Comments on: Blog Spam http://averyblog.com/net/blog-spam/ This is not the greatest tagline in the world... this is just a tribute. Mon, 11 Jan 2010 16:36:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: P Hansen http://averyblog.com/net/blog-spam/comment-page-1/#comment-71 P Hansen Wed, 07 Apr 2004 22:31:00 +0000 http://averyblog.infozerk.net/?p=48#comment-71 <p>What happens if someone has a cool website they have run across and want to tell others about? I have found lots of good sites through word of mouth! </p> What happens if someone has a cool website they have run across and want to tell others about? I have found lots of good sites through word of mouth!

]]> By: Doug Thews http://averyblog.com/net/blog-spam/comment-page-1/#comment-76 Doug Thews Thu, 15 Jan 2004 04:34:00 +0000 http://averyblog.infozerk.net/?p=48#comment-76 <p>Most of my blog spam revolves around a single post where I berated the number of spam e-mails I was receiving selling online drugs without a prescription. Once I put up that post, Ii started getting a bunch of posts that were links to drug selling sites.</p> <p><br></p> <p><br>I guess it's because (like Jeremy mentioned) of the post's page rank on search engines.</p> <p><br></p> <p><br>My two suggestions are:</p> <p><br></p> <p><br>#1. Use some kind of registration system</p> <p><br>#2. Have a pre-approval system that e-mails you when a comment is added, and waits for you to approve it</p> <p><br></p> <p><br>#2 might not be very popular because it doesn't allow for instant viewing of comments. #1 is probably where we're headed. I also use the IP banning properties of MovableType to kill off the repeat offenders.</p> Most of my blog spam revolves around a single post where I berated the number of spam e-mails I was receiving selling online drugs without a prescription. Once I put up that post, Ii started getting a bunch of posts that were links to drug selling sites.

I guess it’s because (like Jeremy mentioned) of the post’s page rank on search engines.

My two suggestions are:

#1. Use some kind of registration system

#2. Have a pre-approval system that e-mails you when a comment is added, and waits for you to approve it

#2 might not be very popular because it doesn’t allow for instant viewing of comments. #1 is probably where we’re headed. I also use the IP banning properties of MovableType to kill off the repeat offenders.

]]> By: Jeremy C. Wright http://averyblog.com/net/blog-spam/comment-page-1/#comment-75 Jeremy C. Wright Thu, 15 Jan 2004 01:19:00 +0000 http://averyblog.infozerk.net/?p=48#comment-75 <p>As an aside, the #1 idea really is the best way of doing things. Any large-source provider of forward-facing services (market leap for instance) will tell you that the number generators only stop the more simple bots.</p> <p><br></p> <p><br>Ones developed by... More ambitious interests, to put it lightly, are fully able to overcome them if it's in their interests.</p> As an aside, the #1 idea really is the best way of doing things. Any large-source provider of forward-facing services (market leap for instance) will tell you that the number generators only stop the more simple bots.

Ones developed by… More ambitious interests, to put it lightly, are fully able to overcome them if it’s in their interests.

]]> By: Jeremy C. Wright http://averyblog.com/net/blog-spam/comment-page-1/#comment-74 Jeremy C. Wright Thu, 15 Jan 2004 01:17:00 +0000 http://averyblog.infozerk.net/?p=48#comment-74 <p>No offence, but 90%+ of comment spam is done manually: finding sites (like mine) with high PageRank and exploiting them.</p> <p><br></p> <p><br>I have anti-spam software installed (Jay Allen's) and still get 1-2 a day, in spite of that.</p> No offence, but 90%+ of comment spam is done manually: finding sites (like mine) with high PageRank and exploiting them.

I have anti-spam software installed (Jay Allen’s) and still get 1-2 a day, in spite of that.

]]> By: James Avery http://averyblog.com/net/blog-spam/comment-page-1/#comment-73 James Avery Wed, 14 Jan 2004 20:35:00 +0000 http://averyblog.infozerk.net/?p=48#comment-73 <p>That would also be very cool, filters work pretty well for email, but I thought that maybe we could come up with something stronger considering that we have more control over the delivery technique... but they are definitely a good start, and I sure wish I had one now.</p> <p><br></p> <p><br>-James</p> That would also be very cool, filters work pretty well for email, but I thought that maybe we could come up with something stronger considering that we have more control over the delivery technique… but they are definitely a good start, and I sure wish I had one now.

-James

]]> By: Con Tendem http://averyblog.com/net/blog-spam/comment-page-1/#comment-72 Con Tendem Wed, 14 Jan 2004 20:33:00 +0000 http://averyblog.infozerk.net/?p=48#comment-72 <p>what about a plug-in similar to movable type spam filter? <br></p> <p><br><a target="_new" href="http://www.jayallen.org/projects/mt-blacklist/" rel="nofollow">http://www.jayallen.org/projects/mt-blacklist/</a></p> what about a plug-in similar to movable type spam filter? <br>

http://www.jayallen.org/projects/mt-blacklist/

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