Comments on: Trackback and Comment Spam storms update http://www.averyjparker.com/2006/05/26/trackback-and-comment-spam-storms-update/ and Internet Security, Windows, Linux, Mac and other Tech Info from Avery J. Parker Mon, 07 Feb 2011 05:00:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: The Spam fight turns to blogs….-- Avery J. Parker - Web site hosting and computer service http://www.averyjparker.com/2006/05/26/trackback-and-comment-spam-storms-update/comment-page-1/#comment-4409 The Spam fight turns to blogs….-- Avery J. Parker - Web site hosting and computer service Thu, 13 Jul 2006 19:39:38 +0000 http://www.averyjparker.com/2006/05/26/trackback-and-comment-spam-storms-update/#comment-4409 [...] I’ve detailed some of the struggles I had for a bit with FLOODS of comment spam. Details of the issue and a fix which has been rock solid for Wordpress can be found in the following posts (reverse chronological order): Update on comment spam storms, trackback spam countermeasures such as akismet and trackback validation, another trackback storm, botnets spreading trackback spam?, Initial trackback storm. To sum up though, I’ve found 2 plugins to make for a rock solid combination here in wordpress. Akismet (which caught 99% or so of trackback spam) and The trackback validator plugin which caught everything else. (99% sounds good, but when you’re getting thousands of attempts a day?) [...]

[...] I’ve detailed some of the struggles I had for a bit with FLOODS of comment spam. Details of the issue and a fix which has been rock solid for WordPress can be found in the following posts (reverse chronological order): Update on comment spam storms, trackback spam countermeasures such as akismet and trackback validation, another trackback storm, botnets spreading trackback spam?, Initial trackback storm. To sum up though, I’ve found 2 plugins to make for a rock solid combination here in wordpress. Akismet (which caught 99% or so of trackback spam) and The trackback validator plugin which caught everything else. (99% sounds good, but when you’re getting thousands of attempts a day?) [...]

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