWiki#ConfirmEdit here].
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*review DefaultSettings.php for info to add to LocalSettings.php
 
*[http://www.umasswiki.com/wiki/UMassWiki:Bad_Behavior_2_Extended Bad Behavior 2 Extended]
 
*[http://www.umasswiki.com/wiki/UMassWiki:Bad_Behavior_2_Extended Bad Behavior 2 Extended]
*[http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:ReCAPTCHA ReCAPTCHA]
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*set $wgEnableSorbs = true in LocalSettings.php;
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==Spamblocking methods to add if the above does not suffice==
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*[http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:ConfirmEdit ConfirmEdit], and see additional details [http://www.umasswiki.com/wiki/UMassWiki:Blocking_Spam_in_MediaWiki#ConfirmEdit here]. Will probably also need to use [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:ReCAPTCHA ReCAPTCHA].
  
 
==External resources for handling wiki spam==
 
==External resources for handling wiki spam==

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