Comment Spam
I’ve upgraded one of the two tools I use on my WordPress blog to block comment spam.
Bad Behavior is a set of PHP scripts that attempts to block spam bots from even getting access to the comment area of my site. Unfortunately, it sometimes blocks real users. If you’re a real person and you are blocked from adding comments, please let me know. There’s a mailto: link in the left hand column in the ‘Links’ section.
Between Akismet and Bad Behavior, I’m preventing more than 1,000 spam attempts each week. Less than a dozen have managed to bypass the filters and actually get posted, but none have survived more that a few hours before being deleted.
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Quix0r wrote:
There is a nice option “Comment author must have a previously approved comment”. Switch this on.
Additionally install the plug-in Impostercide from skippy.net to prevent spammers abusing approved email/author combinations (they may know Matt Muellenweg’s combination and many other well-known blogger’s and may give it a try).
Self-moderation by the comment author’s themselve through a confirmation link sent to their email address may also help. You can find it on the same blog.
Posted on 21-Dec-06 at 2:20 am | Permalink
First Million Challenge wrote:
Comment Spam Hits First Million Challenge
Well, I chose to trust the better nature of my visitors when I first started this blog and allowed comments to be posted without moderation. The reason is mainly because I believe some people will jump in joy over seeing their comments appear upon refr…
Posted on 21-Dec-06 at 1:53 pm | Permalink
Mary from Boise wrote:
Hi Jerry–Nothing to do with your latest post, but I want to recommend a book to you. It’s called The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression by Andrew Soloman
I have been reading it and this writer is so eloquent. I’ve found it to be very therapeutic for me. I know you’ve had some rough times over the past several months, and as someone who struggles with depression, I’ve felt a lot of empathy when I’ve read of your struggles. I just wanted to share this book with you and hope maybe it might help you as it has me.
Cheers, and a blessed solstice/Christmas/holiday, etc. to you.
Posted on 22-Dec-06 at 7:26 am | Permalink
Jerry wrote:
Thanks Mary, I’ll look for it.
Posted on 22-Dec-06 at 10:52 am | Permalink
Peafrog wrote:
Another book you might like is “Hello To All That - A memoir of war, zoloft and peace” by John Falk. Good writer.
Posted on 28-Dec-06 at 9:19 am | Permalink