Re: #guile on irc

[Matt Wette <matt.wette@gmail.com>]

> On Aug 17, 2017, at 6:26 AM, Craig Maloney <craig@decafbad.net> wrote:
> 
> * Matt Wette (matt.wette@gmail.com) wrote:
>> Hi All,
>> 
>> I arrived at my computer this morning to see I was banned from freenode. 
>> This was due to spam, which I did not do.  If there was spam coming from my 
>> nickname I know nothing of it.  I apologize if I let my computer get hacked in
>> some way, but I don’t believe that is the source.There was no record of spam 
>> on my client (emacs erc).
>> 
> 
> There was an issue on freenode related to spambots:
> 
> 02:39:26 freenode -- kline (~kline@freenode/staff/enucs.kline): [global
> notice] Hi there: freenode is experiencing a large quantity
> of spam. If you receive links from users you don't recognise, please do
> not open them. If you are affected, please set usermode +R 
> to block messages from unidentified users.
> 
> 02:40:10 freenode -- kline (~kline@freenode/staff/enucs.kline): [global
> notice] Additionally, while working to minimise this spam,  
> staff error led to the majority of the network receiving a temporary
> K-Line (network ban). The ban has since been lifted and those  
> affected should be able to reconnect. Please accept our apologies, and
> contact us if you, or someone you know, still cannot connect.
> 
> 06:22:48 freenode -- christel
> (christel@freenode/staff/exherbo.christel): [Global Notice] In light of
> the wave of spambots sending
> links to child pornography images, we have chosen to update our default
> umodes to include +R (blocking messages from unregistered  
> users). To allow such messages, /mode yournick -R. Apologies for the
> disruption and the inconvenience.
> 
> 
> Hope this clarifies what happened.
> 
> --
>  Craig Maloney  (craig@decafbad.net)  http://decafbad.net <http://decafbad.net/>

Thanks.  Operation seems back to normal now. — Matt