On Sat, Mar 17, 2012 at 14:46, Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us> wrote:
> After my pg_upgrade commit yesterday, I started receiving dozens of spam
> emails from github. I am not sure if it was because I was the
> committer, or because I am subscribed to the github postgres feed.
>
> Anyway, the spam has a URL at the bottom --- if you click on
> notifications on that page, you can see the spam, and if you click on
> the user name, and then under the tools gear icon, you can block the
> user or report them for spam (I recommend both).
>
> Eventually you will get an email stating they are investigating the
> user. I assume they will eventually figure out how to block this, but
> for now, I thought other github subscribers and committers should know
> about the problem.
I have had this issue for well over a week by now. They don't seem
particularly keen on actually fixing it - they seem mostly happy with
having it removed from their website after the fact.
I find the more efficient solution to go into your own github account
settings under "notification center" and just turn it all off.
--
Magnus Hagander
Me: http://www.hagander.net/
Work: http://www.redpill-linpro.com/
