response 3 of 68:

Jul 26 14:28 UTC 2007

I think this solution is trying to stop the "killing off Grex" that
occurred when the only way to use grex was through Backtalk.  

Those of us who use ssh or telnet for anything:  mail, conferencing,
unix, were totally shut out while the latest attack was going on.  It
was not visible to backtalk users, but the vandal had literally shut
down Grex to the point that staff could not get in remotely to do
anything.  

In my mind, that will kill off Grex faster than vetting new users.  In
addition the previous vandal attack was directed at discouraging people
from using Backtalk.  By flooding the conferences with the auto-posting
script, the vandal stopped all conversations on Grex for several days.


I don't see how leaving newuser open will keep Grex alive.