Comments on: Blog Spam is a Pain http://blog.joshuaeichorn.com/archives/2005/10/05/blog-spam-is-a-pain/ The weblog of Joshua Eichorn, AJAX, PHP and Open Source Thu, 04 Dec 2008 05:16:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Joshua Eichorn http://blog.joshuaeichorn.com/archives/2005/10/05/blog-spam-is-a-pain/#comment-5117 Joshua Eichorn Mon, 17 Oct 2005 16:34:28 +0000 http://blog.joshuaeichorn.com/archives/2005/10/05/blog-spam-is-a-pain/#comment-5117 Jim: what do you use for #1, seems like it would be a lot of work to do that by hand. I don't like captcha so i'd like to avoid them if possible, they always take me 2 or 3 tries to get right. And I already pretty much do #3 no spam has failed to be moderated i just don't like have a queue full of it. Jim: what do you use for #1, seems like it would be a lot of work to do that by hand.

I don’t like captcha so i’d like to avoid them if possible, they always take me 2 or 3 tries to get right.

And I already pretty much do #3 no spam has failed to be moderated i just don’t like have a queue full of it.

]]> By: jim plush http://blog.joshuaeichorn.com/archives/2005/10/05/blog-spam-is-a-pain/#comment-5116 jim plush Mon, 17 Oct 2005 16:29:37 +0000 http://blog.joshuaeichorn.com/archives/2005/10/05/blog-spam-is-a-pain/#comment-5116 I started getting alot and found that these 3 things cut it down to 0 1. track referers and filter out ips/hostnames propogating the spam (alot are dumbenough to be obvious) 2. put a captcha image in the form submission 3. don't allow any links to be published automatically I started getting alot and found that these 3 things cut it down to 0

1. track referers and filter out ips/hostnames propogating the spam (alot are dumbenough to be obvious)

2. put a captcha image in the form submission

3. don’t allow any links to be published automatically

]]> By: Amit Gupta http://blog.joshuaeichorn.com/archives/2005/10/05/blog-spam-is-a-pain/#comment-5101 Amit Gupta Mon, 10 Oct 2005 06:18:26 +0000 http://blog.joshuaeichorn.com/archives/2005/10/05/blog-spam-is-a-pain/#comment-5101 Travis Swicegood: <blockquote> Guys… just drop WP and start using b2evolution you’ll be set. :) Seriously, I think it’s got one of the better spam catchers. </blockquote> well, if you just want out-of-box protection, then this is not for you, else there's <a href="http://unknowngenius.com/blog/wordpress/spam-karma/" rel="nofollow">Spam Karma 2</a> which has almost 100% success rate!! :) Travis Swicegood:

Guys… just drop WP and start using b2evolution you’ll be set. :) Seriously, I think it’s got one of the better spam catchers.

well, if you just want out-of-box protection, then this is not for you, else there’s Spam Karma 2 which has almost 100% success rate!! :)

]]> By: Christine K http://blog.joshuaeichorn.com/archives/2005/10/05/blog-spam-is-a-pain/#comment-5098 Christine K Sun, 09 Oct 2005 07:19:37 +0000 http://blog.joshuaeichorn.com/archives/2005/10/05/blog-spam-is-a-pain/#comment-5098 I've found WP-Hashcash to be VERY effective at stopping spam. I only get 3-5 comments that actually make it into the queue for me to deal with, and 0 make it into the site itself. http://elliottback.com/wp/archives/2005/05/11/wordpress-hashcash-20/ I’ve found WP-Hashcash to be VERY effective at stopping spam. I only get 3-5 comments that actually make it into the queue for me to deal with, and 0 make it into the site itself.

http://elliottback.com/wp/archives/2005/05/11/wordpress-hashcash-20/

]]> By: Joshua Eichorn http://blog.joshuaeichorn.com/archives/2005/10/05/blog-spam-is-a-pain/#comment-5092 Joshua Eichorn Thu, 06 Oct 2005 14:55:15 +0000 http://blog.joshuaeichorn.com/archives/2005/10/05/blog-spam-is-a-pain/#comment-5092 Jason: odd isn't, that even though no spam ever gets onto the site they don't stop. Travis: Look around the site, custom templates, integration pieces with external pages, there is no upgrade thats worth it unless everything is just going to work, and I b2evolution and wordpress might be related but they are much to distance to help me in that case. Luca: Bad Behavior does look interesting, it would make sense that all this spamming comes from the same couple bots. Aaron: I'm going to try Bad Behavior first but if that doesn't work i'll ask for your list Jason: odd isn’t, that even though no spam ever gets onto the site they don’t stop.

