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Comment Spam

Posted by Alex Turnbull, Tuesday, 4th October 2005

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Apologies to those of you who subscribe to our comments RSS feed, which has today be plagued by a rather nasty onset of comment spam. We’ve cleaned it all out and tightened up our filtering so, fingers crossed, things should be back to normal again.

4 Responses to 'Comment Spam'

  1. Cliph says:

    What filtering software are you using for your spam catching? I’m using wordpress too and getting hammered right now!

  2. dooku says:

    I’ve gotten three today at my little blog. One from an Herbal Penis Remedy! I love how they first complement you on our blog, and then casually mention they have a blog, too. A-holes.

  3. Alex says:

    Cliph, have you set up your blacklist and moderation list?

  4. Robert says:

    Spam Karma 2 is about all you need for WordPress.