Blogroll spamming
Michael Bates hunted down another form of spamming.
Basically blogs that are on many blogrolls and since have been deleted. Typically on large services that allow old names to be reregistered by someone else.
A spammer then registers the old name that has lots of incoming blogroll links, then posts something on that blog, and lots of comment spam…
October 5th, 2005 at 4:46 pm
I hadn’t realized the blogroll angle. I only saw it as a way to get quick PageRank which I guess the major reason in the end anyway. I was mostly concerened with antispam sites going to a spammer, but that certainly isn’t the only problem.
I agree with Michael’s suggestions. Rather than deleting your blog, just clear out the contents if you have to quit your blog. You may be through with your blog, but do you really want a spammer owning it?
My first post on the topic:
http://chongq.blogspot.com/2005/03/wikiblacklist-blog-stolen.html
October 8th, 2005 at 7:06 pm
Glad to of found your site here, just what I have been looking for, a way to get even with spammers