Comments for Introducing SpamLookup tag:bradchoate.com,2009://4- 2006-03-20T21:30:09Z The man, the legend. Movable Type 4.2-en tag:bradchoate.com,2005://4.2060-comment:2688 Comment from Basil Crow on 2005-04-07 Basil Crow http://basilcrow.com/ Wow, Brad Choate is still alive!

Actually, I'd love to use TypeKey, but I don't even see a way to use it on your own site!

]]> 2005-04-08T03:26:39Z tag:bradchoate.com,2005://4.2060-comment:2689 Comment from David on 2005-04-07 David Just as a quick question, will the effectiveness of SpamLookup increase if it is run in conjunction with MT-Blacklist?

And, in your opinion, d'you think that SpamLookup would be more effective at removing spam in real-world conditions, as compared to MT-Blacklist?

]]> 2005-04-08T06:02:01Z tag:bradchoate.com,2005://4.2060-comment:2690 Comment from Mark J on 2005-04-07 Mark J http://txfx.net/ The last link to the project page is broken.

]]> 2005-04-08T06:29:58Z tag:bradchoate.com,2005://4.2060-comment:2691 Comment from Neil T. on 2005-04-08 Neil T. http://www.neilturner.me.uk/ Brad, this is awesome. Thank you very much for it.

]]> 2005-04-08T09:07:14Z tag:bradchoate.com,2005://4.2060-comment:2692 Comment from Karl Swedberg on 2005-04-08 Karl Swedberg http://www.englishrules.com/ I echo David's question about compatibility with MT-Blacklist. This looks like a great plugin, and I'd love to install it, but I want to make sure first that it won't conflict with that other great plugin. Thanks!

]]> 2005-04-08T13:08:19Z tag:bradchoate.com,2005://4.2060-comment:2693 Comment from Neil T. on 2005-04-08 Neil T. http://www.neilturner.me.uk/ Karl & Dave: Initial impressions from my end would suggest that this complements MT-Blacklist nicely.

]]> 2005-04-08T15:25:42Z tag:bradchoate.com,2005://4.2060-comment:2694 Comment from Jay Allen on 2005-04-09 Jay Allen http://www.jayallen.org/ I think my review states it nicely... :-)

]]> 2005-04-09T23:27:53Z tag:bradchoate.com,2005://4.2060-comment:2695 Comment from Simon Cox on 2005-04-10 Simon Cox http://www.simoncox.com As Mr Allen wanted - "Serious love for you Brad". This is an awesome tool - one we have been wishing for a long time! Many thanks from a weary community.

]]> 2005-04-10T09:03:22Z tag:bradchoate.com,2005://4.2060-comment:2696 Comment from derwood on 2005-04-10 derwood http://www.naebunny.net/~derwood Dude.. This totally rocks.. Now I dont need to run my own DNSBL.. This is greatly appreciated.

]]> 2005-04-10T09:47:41Z tag:bradchoate.com,2005://4.2060-comment:2697 Comment from Jamison on 2005-04-10 Jamison http://www.adventuresinurbanliving.net/ Jay, I don't think you could give much higher praise than you did. And certainly not to a person more deserving, you two are the bomb! (the bombs?!)

]]> 2005-04-10T13:56:51Z tag:bradchoate.com,2005://4.2060-comment:2698 Comment from Arve Bersvendsen on 2005-04-10 Arve Bersvendsen http://virtuelvis.com/ Hm. Since installing this plugin, I have not been able to receive incoming pings:

SpamLookup returned error: Moderating TrackBack ping for blog 10 since domain IP does not match ping IP for source URL http://virtuelvis.com/archives/2005/04/start-dot-com-newsreader; domain IP: 205.196.216.216; ping IP: 205.196.216.206 (TrackBack Ping I

The problem is that the trackback sent to moderation never ends up in the list of incoming pings. Inspecting the raw database shows that it never shows up there either.

]]> 2005-04-10T18:57:37Z tag:bradchoate.com,2005://4.2060-comment:2699 Comment from randy reichardt on 2005-04-10 randy reichardt http://podbaydoor.com Brad: I loaded SpamLookup this morning, and it totally rocks! I have had no comment or TB spam since its installation. You are the best. - Randy

]]> 2005-04-11T05:25:08Z tag:bradchoate.com,2005://4.2060-comment:2700 Comment from randy on 2005-04-11 randy http://podbaydoor.com Brad: Could you perhaps expand on how we are to use the Passphrase Filters? For example, I have no idea to what "Form Field" is referring. I don't know what I am supposed to enter in that box. Also, you mention using Automatic Enkoderform for the passphrase value, but that requires creating a URL. In what context are we creating a URL, and where do we put it?

SL is working well, thanks for that. But could you expand on the Configuration Setup for those of us who are less than tech savvy with this? Maybe, please? :-)

Thanks, regardless _ Randy

]]> 2005-04-12T05:10:51Z tag:bradchoate.com,2005://4.2060-comment:2701 Comment from Brad on 2005-04-11 Brad http://bradchoate.com/ Randy, you should take a look at the wiki for the project. I've gone into more detail about the passphrase options there.

