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| author | Patricio Cano <suprnova32@gmail.com> | 2016-07-18 18:17:43 -0500 |
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| committer | Patricio Cano <suprnova32@gmail.com> | 2016-07-26 15:17:52 -0500 |
| commit | f7807c5b68b59f6a5b984ee64a6c82a3bd993d92 (patch) | |
| tree | 48e30fc7667ca0a2df6d67b9ee692aede869656d /doc/integration/akismet.md | |
| parent | 9c34fafb8b728358a516a25120aa5f28567eae48 (diff) | |
| download | gitlab-ce-f7807c5b68b59f6a5b984ee64a6c82a3bd993d92.tar.gz | |
Submit all issues on public projects to Akismet if enabled.
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diff --git a/doc/integration/akismet.md b/doc/integration/akismet.md index 52c1b0a75d8..99a28b493c9 100644 --- a/doc/integration/akismet.md +++ b/doc/integration/akismet.md @@ -1,12 +1,14 @@ # Akismet +> *Note:* Before 8.10 only issues submitted via the API and for non-project +members were submitted to Akismet. + GitLab leverages [Akismet](http://akismet.com) to protect against spam. Currently -GitLab uses Akismet to prevent users who are not members of a project from -creating spam via the GitLab API. Detected spam will be rejected, and -an entry in the "Spam Log" section in the Admin page will be created. +GitLab uses Akismet to prevent the creation of spam issues on public projects. Issues +created via the WebUI or the API can be submitted to Akismet for review. -> *Note:* As of 8.10 GitLab also submits issues created via the WebUI by non -project members to Akismet to prevent spam. +Detected spam will be rejected, and an entry in the "Spam Log" section in the +Admin page will be created. Privacy note: GitLab submits the user's IP and user agent to Akismet. Note that adding a user to a project will disable the Akismet check and prevent this |