Blog Comment and Trackback Submitter

June 18, 2007 · Filed Under Software · 2 Comments 

Blog Comment and Trackback Submitter

When the going gets tough, the tough get going. I am receiving about 2000 comment and trackback spams per day, you heard me, that is more than 2000 comment spams per day, sometimes that figure could easily reach 3000.

It appears that spammers are finding it hard to make money online now, it could be because Google has taken some affirm action on these spammers and their blogs, now that is not the end of comment spam, that is the begining of an end and all together.

Recently I am receiving a different kind of comment, it not not about porn, viagra or adult website, it a comment spam that reads:

This comment was submitted automatically using Trackback Submitter. If you would like to submit comments to thousands of blogs yourself (so you may get indexed fast and get thousands of backlinks automatically), please see Trackback Submitter web for m…

For USD300, they’re selling these comment spam tools for anyone, hopefully there won’t be a tsunami of spams flooding my blog, I’m spending like half an hour per day just to filter these spams, yes I am using Akismet but it is only performing at 99% efficiency.

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bbPress Forum 0.72

October 16, 2006 · Filed Under Software · 2 Comments 

bbPress Forum easy simple free best

I bet almost every blogger heard of Wordpress, its easy to install and tweak. Now these guys behind Wordpress has just release bbPress, a simple yet powerful forum for bloggers. The best part is it works flawless with Wordpress as they claim but I seems to have problem integrating both of them.

One of the key feature bbPress has is the Akismet spam filter, its the best spam filter I’ve ever come across, better than any other spam filter out there in the market and the best part is its free to use.

Via : Problogger

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I Hate Spam!

October 13, 2006 · Filed Under Uncategorized · 1 Comment 

gmail spam screenshot scary

gmail spam maximum space limit full

As a blogger, I hate comment spam, they just kept on coming in and consume your bandwidth like nobody’s business. The other type of spam I hate the most is email spam, seriously I don’t need those pills that make my dick another inch longer and sorry mr.spammer I don’t need all those blue films and again I repeat myself, I don’t need all those things. The worst spam message I’ve ever come accross is spam mail that ask you to purchase a spam guard software, its like asking a robber to guard you house.

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Akismet Comment Spam Filter

July 19, 2006 · Filed Under Software · Comment 

Akismet comment spam wordpress plugin

Its been almost two week I am using Akismet to filter those comment spam. I am glad to say that it is 99.5% accurate, not 100% as what we all wanted it to be. Certain comments was caught as spam when it is not, but the overall performance of Akismet is beyond what I’ve imagined. Now I am addicted, Wordpress user that is not using Akismet should get the plugin now at Akismet official website.

People have already begun implementing Akismet for other systems and platforms, I’ve heard that there are plugins for Moveable Type and others, and they’re working now on mailing spam.

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The Best Anti-Comment Spam Filter

July 5, 2006 · Filed Under Uncategorized · 1 Comment 

With a few blogs to maintain, finally I’ve given up on deleting comment spam manually. I’ve been receiving approximately 100 comment spam per day for the past few months. I’’ve just installed the Akismet plugins for the first time. I’ll give a report after a day or two on Akismet performance and how good is it an catching spams.

akismet spam blog

Unlike Blogger.com, Wordpress don’t have the Captcha feature installed by default. I hope that future Wordpress would have this feature come by default, chances are it won’t happen. One of the main reason being is that Wordpress is an Automattic production and so is Akismet. If Word verification is installed by default, Akismet won’t be making any money at all from Wordpress.

According to Wikipedia, Spam is a canned meat product made by the Hormel Foods Corporation in (among other places) Austin, Minnesota, USA (aka Spam Town USA). Well, Spam is a food, but how in the world did the word Spam got associated with electronic flooding? Wikipedia has an interesting article on the origin of the name for electronic spam.

As spammers continue to advance their tools and try to attack your business blog from new angles, your diligence will be required. Comment spam is a fact of life if you have a blog.

No plugins is 100% accurate in filtering spams, except for one. Yes, you heard me saying it loud and clear. There is one way of achieving 100% accuracy. No plugins required, simply disable comment feature. Problem solve. :)

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