Travis: Look around the site, custom templates, integration pieces with external pages, there is no upgrade thats worth it unless everything is just going to work, and I b2evolution and wordpress might be related but they are much to distance to help me in that case.

Luca: Bad Behavior does look interesting, it would make sense that all this spamming comes from the same couple bots.

Aaron: I’m going to try Bad Behavior first but if that doesn’t work i’ll ask for your list

]]> By: Aaron Wormus http://blog.joshuaeichorn.com/archives/2005/10/05/blog-spam-is-a-pain/#comment-5088 Aaron Wormus Thu, 06 Oct 2005 09:11:30 +0000 http://blog.joshuaeichorn.com/archives/2005/10/05/blog-spam-is-a-pain/#comment-5088 I usually put the domains or unique parts of the domains in the kill list, it isn't as effective, but usually works. I have a VERY extensive kill list which blocks at least a couple hundred blog spams a day... if you want it drop me an email :) I usually put the domains or unique parts of the domains in the kill list, it isn’t as effective, but usually works.

I have a VERY extensive kill list which blocks at least a couple hundred blog spams a day… if you want it drop me an email :)

]]> By: Luca Zappa http://blog.joshuaeichorn.com/archives/2005/10/05/blog-spam-is-a-pain/#comment-5085 Luca Zappa Thu, 06 Oct 2005 07:36:43 +0000 http://blog.joshuaeichorn.com/archives/2005/10/05/blog-spam-is-a-pain/#comment-5085 Some problems for my blog, I'm testing <a href="http://www.ioerror.us/software/bad-behavior/" rel="nofollow">Bad Behavior</a> ... good results for now. Some problems for my blog, I’m testing Bad Behavior … good results for now.

]]> By: Travis Swicegood http://blog.joshuaeichorn.com/archives/2005/10/05/blog-spam-is-a-pain/#comment-5082 Travis Swicegood Thu, 06 Oct 2005 02:14:42 +0000 http://blog.joshuaeichorn.com/archives/2005/10/05/blog-spam-is-a-pain/#comment-5082 Guys... just drop WP and start using b2evolution you'll be set. :) Seriously, I think it's got one of the better spam catchers. Set it up to poll b2evolution.net for an update to the anti-spam list once an hour (requires a cron job and wget or some other command line browser, but nothing too difficult) and you should catch the bulk of it. If you get hit first, when you tell b2e to kill it you're letting all the other blogs know what's happening too. Now if the interface was just as pretty as WP. Guys… just drop WP and start using b2evolution you’ll be set. :) Seriously, I think it’s got one of the better spam catchers. Set it up to poll b2evolution.net for an update to the anti-spam list once an hour (requires a cron job and wget or some other command line browser, but nothing too difficult) and you should catch the bulk of it. If you get hit first, when you tell b2e to kill it you’re letting all the other blogs know what’s happening too.

Now if the interface was just as pretty as WP.

]]> By: Jason Sweat http://blog.joshuaeichorn.com/archives/2005/10/05/blog-spam-is-a-pain/#comment-5080 Jason Sweat Thu, 06 Oct 2005 01:21:57 +0000 http://blog.joshuaeichorn.com/archives/2005/10/05/blog-spam-is-a-pain/#comment-5080 How about r|ngt0ne ? :) I just cleared out my queue a day or so ago and I already see over 130 SPAMS ready for the bit bucket :( How about r|ngt0ne ? :)

I just cleared out my queue a day or so ago and I already see over 130 SPAMS ready for the bit bucket :(

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