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Technical News & Discussion => IDNet Help => Topic started by: Rik on Nov 01, 2007, 01:09:35

Title: Anyone else getting their blog spammed
Post by: Rik on Nov 01, 2007, 01:09:35
I've had a couple of spam comments added in the past 24 hours, both gibberish. Odd.  ???
Title: Re: Anyone else getting their blog spammed
Post by: Gary on Nov 01, 2007, 07:11:33
No, just checked mine and all is well
Title: Re: Anyone else getting their blog spammed
Post by: Rik on Nov 01, 2007, 09:18:46
Just had a third one. Peculiar... :(
Title: Re: Anyone else getting their blog spammed
Post by: Simon on Nov 01, 2007, 09:52:07
Not me.  But I haven't got a blog.  ;D
Title: Re: Anyone else getting their blog spammed
Post by: Rik on Nov 01, 2007, 09:53:06
That should help. ;)
Title: Re: Anyone else getting their blog spammed
Post by: Adam on Nov 01, 2007, 18:41:49
I've not yet got a blog, but I have managed some in the past. If you are having spam issues giving the Akismet plug-in for WordPress a go might help. The Akismet (http://akismet.com/) plugin is developed by the same company as WordPress and is designed to prevent blog spam (maybe that's why it didn't serve us as well in the trial?).

Your blog must be getting pretty popular, or at least indexed, for spammers to start to target it though! :D
Title: Re: Anyone else getting their blog spammed
Post by: Rik on Nov 01, 2007, 18:43:17
Quote from: Adam on Nov 01, 2007, 18:41:49
I've not yet got a blog, but I have managed some in the past. If you are having spam issues giving the Akismet plug-in for WordPress a go might help. The Akismet plugin is developed by the same company as WordPress and is designed to prevent blog spam (maybe that's why it didn't serve us as well in the trial?).

Thanks, Adam, I'll take a look (I don't know whether I can add it, or whether it's an IDNet-level thing...)

QuoteYour blog must be getting pretty popular, or at least indexed, for spammers to start to target it though! :D

I mentioned drinking.  ;D
Title: Re: Anyone else getting their blog spammed
Post by: J!ll on Nov 01, 2007, 18:44:30
 ;D I do enough of that for all of us! drink that is  :-[
Title: Re: Anyone else getting their blog spammed
Post by: Rik on Nov 01, 2007, 18:45:24
And there was me thinking you meant blogging. Or was it spamming??  ;)
Title: Re: Anyone else getting their blog spammed
Post by: J!ll on Nov 01, 2007, 18:48:44
 :o   :P    ;D