WordPress comment and trackback spam
I’ve been enduring a storm of comment and trackback spam on my blog the last few days. Some chuckelhead has been trying to post links to his online poker website - it’s almost enough to make me swear off playing texas hold’em. Hundreds of posts have been caught in my moderation stream since I don’t automatically post comments if they have links, and it’s a pain to sort through and delete them all, because they keep coming.
Luckily I have a solution for fighting automated comment spam attacks - I just run a script that moves the comment submission forms to a new, random URL. I do it manually right now, but it looks like I’m going to have to set it up to run on a daily basis. That way I only have to deal with a limited number of automated spams before they are nipped in the bud.
February 2nd, 2005 at 9:38 am
I’ve said it before and I will say it again: I’m SICK of Texas Hold ‘Em. And this just reinforces my conviction even more.
February 9th, 2005 at 11:00 pm
You cant swear off texas-holdem just cause a bunch of scumballs are bombing you. I have 14 poker sites and 3 blogs……you ought to see the comment spam i get because of the nature of my sites. Anyway you could help me with the script you are talking about? Or possibly a link to find one. I run a legit business by the way and yes…that is my real email address + i subscribed to your blog. I hate spam as much as you do