{"id":39,"date":"2011-08-16T13:40:16","date_gmt":"2011-08-16T13:40:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/devzing.com\/blog2\/avoid-spam-make-bugzilla-private\/"},"modified":"2015-03-04T23:07:06","modified_gmt":"2015-03-04T23:07:06","slug":"avoid-spam-make-bugzilla-private","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devzing.com\/blog\/index.php\/avoid-spam-make-bugzilla-private\/","title":{"rendered":"Avoid Spam: Make Bugzilla Private"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bugzilla is a great bug tracking system. But when you open an account, it doesn\u2019t automatically have your privacy in mind. In fact without taking a couple short steps, your email addresses will actually be visible to the public. This is an open invitation to spam.<\/p>\n

Consider what the Privacy Notice email says:<\/p>\n

PRIVACY NOTICE: Bugzilla is an open bug tracking system. Activity on most bugs, including email addresses, will be visible to the public. We recommend using a secondary account or free web email service (such as Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail, or similar) to avoid receiving spam at your primary email address.<\/em><\/p>\n

Yikes! Why use the software at all? I have to set up new email accounts just to accommodate all the spam I\u2019ll get?<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t despair. There are only a couple steps you need to take to make your Bugzilla private.<\/p>\n

From the Bugzilla Main Page, follow this..<\/p>\n

Administration -> Parameters -> User Authentication<\/strong><\/p>\n

Scroll down the page to this field:<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/div>\n

Hit the \u201cON\u201d button. (You want to turn on the requirelogin feature.)<\/p>\n

Next find this field:<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/div>\n

Delete the contents of the field. (Delete the \u201c .* \u201c)<\/p>\n

There you go! Two easy steps.<\/p>\n

Spam can be a headache. As an administrator you want to keep all activity on Bugzilla private, for yourself and all involved with your project. Take these two steps first.<\/p>\n

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