Bug 63839 - Easier way to block senders
Summary: Easier way to block senders
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: kopete
Classification: Unmaintained
Component: general (show other bugs)
Version: unspecified
Platform: Compiled Sources Linux
: NOR wishlist
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Kopete Developers
URL:
Keywords:
: 64163 90756 121043 121365 (view as bug list)
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Reported: 2003-09-07 07:26 UTC by Casey Allen Shobe
Modified: 2006-08-28 14:18 UTC (History)
6 users (show)

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Description Casey Allen Shobe 2003-09-07 07:26:35 UTC
Version:           0.7.1 (using KDE 3.1.3)
Installed from:    compiled sources
Compiler:          gcc version 3.2.2
OS:          Linux (i686) release 2.6.0-test4

When given the alternative to view or ignore a contact messaging you that's not on your list, it would be nice to have a 'block' option for people like messenger@microsoft.com, sexywebcom52353, etc.  This would alleviate the need to add keep the user for a time and then block them in a second step.
Comment 1 Olivier Goffart 2003-09-07 10:24:39 UTC
anyway, in CVS, you do not receive messages from messenger@microsoft.com  and 
you have an option to automaticaly block all contact who are not in your MSN 
contactlist   

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 57234 ***
Comment 2 Casey Allen Shobe 2003-09-07 17:15:53 UTC
Wrong, this bug is NOT a duplicate of that bug.  That bug requests a way to 
block everyone not on your contact list, which is a feature possible in AIM 
that I *hate*, and not what I want.  I want merely a way to block a *sender* 
at the point in time that they send me the very first message that creates the 
balloon-tip with the other two buttons on it. 
Comment 3 Olivier Goffart 2003-09-07 17:28:46 UTC
In MSN you can simply block it.  
 
And the bug 57234 include also the bug   58276 
and all theses duplicated bugs are about to request a plugin who filtre 
messages  
  
  
Comment 4 Casey Allen Shobe 2003-09-07 17:33:05 UTC
Okay, so this wishlist item depends on bug 58276 (basic contact-blocking 
capability), but this item is specifically for an ignore button on the 
balloon-popup, and is not a duplicate of either other report. 
Comment 5 Casey Allen Shobe 2003-09-10 18:28:03 UTC
> In MSN you can simply block it. 
 
And would you care to explain this?  I keep getting the message from Microsoft 
every time I fire up Kopete.  If I could block it, that would be great. 
Comment 6 Olivier Goffart 2003-09-10 18:45:12 UTC
Hehe, because microsoft don't allow you to block microsoft ;-) 
Update to kopete 0.7.2 and you will not receive anymore theses messages 
 
Comment 7 Casey Allen Shobe 2003-09-16 23:11:03 UTC
Again, this item is specifically for an ignore button on the balloon-popup, and 
is not a duplicate of either other report.  Reopening. 
Comment 8 Olivier Goffart 2003-09-17 09:43:35 UTC
There is *already* an ignore button on the balloon popup. 
Anyway, you will nto receive anymore messages from microsoft staff so you can 
block msn people. and you can block msn people not in your contactlist all in 
one (CVS) 
So i don't think this is an issue. 
Comment 9 Casey Allen Shobe 2003-09-17 13:14:57 UTC
This bug report has nothing to do with Microsoft.  I was just using it as an 
example because that's what was annoying me at the time. 
 
I also get a lot of random messages from nicks like 'sexygirl536' etc. 
 
There is a button to ignore just that message, but there is not a button to 
block the sender of the message from sending any further messages. 
Comment 10 Olivier Goffart 2003-09-17 14:19:00 UTC
do you want this balloon to take all your screen? 
how many button do you want here? 
 
does sexygirl536 send you so many messages? generaly with spam, it's only 
once. 
 
Comment 11 Casey Allen Shobe 2003-09-17 19:22:19 UTC
> do you want this balloon to take all your screen? 
 
Is that what I asked for?  No.  I asked for one more small button. 
 
> how many button do you want here? 
 
Three. 
 
> generaly with spam, it's only once. 
 
I don't know what sort of spam you've been getting, but apparently it's a world 
different from my spam.  Not only that, but old contacts might message you, or 
people you recognize pestering you from some new account, etc.  There's all 
sorts of reasons people want to block messages. 
 
