Comments on: Spam reduced to one tenth by using WP blacklisting http://spamhuntress.com/2006/05/20/spam-reduced-to-one-tenth-by-using-wp-blacklisting/ Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:26:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.7 by: bert http://spamhuntress.com/2006/05/20/spam-reduced-to-one-tenth-by-using-wp-blacklisting/#comment-13462 Wed, 31 May 2006 14:25:58 +0000 http://spamhuntress.com/2006/05/20/spam-reduced-to-one-tenth-by-using-wp-blacklisting/#comment-13462 I want fuck you....) in your fat ass))) thanks! I want fuck you….)
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]]> by: lucia http://spamhuntress.com/2006/05/20/spam-reduced-to-one-tenth-by-using-wp-blacklisting/#comment-11812 Wed, 24 May 2006 04:17:27 +0000 http://spamhuntress.com/2006/05/20/spam-reduced-to-one-tenth-by-using-wp-blacklisting/#comment-11812 Akismet works well, but I did have a two comment spams get through since the time I added it. (This is 2 out of 10s of thousands of spam attempts.) I added the SK2 Akismet plugin primarily to auto delete many of the spams; that leaves fewer to check for false positives. I have noticed the overwhelming majority of my trackback spams writes each hyperlink twice, once in html and one in bbs forum code. If your trackback spam looks like mine, adding [url= as a word in the WP moderation block would probably catch a huge amount of trackback spam. Akismet works well, but I did have a two comment spams get through since the time I added it. (This is 2 out of 10s of thousands of spam attempts.) I added the SK2 Akismet plugin primarily to auto delete many of the spams; that leaves fewer to check for false positives.

I have noticed the overwhelming majority of my trackback spams writes each hyperlink twice, once in html and one in bbs forum code. If your trackback spam looks like mine, adding [url= as a word in the WP moderation block would probably catch a huge amount of trackback spam.

]]> by: Himanshu Shukla http://spamhuntress.com/2006/05/20/spam-reduced-to-one-tenth-by-using-wp-blacklisting/#comment-11317 Sun, 21 May 2006 22:52:43 +0000 http://spamhuntress.com/2006/05/20/spam-reduced-to-one-tenth-by-using-wp-blacklisting/#comment-11317 I think the Akismet plugin (www.akismet.com) is a god send for WordPress blogs. I haven't had a single comment spam since I've started using it, and no false positives either. Maybe you might want to try that as well. You do need the Wordpress API key to use it though. I think the Akismet plugin (www.akismet.com) is a god send for WordPress blogs. I haven’t had a single comment spam since I’ve started using it, and no false positives either.

Maybe you might want to try that as well. You do need the Wordpress API key to use it though.

]]> by: SteveB http://spamhuntress.com/2006/05/20/spam-reduced-to-one-tenth-by-using-wp-blacklisting/#comment-11052 Sat, 20 May 2006 14:36:22 +0000 http://spamhuntress.com/2006/05/20/spam-reduced-to-one-tenth-by-using-wp-blacklisting/#comment-11052 I personaly don't use WP but have on my server a bunch of sites using guestbooks, CMS systems, bloging systems, etc... What I used for blocking spam on those sites is mod_security v2 (the development version). It includes a DNSBL lookup feature. This feature is very effective in blocking comment spam or link dumpers. I personaly don’t use WP but have on my server a bunch of sites using guestbooks, CMS systems, bloging systems, etc…

What I used for blocking spam on those sites is mod_security v2 (the development version). It includes a DNSBL lookup feature. This feature is very effective in blocking comment spam or link dumpers.

]]> by: Joe http://spamhuntress.com/2006/05/20/spam-reduced-to-one-tenth-by-using-wp-blacklisting/#comment-11032 Sat, 20 May 2006 13:06:50 +0000 http://spamhuntress.com/2006/05/20/spam-reduced-to-one-tenth-by-using-wp-blacklisting/#comment-11032 You have to be careful when you blacklist based on words. Some spammy words you enter may also match on legitimate words such as: c i a l i s - bans s p e c i a l i s t s c a t - bans s c a t t e r h o o t e r - bans s h o o t e r s For a pretty big and well thought out list, see what <a href="http://www.myseattle.com/mediawiki/wgSpamRegexList.txt" rel="nofollow">Jwalling has setup</a>. I don't particularly like this kind of filtering since it is much more prone to error than a URL blacklist, but if careful it could prevent all but the URL only or random text spam. You may notice I had to space out those words, that is because this post was silently blocked otherwise. You have to be careful when you blacklist based on words. Some spammy words you enter may also match on legitimate words such as:

c i a l i s - bans s p e c i a l i s t
s c a t - bans s c a t t e r
h o o t e r - bans s h o o t e r s

For a pretty big and well thought out list, see what Jwalling has setup. I don’t particularly like this kind of filtering since it is much more prone to error than a URL blacklist, but if careful it could prevent all but the URL only or random text spam.

You may notice I had to space out those words, that is because this post was silently blocked otherwise.

]]> by: Ajay D'Souza http://spamhuntress.com/2006/05/20/spam-reduced-to-one-tenth-by-using-wp-blacklisting/#comment-11014 Sat, 20 May 2006 11:18:23 +0000 http://spamhuntress.com/2006/05/20/spam-reduced-to-one-tenth-by-using-wp-blacklisting/#comment-11014 I have quite a few words in the spam list in WP, based on the codec information. In addition to that I got SK2 running. I noticed that BB2.x beta version is extrememly effective in blocking spam. My spam has gone down to almost zero since I installed it. Only downside is that it is heavier on the database. I have quite a few words in the spam list in WP, based on the codec information.

In addition to that I got SK2 running.

I noticed that BB2.x beta version is extrememly effective in blocking spam. My spam has gone down to almost zero since I installed it.
Only downside is that it is heavier on the database.

]]> by: Administrator http://spamhuntress.com/2006/05/20/spam-reduced-to-one-tenth-by-using-wp-blacklisting/#comment-10988 Sat, 20 May 2006 08:56:47 +0000 http://spamhuntress.com/2006/05/20/spam-reduced-to-one-tenth-by-using-wp-blacklisting/#comment-10988 The good thing about the WP blacklisting is that I can blacklist words. And no matter where they appear in the comment, the comment won't be allowed. The good thing about the WP blacklisting is that I can blacklist words. And no matter where they appear in the comment, the comment won’t be allowed.

]]> by: Desi Quintans http://spamhuntress.com/2006/05/20/spam-reduced-to-one-tenth-by-using-wp-blacklisting/#comment-10980 Sat, 20 May 2006 08:06:54 +0000 http://spamhuntress.com/2006/05/20/spam-reduced-to-one-tenth-by-using-wp-blacklisting/#comment-10980 About a week ago the comment spam hitting my custom Content Management System became much harder to control with a blacklist. Spammers started using public access sites. First I got spamments from bravenet.com accounts, and now I'm getting some from cgispy.com. Blacklist systems like mine — which look for blacklisted strings within link URLs — can only either block all the spam URLs individually or disallow the entire domain. Have you noticed this development too? About a week ago the comment spam hitting my custom Content Management System became much harder to control with a blacklist.

Spammers started using public access sites.

First I got spamments from bravenet.com accounts, and now I’m getting some from cgispy.com. Blacklist systems like mine — which look for blacklisted strings within link URLs — can only either block all the spam URLs individually or disallow the entire domain.

Have you noticed this development too?

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