ANN: eGenix Antispam Bot for Telegram 0.2.0

[alister]

On Mon, 4 Apr 2022 14:40:57 +0200, eGenix Team wrote:

> ________________________________________________________________________
> 
> ANNOUNCING
> 
>                     eGenix Antispam Bot for Telegram
> 
>                             Version 0.2.0
> 
>                A simple, yet effective bot implementation
>                     to address Telegram signup spam.
> 
> This announcement is also available on our web-site for online reading:
> https://www.egenix.com/company/news/eGenix-Antispam-Bot-for-
Telegram-0.2.0-GA.html
> 
> ________________________________________________________________________
> 
> INTRODUCTION
> 
> eGenix has long been running a local user group meeting in Düsseldorf
> called Python Meeting Düsseldorf and we are using a Telegram group for
> most of our communication.
> 
> In the early days, the group worked well and we only had few spammers
> joining it, which we could well handle manually.
> 
> More recently, this has changed dramatically. We are seeing between 2-5
> spam signups per day, often at night. Furthermore, the signups accounts
> are not always easy to spot as spammers, since they often come with
> profile images, descriptions, etc.
> 
> With the bot, we now have a more flexible way of dealing with the
> problem.
> 
> Please see our project page for details and download links:
> 
>     https://www.egenix.com/library/telegram-antispam-bot/
> 
> ________________________________________________________________________
> 
> FEATURES
> 
>  * Low impact mode of operation: the bot tries to keep noise in the
>    group to a minimum
> 
>  * Several challenge mechanisms to choose from, more can be added as
>    needed
> 
>  * Flexible and easy to use configuration
> 
>  * Only needs a few MB of RAM, so can easily be put into a container or
>    run on a Raspberry Pi
> 
>  * Can handle quite a bit of load due to the async implementation
> 
>  * Works with Python 3.9+
> 
>  * MIT open source licensed
> 
> ________________________________________________________________________
> 
> NEWS
> 
> The 0.2.0 release is the first public release of the bot.
> 
> It has been battle-tested in production for more than a month already
> and is proving to be a really useful tool to help with Telegram group
> administration.
> 
> _______________________________________________________________________
> 
> INFORMATION
> 
> About eGenix (http://www.egenix.com/):
> 
>     eGenix is a database focused software project, consulting and
>     product company delivering expert services and professional quality
>     products for companies, Python users and developers.
> 
> About Python (http://www.python.org/):
> 
>     Python is an object-oriented Open Source programming language which
>     runs on all modern platforms. By integrating ease-of-use, clarity in
>     coding, enterprise application connectivity and rapid application
>     design, Python establishes an ideal programming platform for today's
>     IT challenges.
> 
> Enjoy,
> --
> Marc-Andre Lemburg eGenix.com
> 
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Classic, spam a news group with an add for anti spam software
can you even spell irony?

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