[Noisebridge-discuss] How can I circumvent the schtoopid uploadfile format restrictions?!? (Re: PIR sensor docs)

[Christoph Maier]

On Sun, 2009-04-19 at 17:50 -0700, Rachel McConnell wrote:
> Lee Sonko wrote:
> >  This brings up the issue of the openness of the wiki. I run a few wikis and
> > found the only real way to keep bad people away is to personally dole out
> > logins :-(.   It's the relentless spammers. Once they find a wiki, no amount
> > of spam proofing technology will stop them without constant vigilence and
> > effort.

I see your point ... so there's actually a valid reason to be
restrictive with uploadable file formats. 

> Noisebridge wiki has been around for some time and I have never seen
> spam on it.  The assumed reason for this is that it uses SSL, or at
> least spam prevention is why it's https not http.  There is no
> registration hurdle nor, in fact, is registration required to edit, so
> it looks like this is working.  So far.
> 
> Rachel

Well, if you try to upload a file, only certain file formats are
allowed,
which is a hassle.

For example, you can upload
https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Image:Spam.jpg
with no problem whatsoever, 
but a plain ASCII text file will give you a headache, so workarounds
like
https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/PIR_motion_sensor_frontend_SPICE_simulation
or
https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Image:PIR_review_001.doc
are necessary. 

:-P

Christoph