On Sun, 29 Mar 2015 02:45:34 +0900, Yang Yu wrote: Because ultimately the only way to deal with the spammers coming in is to start blocking the addresses. We only block ranges after a significant number of spam posts come in from a particular range. We tried an experiment at the start of the year and unblocked all of the blocked ranges. Almost immediately, we received a LOT of spam from those blocked ranges, confirming that blocking the ranges was the right move. We have to manage the community somehow; how would you suggest spammers be dealt with, if not preventing them from posting in the forums? It's not "censorship" - it's community management, and it's something we *have* to do, or we end up with tons of spam in the forums, watering down the actual content. Sorry this inconveniences you personally - talk to your ISP about doing something about the amount of spam that originates from them - like answering e-mails to their abuse address. Since you're a customer of theirs, they're more likely to listen to you than to listen to us. Jim -- Jim Henderson Please keep on-topic replies on the list so everyone benefits -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-project+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, email: opensuse-project+owner(a)opensuse.org