Comments on: Are You Getting Spammed Too? http://www.bloggingpro.com/archives/2008/11/15/are-you-getting-spammed-too/ News, plugins and themes for blogging applications Sun, 21 Mar 2010 16:49:03 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: cocktail mixing http://www.bloggingpro.com/archives/2008/11/15/are-you-getting-spammed-too/comment-page-1/#comment-219129 cocktail mixing Sun, 05 Apr 2009 07:39:15 +0000 http://www.bloggingpro.com/?p=2540#comment-219129 Very nice information. Thanks for this. Very nice information. Thanks for this.

]]> By: rsfrs http://www.bloggingpro.com/archives/2008/11/15/are-you-getting-spammed-too/comment-page-1/#comment-218556 rsfrs Sat, 21 Mar 2009 12:08:21 +0000 http://www.bloggingpro.com/?p=2540#comment-218556 Nice article and i feed your posting Nice article and i feed your posting

]]> By: Bohack http://www.bloggingpro.com/archives/2008/11/15/are-you-getting-spammed-too/comment-page-1/#comment-216163 Bohack Mon, 01 Dec 2008 21:08:38 +0000 http://www.bloggingpro.com/?p=2540#comment-216163 Me too... so i tried installing the plugin easyban and I banned the above mentioned IPs. It works really well. Hope this helps. Jon Me too… so i tried installing the plugin easyban and I banned the above mentioned IPs. It works really well. Hope this helps.

Jon

]]> By: Gift Blog http://www.bloggingpro.com/archives/2008/11/15/are-you-getting-spammed-too/comment-page-1/#comment-216160 Gift Blog Mon, 01 Dec 2008 08:29:19 +0000 http://www.bloggingpro.com/?p=2540#comment-216160 yes me 2 yes me 2

]]> By: oneighturbo.com http://www.bloggingpro.com/archives/2008/11/15/are-you-getting-spammed-too/comment-page-1/#comment-216062 oneighturbo.com Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:43:47 +0000 http://www.bloggingpro.com/?p=2540#comment-216062 We use http://www.defensio.com and http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-hashcash/ Defensio has a 99.49% rate with 193 false neg. out of 39987 We use http://www.defensio.com and http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-hashcash/

Defensio has a 99.49% rate with 193 false neg. out of 39987

]]> By: James Turnbull http://www.bloggingpro.com/archives/2008/11/15/are-you-getting-spammed-too/comment-page-1/#comment-216022 James Turnbull Mon, 17 Nov 2008 09:51:36 +0000 http://www.bloggingpro.com/?p=2540#comment-216022 We've been receiving hundreds of these comments each day since a couple of weeks ago. Akismet isn't helping, and doesn't appear to be learning them. Initally they had empty URLs, but now they have started adding in links to splogs. I installed WP-hashcash alongide akismet and it's successfully blocked all of these comments with no false positives so far. We’ve been receiving hundreds of these comments each day since a couple of weeks ago. Akismet isn’t helping, and doesn’t appear to be learning them. Initally they had empty URLs, but now they have started adding in links to splogs.

I installed WP-hashcash alongide akismet and it’s successfully blocked all of these comments with no false positives so far.

]]> By: Wib http://www.bloggingpro.com/archives/2008/11/15/are-you-getting-spammed-too/comment-page-1/#comment-216006 Wib Sun, 16 Nov 2008 19:55:51 +0000 http://www.bloggingpro.com/?p=2540#comment-216006 Well WP-reCAPTCHA doesn't work as I've just received another spam comment from 94.102.60.153. It's another one of the twenty links of gibberish style ones. Well WP-reCAPTCHA doesn’t work as I’ve just received another spam comment from 94.102.60.153. It’s another one of the twenty links of gibberish style ones.

]]> By: David de Beer http://www.bloggingpro.com/archives/2008/11/15/are-you-getting-spammed-too/comment-page-1/#comment-216005 David de Beer Sun, 16 Nov 2008 19:11:01 +0000 http://www.bloggingpro.com/?p=2540#comment-216005 incidentally, I got the exact same spam via my contact form today. banned the IP it originated from, but it does seem as if I'll have to stop being lazy and get a proper spam protected contact plugin. the one I'm using right now just employs some simple math to verify the human-ness. clearly not enough. incidentally, I got the exact same spam via my contact form today. banned the IP it originated from, but it does seem as if I’ll have to stop being lazy and get a proper spam protected contact plugin.
the one I’m using right now just employs some simple math to verify the human-ness. clearly not enough.

]]> By: Ajay http://www.bloggingpro.com/archives/2008/11/15/are-you-getting-spammed-too/comment-page-1/#comment-216003 Ajay Sun, 16 Nov 2008 14:01:41 +0000 http://www.bloggingpro.com/?p=2540#comment-216003 I just mark them as spam. I'm sure Akismet will learn in time :) I just mark them as spam. I’m sure Akismet will learn in time :)

]]> By: Vince http://www.bloggingpro.com/archives/2008/11/15/are-you-getting-spammed-too/comment-page-1/#comment-215997 Vince Sat, 15 Nov 2008 21:18:32 +0000 http://www.bloggingpro.com/?p=2540#comment-215997 Just checked my spam folder as it has been a couple days. I now have the same IP trying to spam with links. Akismet did catch them and set them aside. I went ahead and blocked the IPs just in case. How lame..... Just checked my spam folder as it has been a couple days. I now have the same IP trying to spam with links. Akismet did catch them and set them aside. I went ahead and blocked the IPs just in case. How lame…..

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