Comments on: avoiding comment spam http://dan.hersam.com/2004/09/08/avoiding-comment-spam/ A computer programmer's commentary on news, Linux, programming, music, web design, trivia, humor, usability and whatever else strikes his fancy at the time. Tue, 22 May 2012 06:10:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: dan http://dan.hersam.com/2004/09/08/avoiding-comment-spam/comment-page-1/#comment-4114 dan Sat, 11 Sep 2004 22:34:45 +0000 /?p=1015#comment-4114 Eric: That's a good idea, except I have some entries that tend to get a lot of comments from people who have never commented before. As long as I were to stay on top of it I guess it wouldn't be too bad. Eric: That’s a good idea, except I have some entries that tend to get a lot of comments from people who have never commented before. As long as I were to stay on top of it I guess it wouldn’t be too bad.

]]> By: Eric James Stone http://dan.hersam.com/2004/09/08/avoiding-comment-spam/comment-page-1/#comment-4113 Eric James Stone Sat, 11 Sep 2004 17:10:37 +0000 /?p=1015#comment-4113 I made a few changes to the Comments.pm file, and since then not a single comment spammer has managed to have a comment appear on my blog. Basically, I made it so that anyone who had previously posted an approved comment using a name, e-mail, and URL combination would be automatically approved, but all other comments had to be approved manually. This works for me since the vast majority of legit comments I receive are from people who have previously posted comments. I made a few changes to the Comments.pm file, and since then not a single comment spammer has managed to have a comment appear on my blog. Basically, I made it so that anyone who had previously posted an approved comment using a name, e-mail, and URL combination would be automatically approved, but all other comments had to be approved manually. This works for me since the vast majority of legit comments I receive are from people who have previously posted comments.

]]> By: jason http://dan.hersam.com/2004/09/08/avoiding-comment-spam/comment-page-1/#comment-4112 jason Wed, 08 Sep 2004 22:28:38 +0000 /?p=1015#comment-4112 Lately, the comment spam has just gotten downright annoying. Over the holiday weekend I found myself checking the site from time to time just to see if I'd been hit. I think I'll start looking into the WordPress transfer. Lately, the comment spam has just gotten downright annoying. Over the holiday weekend I found myself checking the site from time to time just to see if I’d been hit. I think I’ll start looking into the WordPress transfer.

]]> By: dan http://dan.hersam.com/2004/09/08/avoiding-comment-spam/comment-page-1/#comment-4111 dan Wed, 08 Sep 2004 20:30:10 +0000 /?p=1015#comment-4111 I don't have more than one author on this blog, but I do on several other blogs I run, and I don't want to be straddling two different versions. I'm either going all in or not at all. I don’t have more than one author on this blog, but I do on several other blogs I run, and I don’t want to be straddling two different versions. I’m either going all in or not at all.

]]> By: fanteja2000 http://dan.hersam.com/2004/09/08/avoiding-comment-spam/comment-page-1/#comment-4110 fanteja2000 Wed, 08 Sep 2004 20:14:11 +0000 /?p=1015#comment-4110 wow... I didn't realize that you had more than one author dan! :o I always wanted to get MT 2.6 but never really found it :-/ Wordpress... yes I'm thinking of making a move aswell... (and I bet I will stop myself at last minute :P) wow… I didn’t realize that you had more than one author dan! :o

I always wanted to get MT 2.6 but never really found it :-/

WordPress… yes I’m thinking of making a move aswell… (and I bet I will stop myself at last minute :P )

]]> By: dan http://dan.hersam.com/2004/09/08/avoiding-comment-spam/comment-page-1/#comment-4109 dan Wed, 08 Sep 2004 18:08:04 +0000 /?p=1015#comment-4109 I'm still using 2.661 because I have too many authors and blogs to use 3.1 for free, and I'm not willing to pay the money they're asking for the product. I'm still considering a move to WordPress. I’m still using 2.661 because I have too many authors and blogs to use 3.1 for free, and I’m not willing to pay the money they’re asking for the product. I’m still considering a move to WordPress.

]]> By: Meredith http://dan.hersam.com/2004/09/08/avoiding-comment-spam/comment-page-1/#comment-4108 Meredith Wed, 08 Sep 2004 17:31:27 +0000 /?p=1015#comment-4108 What version of MT are you using? Definitely upgrade to 3.1 and then install the MT-Blacklist plugin. It's a lifesaver, I promise. What version of MT are you using? Definitely upgrade to 3.1 and then install the MT-Blacklist plugin. It’s a lifesaver, I promise.

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