Anyways...when I think more on it, all I really want is an easier way to block 
unwanted people with the minimum effort required.  Right now it's painfully 
difficult.  Click View, up pops a new window/tab - Click Chat, click Contacts, 
click the Contact name, click Block - close Window.  That's six steps :\.  If 
there could be a toolbar icon in single-user chats for Block, that would cut 
the number of steps in half, which would be a huge improvement. 
 
Not quite as convenient as a single-step, but perhaps single-step doesn't 
really make sense for this option, since it would be too easy to click by 
mistake instead of View, and I'm not sure how one goes about unblocking people. 
Comment 12 Stefan Gehn 2003-09-17 20:16:59 UTC
ever thought about clicking on the contact list entry? block is in the contacts 
context-menu if the protocol supports blocking. 
Comment 13 Casey Allen Shobe 2003-09-17 20:39:18 UTC
> ever thought about clicking on the contact list entry? block is in the 
> contacts context-menu if the protocol supports blocking.  
 
Yes, I did, before I found the obfuscated block option in the chat window.  But 
it seems *really* rediculous to have to add a contact to my list before I can 
block them.  That's quite a number more steps.  Sure they show up for a moment 
as "not in list" but they disappear when I click Ignore, and I shouldn't have 
to click View to bring up a window just so I can close it just so I can have 
the user temporarily in the contact list so that I can delete them that way. 
 
It's just messy. 
Comment 14 Casey Allen Shobe 2003-09-17 20:45:33 UTC
What about a per-protocol / per-single|group chat toolbar extension, since all 
of the protocols might support different things that should be conveniently 
accessible? 
 
GAIM has a nice obvious Block button in any given chat dialogue, which appears 
for protocols that support it in single-user mode.  So does the official AIM, 
and a few other messagers I've used.  When you want to block somebody, you 
don't want to spend 5 minutes hunting for where the feature is.  I found it, 
but it took a couple minutes.  It's certainly less intuitive for less 
persistant users. 
Comment 15 Richard Smith 2004-10-05 13:56:18 UTC
*** Bug 90756 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 16 Roie Kerstein 2004-10-05 22:20:12 UTC
I don't understand why blacklist is implemented protocol specific?
Why should not it be implemented in kopetelib?
Moreover, this way the block is done per contact. In kopetelib it could be done per metacontact. This makes more sense, as if I would like to block someone, I would block all the contacts he posesses.
What do you think, gentlemen?

BTW at the moment I elegantly ignore the problem of blocking users not in list without adding them.
Comment 17 Jason Keirstead 2004-10-05 22:32:35 UTC
On October 5, 2004 05:20 pm, Roie Kerstein wrote:
> 22:20 ------- I don't understand why blacklist is implemented protocol
> specific? Why should not it be implemented in kopetelib?

It needs ot be protocol specific because some protocols, like MSN, ICQ, 
support server-side ignore, whil eothers do not.

What should be done is, there is a b"blacklisting interface", with a defaul 
timplementation in libkopete that just uses a list of some osrt. Then the 
protocols can re-impliment it if they desire for their own server-side 
methods.


Comment 18 Roie Kerstein 2004-10-05 22:44:12 UTC
I know that, but I don't take this as a reason.
In my opinion, when we get a spam message, kopete can quietly discard it, and let the spammer bang his head in the wall (does not sound so good in english :().
No spammer will ever send so many messages, in a manner that can effect the performance of kopete or the network bandwidth. Therefore, ignoring them will do no harm from the point of view of our kopete user, in which we have interest.

I will implement the blacklist of metacontacts in libkopete.
I will not touch the protocol-specific blocking, as these may co-exist.
Any objections?
Comment 19 Richard Smith 2004-10-05 22:55:05 UTC
CVS commit by lilachaze: 

Added section about a blacklisting interface, and my comments on it, after a
quote from Jason.
CCMAIL: 63839@bugs.kde.org


  M +15 -0     API-TODO   1.16


--- kdenetwork/kopete/libkopete/API-TODO  #1.15:1.16
@@ -238,2 +238,17 @@
   contactable contact; the invitaiton is transported to Kopete.
 - in Kopete, in the chat window, an "tools" menu, with all possible actions.
+
+
+
+ Blacklist support:
+====================
+
+<brunes> What should be done is, there is a "blacklisting interface", with a
+         default implementation in libkopete that just uses a list of some
+         sort. Then the protocols can re-implement it if they desire for their
+         own server-side methods.
+
+<lilachaze> Implementation: I'm thinking of a class Blacklister, and a function
+            Blacklister &KopeteAccount::blacklister(). Seems cleaner than having
+            the default implementation in KopeteAccount, which would smell of
+            Refused Bequest.


