Comments on: Spam Comments. http://rummuser.com/?p=2419 Wisdom by Hindsight Wed, 08 Sep 2010 08:10:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Mitch http://rummuser.com/?p=2419&cpage=1#comment-14284 Mitch Mon, 07 Dec 2009 05:35:32 +0000 http://rummuser.com/?p=2419#comment-14284 Oh yeah Rummuser, it's gotten really heavy lately. The odd thing is that they all seem to go after the same post, not spread themselves around. But Askimet is catching all of it, so I'm fairly happy. Well, it's catching all the Russian spam. That other stuff, it's very good, but every once in awhile one of those stupid things sneaks in. But then I get it. Oh yeah Rummuser, it’s gotten really heavy lately. The odd thing is that they all seem to go after the same post, not spread themselves around. But Askimet is catching all of it, so I’m fairly happy.

Well, it’s catching all the Russian spam. That other stuff, it’s very good, but every once in awhile one of those stupid things sneaks in. But then I get it.

]]> By: Rummuser http://rummuser.com/?p=2419&cpage=1#comment-14149 Rummuser Thu, 03 Dec 2009 14:39:43 +0000 http://rummuser.com/?p=2419#comment-14149 http://jamesmckay.net/code/comment-timeout/ If you have something else in mind, please email me and I shall send the link. http://jamesmckay.net/code/comment-timeout/

If you have something else in mind, please email me and I shall send the link.

]]> By: Cheerful Monk http://rummuser.com/?p=2419&cpage=1#comment-14076 Cheerful Monk Wed, 02 Dec 2009 05:21:13 +0000 http://rummuser.com/?p=2419#comment-14076 I could sure use that. Could you tell me the name of the plugin? Thanks. I could sure use that. Could you tell me the name of the plugin? Thanks.

]]> By: Looney http://rummuser.com/?p=2419&cpage=1#comment-14048 Looney Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:05:40 +0000 http://rummuser.com/?p=2419#comment-14048 Apparently I didn't read your original post carefully enough! Apparently I didn’t read your original post carefully enough!

]]> By: Evan http://rummuser.com/?p=2419&cpage=1#comment-14041 Evan Tue, 01 Dec 2009 09:05:34 +0000 http://rummuser.com/?p=2419#comment-14041 No major increase on my blog. No major increase on my blog.

]]> By: Rummuser http://rummuser.com/?p=2419&cpage=1#comment-14037 Rummuser Tue, 01 Dec 2009 07:49:43 +0000 http://rummuser.com/?p=2419#comment-14037 I checked out Mailwasher. It appears to be for emails. My emails spams are very efficiently caught by gmail. The ones that get by are the rummuser domain address. I wonder if I should put in Mailwasher for that. Shall consult the techie (my son Ranjan) and do the needful. Thanks for the pointer. I checked out Mailwasher. It appears to be for emails. My emails spams are very efficiently caught by gmail. The ones that get by are the rummuser domain address. I wonder if I should put in Mailwasher for that. Shall consult the techie (my son Ranjan) and do the needful. Thanks for the pointer.

]]> By: Rummuser http://rummuser.com/?p=2419&cpage=1#comment-14036 Rummuser Tue, 01 Dec 2009 07:46:11 +0000 http://rummuser.com/?p=2419#comment-14036 Bunc, my problem I suspect is due to spammers wanting to get links or whatever. Akismet does a great job of isolating them. My problem is to go through the whole lot to ensure that genuine ones do not get deleted. Bunc, my problem I suspect is due to spammers wanting to get links or whatever. Akismet does a great job of isolating them. My problem is to go through the whole lot to ensure that genuine ones do not get deleted.

]]> By: Bunc http://rummuser.com/?p=2419&cpage=1#comment-14016 Bunc Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:00:30 +0000 http://rummuser.com/?p=2419#comment-14016 I had a phpBB internet forum up at one time but ended up taking it down because it was deluged with spam and I spent more time administering the spam side of it than I was able to give to the forum. Its surprisingly easy for these guys to spam. They can get past capthcas with image recognition software. I have used wordpress also for some time and I must say that Akismet was wonderful at keeping spam away. I had a phpBB internet forum up at one time but ended up taking it down because it was deluged with spam and I spent more time administering the spam side of it than I was able to give to the forum. Its surprisingly easy for these guys to spam. They can get past capthcas with image recognition software. I have used wordpress also for some time and I must say that Akismet was wonderful at keeping spam away.

]]> By: Grannymar http://rummuser.com/?p=2419&cpage=1#comment-14011 Grannymar Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:48:16 +0000 http://rummuser.com/?p=2419#comment-14011 Out of 1,118 posts I had 14,791 approved comments; Akismet has protected my site from 50,473 spam comments, and my average at the moment is about two a day. I notice a marked change with a deluge of spam when college term begins here. Don’t ask me why or how, it just happens. Out of 1,118 posts I had 14,791 approved comments; Akismet has protected my site from 50,473 spam comments, and my average at the moment is about two a day. I notice a marked change with a deluge of spam when college term begins here. Don’t ask me why or how, it just happens.

]]> By: Looney http://rummuser.com/?p=2419&cpage=1#comment-13996 Looney Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:40:26 +0000 http://rummuser.com/?p=2419#comment-13996 There was a time when the number of spams was almost 200 per day. I used the MailWasher program to clear most of them, while spam blocking tools blocked many good emails from people like my customer when he was trying to place a new order! About two years ago this suddenly dropped, so I presume my Internet Service Provider did something. Now I get about 2 or 3 spams a day. I use MailWasher to clear my wife's spam too. It seems that things still bounce now and then. There was a time when the number of spams was almost 200 per day. I used the MailWasher program to clear most of them, while spam blocking tools blocked many good emails from people like my customer when he was trying to place a new order!

About two years ago this suddenly dropped, so I presume my Internet Service Provider did something. Now I get about 2 or 3 spams a day. I use MailWasher to clear my wife’s spam too. It seems that things still bounce now and then.

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