A Solution for Spam without allowing users Delete capability

Everything related to Hesk - helpdesk software

Moderator: mkoch227

Post Reply
Lisaweb
Posts: 94
Joined: Sun Sep 25, 2011 3:23 pm

A Solution for Spam without allowing users Delete capability

Post by Lisaweb »

Hi,

Thought I'd share a solution we came up for Spam or other junk being piped into the system, without giving our users the ability to delete tickets.

I created a Category called "Spam", assigning only Admin access to manage it. But all users are allowed to assign tickets to it (by making sure their settings allow them the ability to change ticket category).

They can then throw tickets into the Spam category, and in their view, it's the same as deleting it. I can then go in, and after reviewing them, delete them at will.

That way, if a user accidentally "deletes" a ticket by moving it to "Spam", we can always get it back. Problem solved. :-)
- Lisa
Klemen
Site Admin
Posts: 10136
Joined: Fri Feb 11, 2005 4:04 pm

Re: A Solution for Spam without allowing users Delete capabi

Post by Klemen »

Good idea, thanks for sharing. Might be worth thinking through the possibility of including a "spam" folder/category by default.

However, I would recommend having your email address first scanned by a filter (like SpamAssasin) before being piped.
Klemen, creator of HESK and PHPJunkyardWas this helpful? You can buy me a drink here Image

Image You should follow me on Twitter here

Help desk software | Cloud help desk | Guestbook | Link manager | Click counter | more PHP Scripts ...

Also browse for php hosting companies, read php books, find php resources and use webmaster tools
Lisaweb
Posts: 94
Joined: Sun Sep 25, 2011 3:23 pm

Re: A Solution for Spam without allowing users Delete capabi

Post by Lisaweb »

Thanks Klemen, yes we already use ASSP on our server. Most of the tickets are duplicates, or other misc things that come in.
- Lisa
Post Reply