Comment 20 Richard Smith 2004-10-06 23:32:40 UTC
See also bugs 64163 and 81510. Note that IRC really needs more than just blacklisting at the contact level (I forgot about this).
Comment 21 Jason Keirstead 2004-10-07 01:09:54 UTC
On October 6, 2004 06:32 pm, Richard Smith wrote:
> Note that IRC really needs more than
> just blacklisting at the contact level (I forgot about this).

What did you mean by this Richard? I don't see how IRC is different than any 
others in this respect.

Unless you mean it needs the ability to also do ignores on host-based 
wildcards like other clients. I would purport that this would already fit 
into the existing proposed APIs that take a QString contactId - a QString 
that could just as easily contain *@foo.com. It would be up to the 
implimenting class - aka IRC account - to interpret this string, so it would 
work fine.

Comment 22 Mathias Homann 2005-12-04 21:35:31 UTC
so, where IS this blacklisting thing?
it's been 14 months since the last comment on this bug.
Comment 23 Thiago Macieira 2006-02-02 20:08:51 UTC
Been ASSIGNED for too long.
Comment 24 Thiago Macieira 2006-02-02 20:10:18 UTC
*** Bug 64163 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 25 Thiago Macieira 2006-02-02 20:10:20 UTC
*** Bug 121043 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 26 Thiago Macieira 2006-02-04 17:36:34 UTC
*** Bug 121365 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 27 Oded Arbel 2006-04-11 00:18:57 UTC
Is this issue about a non-protocol-specific blacklisting feature, or about the sorely missed "block" option in chat boxes ?
Comment 28 Mathias Homann 2006-04-11 07:43:24 UTC
both, it seems; as well as about a "block messages from people not in contact list by default" feature...
Comment 29 Oded Arbel 2006-04-11 12:57:01 UTC
On Tuesday, 11 בApril 2006 08:43, Mathias Homann wrote:
> ------- both, it seems; 


Is anyone working on any of these features ?

> as well as about a "block messages from 
> people not in contact list by default" feature...


I thought this is already implemented ?
Comment 30 Mathias Homann 2006-04-11 13:17:38 UTC
if this has been implemented by now, it has been hidden very well...
Comment 31 Arne Goetje 2006-05-10 05:40:16 UTC
I don't see any blocking function for ICQ in teh menus... and I get lots of spam from automated spam bots using the ICQ protocol... they use a bunch of ICQ accounts, but always the same ones... this is annoying, can someone please implement a proper blocking feature for ICQ? I'm using version 0.11.2 (Debian unstable), btw...
Comment 32 Roman Jarosz 2006-05-11 10:20:10 UTC
Blocking function for ICQ is implemented in version 0.12
Comment 33 Mathias Homann 2006-05-16 23:21:29 UTC
then when will 0.12 be released? with kde4?

and will this icq blocking also help me with blocking anyone that is not on my contact list?

because, i'm getting 5-10 icq spams from unknown and constantly changing senders, which makes it rather useless to block one specific uin.
Comment 34 Casey Allen Shobe 2006-05-17 00:14:27 UTC
Turn off your web presence (universal messaging center or something) option in the icq prefs.  It's off by default afaik.  When you set it properly you won't be able to see your online presence on the web, and the spam magically disappears.
Comment 35 Sebastian Turzański 2006-07-26 11:24:03 UTC
 in yahoo i keep getting stupid spam from bots - why can't we have a simple "block/ignore" button in a chat window? 
now if i want to block a contact i first have to add this contact to my friednlist-  but why do I have to have bots in my friend list only to block them?
Comment 36 Mathias Homann 2006-07-26 11:38:01 UTC
thats why i keep saying a "block non-contacts by default" option is needed...
Comment 37 Sebastian Turzański 2006-07-26 13:03:55 UTC
No ,You misunderstood me. 

