Comments on: Zero Comment Spam http://www.stuffbysarah.net/2007/03/15/zero-comment-spam/ PHP, WordPress and Business Ramblings Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:17:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Sarah http://www.stuffbysarah.net/2007/03/15/zero-comment-spam/#comment-11567 Sarah Fri, 09 Nov 2007 18:03:55 +0000 http://www.stuffbysarah.net/2007/03/15/zero-comment-spam/#comment-11567 I wrote about a revisit to spam issues at <a href="http://www.stuffbysarah.net/blog/2007/10/30/spam-fighting-revisited/">Spam Fighting Revisited</a> I wrote about a revisit to spam issues at Spam Fighting Revisited

]]> By: Sarah http://www.stuffbysarah.net/2007/03/15/zero-comment-spam/#comment-8668 Sarah Sat, 17 Mar 2007 10:48:51 +0000 http://www.stuffbysarah.net/2007/03/15/zero-comment-spam/#comment-8668 Just an update. I had 3 spam emails in 48 hours. A major decrease from what it was before. Now to make these changes across all WordPress sites I administer!! Just an update. I had 3 spam emails in 48 hours. A major decrease from what it was before. Now to make these changes across all WordPress sites I administer!!

]]> By: Sarah http://www.stuffbysarah.net/2007/03/15/zero-comment-spam/#comment-8594 Sarah Thu, 15 Mar 2007 16:58:50 +0000 http://www.stuffbysarah.net/2007/03/15/zero-comment-spam/#comment-8594 Oh I realise it's a temp measure, but when it seems to start up again, I'll just change it again! I think these bots rely on certain assumptions such as the comment form structure, the general urls etc. I think if you used a completely random set of numbers and letters then I think if anyone recodes a bot to work with that then clearly they have too much time on their hands! Especially when it doesn't show on the site anyhow and is merely an annoyance! Cheers for the mention on the template, am very happy with it :D Oh I realise it's a temp measure, but when it seems to start up again, I'll just change it again! I think these bots rely on certain assumptions such as the comment form structure, the general urls etc. I think if you used a completely random set of numbers and letters then I think if anyone recodes a bot to work with that then clearly they have too much time on their hands! Especially when it doesn't show on the site anyhow and is merely an annoyance!

Cheers for the mention on the template, am very happy with it :D

]]> By: Rutty http://www.stuffbysarah.net/2007/03/15/zero-comment-spam/#comment-8593 Rutty Thu, 15 Mar 2007 16:08:20 +0000 http://www.stuffbysarah.net/2007/03/15/zero-comment-spam/#comment-8593 I've been meaning to change my comment script too, but the recommendations for my platform (Movable Type) suggest that any change might only provide a temporary respite. The spammers will quickly learn your new script name and start using that, as their software is quite resilient and better written than the dumb bots they had in the past. Still, got to be worth a go. Hope it holds them off for a while ;) Like the new template by the way - very classy I've been meaning to change my comment script too, but the recommendations for my platform (Movable Type) suggest that any change might only provide a temporary respite. The spammers will quickly learn your new script name and start using that, as their software is quite resilient and better written than the dumb bots they had in the past.

Still, got to be worth a go. Hope it holds them off for a while ;)

Like the new template by the way – very classy

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