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Pages with invalid external links syntax shouldn't be saved
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Description

Recent problems with zombie spambots adding links to a throwaway redirect domains are getting more
and more serious. Stupid edits like

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=GB&diff=prev&oldid=78391357

can be easily avoided by disallowing to save pages with non-MediaWiki link syntax such as <a
href="blahblah", [url=foobar] and [url]someurl[/url]. This will help to decrease the number of sites
that require blacklisting and stop most general spambots preemptively.

Version: unspecified
Severity: enhancement
URL: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=GB&diff=prev&oldid=78391357

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Reference
bz7435

Event Timeline

• bzimport raised the priority of this task from to Lowest.Nov 21 2014, 9:23 PM
• bzimport added a project: MediaWiki-Page-editing.
• bzimport set Reference to bz7435.
• bzimport added a subscriber: Unknown Object (MLST).
MaxSem created this task.Sep 29 2006, 2:34 PM
• bzimport added a comment.Sep 29 2006, 6:29 PM

jimmy.collins wrote:

*** Bug 7440 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

• bzimport added a comment.Nov 13 2006, 10:23 PM

naseejforums wrote:

hi

attachment missing in source

• bzimport added a comment.Nov 13 2006, 10:26 PM

naseejforums wrote:

Comment on attachment 2695

naseejh

• bzimport added a comment.Nov 13 2006, 10:27 PM

naseejforums wrote:

attachment missing in source

• bzimport added a comment.Nov 14 2006, 1:15 AM

skoon40 wrote:

ayna.php

attachment missing in source

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