I want people that are not on my contact list to be able to message me but as soon as i find out that they're NOT my old forgotten friends or some new friends i want to be able to block them without adding them to my contactlist 
Comment 38 Mathias Homann 2006-08-02 11:13:36 UTC
if anyone would actually be willing to look into this, instead of holding pseudo-religious discussions about it, we could even have both:
1. a global config option "block people not on my contact list"
2. a "block this sender" button on the message popup (which obviously would work only with 1. turned off).
Comment 39 Andre Duffeck 2006-08-27 23:21:46 UTC
SVN commit 577924 by duffeck:

Import Privacy Plugin into svn.
This plugin allows flexible filtering of messages by sender and/or by content.
FEATURE: 63839


 M  +1 -0      CMakeLists.txt  
 A             privacy (directory)  
 AM            privacy/CMakeLists.txt  
 AM            privacy/kopete_privacy.desktop  
 AM            privacy/kopete_privacy_config.desktop  
 AM            privacy/privacyconfig.kcfg  
 AM            privacy/privacyconfig.kcfgc  
 AM            privacy/privacydialog.ui  
 AM            privacy/privacymessagehandler.cpp   [License: LGPL (v2+)]
 AM            privacy/privacymessagehandler.h   [License: LGPL (v2+)]
 AM            privacy/privacyplugin.cpp   [License: GPL (v2+)]
 AM            privacy/privacyplugin.h   [License: GPL (v2+)]
 AM            privacy/privacypreferences.cpp   [License: GPL (v2+)]
 AM            privacy/privacypreferences.h   [License: GPL (v2+)]


--- trunk/KDE/kdenetwork/kopete/plugins/CMakeLists.txt #577923:577924
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 add_subdirectory( alias ) 
 add_subdirectory( addbookmarks ) 
 #add_subdirectory( statistics ) 
+add_subdirectory( privacy )
 
 if( LIBXML2_FOUND AND LIBXSLT_FOUND )
   add_subdirectory( webpresence )
** trunk/KDE/kdenetwork/kopete/plugins/privacy/CMakeLists.txt #property svn:executable
   + *
** trunk/KDE/kdenetwork/kopete/plugins/privacy/kopete_privacy.desktop #property svn:executable
   + *
** trunk/KDE/kdenetwork/kopete/plugins/privacy/kopete_privacy_config.desktop #property svn:executable
   + *
** trunk/KDE/kdenetwork/kopete/plugins/privacy/privacyconfig.kcfg #property svn:executable
   + *
** trunk/KDE/kdenetwork/kopete/plugins/privacy/privacyconfig.kcfgc #property svn:executable
   + *
** trunk/KDE/kdenetwork/kopete/plugins/privacy/privacydialog.ui #property svn:executable
   + *
** trunk/KDE/kdenetwork/kopete/plugins/privacy/privacymessagehandler.cpp #property svn:executable
   + *
** trunk/KDE/kdenetwork/kopete/plugins/privacy/privacymessagehandler.h #property svn:executable
   + *
** trunk/KDE/kdenetwork/kopete/plugins/privacy/privacyplugin.cpp #property svn:executable
   + *
** trunk/KDE/kdenetwork/kopete/plugins/privacy/privacyplugin.h #property svn:executable
   + *
** trunk/KDE/kdenetwork/kopete/plugins/privacy/privacypreferences.cpp #property svn:executable
   + *
** trunk/KDE/kdenetwork/kopete/plugins/privacy/privacypreferences.h #property svn:executable
   + *
Comment 40 Mathias Homann 2006-08-28 13:08:23 UTC
lemmy@gildor:/usr/src/packages/SOURCES> LANG="" svn co svn://anonsvn.kde.org/home/kde/branches/kopete/0.12
svn: URL 'svn://anonsvn.kde.org/home/kde/branches/kopete/0.12' doesn't exist
Comment 41 Chani 2006-08-28 14:07:20 UTC
> ------- Additional Comments From admin eregion de  2006-08-28 13:08 -------
> lemmy gildor:/usr/src/packages/SOURCES> LANG="" svn co svn://anonsvn.kde.org/home/kde/branches/kopete/0.12
> svn: URL 'svn://anonsvn.kde.org/home/kde/branches/kopete/0.12' doesn't exist\


0.12 is back in kde, just check it out from the same place as kdenetwork.
http://kopete.kde.org/svnaccess.php
Comment 42 Matt Rogers 2006-08-28 14:18:46 UTC
This code will not be in KDE 3.5. It's KDE 4 only.