http://www.averyjparker.com/2006/05/18/another-trackback-spam-storm-overnight/ and Internet Security, Windows, Linux, Mac and other Tech Info from Avery J. Parker Tue, 12 Jan 2010 17:53:46 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.averyjparker.com/2006/05/18/another-trackback-spam-storm-overnight/comment-page-1/#comment-971 Trackback spam and countermeasures like Akismet and trackback validation-- Avery J. Parker - Web site hosting and computer service Thu, 18 May 2006 19:19:22 +0000 http://www.averyjparker.com/2006/05/18/another-trackback-spam-storm-overnight/#comment-971 [...] As I’ve already commented today…. there has been a massive trackback spam swarm going on the last 24 hours. I’ve now racked up 1300 or so in the Akismet filter on this site and another 150 or so on another two sites. Akismet has been very impressive in defending this attack. Only 1% of the trackbacks slipped through, or about 14 or so across three sites. I’ve looked to see what other measures I can take against trackback spam and found one that looks like it should eliminate the 1% that got through. [...] [...] As I’ve already commented today…. there has been a massive trackback spam swarm going on the last 24 hours. I’ve now racked up 1300 or so in the Akismet filter on this site and another 150 or so on another two sites. Akismet has been very impressive in defending this attack. Only 1% of the trackbacks slipped through, or about 14 or so across three sites. I’ve looked to see what other measures I can take against trackback spam and found one that looks like it should eliminate the 1% that got through. [...]

]]> http://www.averyjparker.com/2006/05/18/another-trackback-spam-storm-overnight/comment-page-1/#comment-847 Trackback Spam - Steffen Rusitschka’s Blog Thu, 18 May 2006 17:56:57 +0000 http://www.averyjparker.com/2006/05/18/another-trackback-spam-storm-overnight/#comment-847 [...] My blog has been bombed by hunderts of trackback spams the last 2 hours. And I’m not the only one as I figured out via Technorati, there’s for example Twig, Beau, Avery, and bronzefinger having the same problem. [...] [...] My blog has been bombed by hunderts of trackback spams the last 2 hours. And I’m not the only one as I figured out via Technorati, there’s for example Twig, Beau, Avery, and bronzefinger having the same problem. [...]

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