]]> 2005-04-12T05:18:49Z tag:bradchoate.com,2005://4.2060-comment:2702 Comment from Brad on 2005-04-11 Brad http://bradchoate.com/ And as for the Enkoder-- the "advanced" form at the bottom of the page lets you encode anything. Text, HTML, whatever. That's what I was referring to when I said "use the 'Advanced Form' at the bottom for freeform text encoding." :)

]]> 2005-04-12T05:23:31Z tag:bradchoate.com,2005://4.2060-comment:2733 Comment from steffanie on 2005-04-17 steffanie http://www.steffanie.net Do the passphrase for trackbacks require that you have passphrase for comments? I only wish to use it on trackbacks and I tried reading the wiki but I still can't get it to work. look for example here:
http://www.steffanie.net/archives/2005/04/eftertanke.html

]]> 2005-04-17T08:59:08Z tag:bradchoate.com,2005://4.2060-comment:2862 Comment from roland on 2005-05-07 roland http://www.rolandallen.com Brad, any thoughts on this error after I installed the plugin:
Undefined subroutine &MT::Plugin::SpamLookup::extract_urls called at /kunden/homepages/34/d94705598/htdocs/MT/plugins/spamlookup/mt-spamlookup.cgi line 449.

]]> 2005-05-08T05:46:21Z tag:bradchoate.com,2005://4.2060-comment:2910 Comment from ryan on 2005-06-03 ryan each time i go to the ticket window and try to create a ticket i end up here. and my ticket doesn't get created....

]]> 2005-06-03T12:44:34Z tag:bradchoate.com,2005://4.2060-comment:2920 Comment from Tim Bahula on 2005-06-10 Tim Bahula Awesome. SpamLookup has stopped the trackback spam cold. MT-Blacklist was working... but not fast enough.

]]> 2005-06-10T14:09:56Z tag:bradchoate.com,2005://4.2060-comment:2932 Comment from Mary on 2005-07-01 Mary http://blog5.atspace.com/ Damn that thing looks cool. Keep up the good work, Brad!

]]> 2005-07-01T16:19:28Z tag:bradchoate.com,2005://4.2060-comment:2936 Comment from Neptunebaby on 2005-07-04 Neptunebaby http://www.neptunebaby.com I am curious about how the "despam" works. I currently have close to 2000 spam comments pending that i would like to remove. I realize they aren't approved or showing up on my site, but I would still like them to be gone.

Also, do I have to have Blacklist installed for this to work or is this sufficient as a stand alone plugin?

Thanks much

]]> 2005-07-04T15:54:16Z tag:bradchoate.com,2005://4.2060-comment:3039 Comment from Tratamiento de agua on 2005-08-04 Tratamiento de agua http://www.bonatura.com The last link to the project page is broken.

]]> 2005-08-04T18:49:16Z tag:bradchoate.com,2005://4.2060-comment:22222 Comment from Nermin on 2007-01-27 Nermin Dear Brad,

sorry for misusing your blog for contacting you on SpamLookup. I a using your plugin with my MT3.15 for a quite a long time and it was very successful. Until few days a go my readers start reporting difficulties with posting comments. They just want be accepted.

I try to open my log to read what happened, but after a long long time of opening it just appears a blank page!

I tried to look after some forum about SpamLookup, but all I found was the project site at spamlookup_dot_com and unfortunately I couldn't find any help there. I would have posted a new question with trace, but this "new question" button wasn't on the page.

Can I found the log file somewhere on my server also? Or could it be, that I have disabled logs during the installation or afterwards? Is this possible?

Thank for any remarks or help suggestions in advance,
Nermin

]]> 2007-01-27T21:55:16Z tag:bradchoate.com,2005://4.2060-comment:22228 Comment from John on 2007-02-11 John Spam is boring!!!

]]> 2007-02-11T12:34:44Z tag:bradchoate.com,2005://4.2060-comment:22239 Comment from vertrag on 2007-03-19 vertrag Thanks for this document i`m search many days in the world wide web,but now i found this information on your site.

Thanks for help,thats the answer of all my questions i`v had


Thanks again

Timo

]]> 2007-03-19T14:19:54Z tag:bradchoate.com,2005://4.2060-comment:33351 Comment from Spam Links webmaster on 2009-08-13 Spam Links webmaster Brad,

Is SpamLookup still alive? The project page at projects/spamlookup is dead, so I'm not sure if the MT plugin or the DNSBL you were running are still active.

Regards,

Spam Links webmaster

]]> 2009-08-13T08:57:00Z tag:bradchoate.com,2005://4.2060-ping:2598 Brad Choate rocks! Neil's World http://www.neilturner.me.uk/2005/Apr/08/brad_choate_rocks.html Brad Choate has just released a beta of SpamLookup, a Movable Type plugin that builds on MT-DBSL to turn it into an all-round spam fighting beast. 2005-04-08T08:57:24Z tag:bradchoate.com,2005://4.2060-ping:2599 Introducing Fembat.Org : Miniblog http://www.fembat.org/archives/#000316 Spamlookup by Brad Choate. In beta, but a whole range of nifty little features potentially makes this an awesome spam fighting machine.... 2005-04-08T09:36:26Z tag:bradchoate.com,2005://4.2060-ping:2600 MovableType plugin - SpamLookup The Maelström http://WWW.THEMAELSTROM.NET/log/2005/04/08/movabletype_plugin_spamlookup.php Brad Choate nous refait ça et publie un nouveau plugin fort utile pour Movable Type. SpamLookup permet de filtrer les commentaires laissés sur votre blog MT et éliminer (ou forcer l’approbation) dès le départ des commentaires douteux. Les cr... 2005-04-08T14:35:36Z tag:bradchoate.com,2005://4.2060-ping:2602 Introducing SpamLookup Groovy Links http://groovymother.com/links/archives/week_2005_04_03.html#001815 http://daringfireball.net/linked/2005/april#fri-08-spamlookup 2005-04-08T15:01:06Z tag:bradchoate.com,2005://4.2060-ping:2604 la réclame et les cris dead finks don't talk http://www.chompy.net/blogs/jacob/deadfinks/archives/002993/index.php On chompy.net's fifth anti-spam plugin for MT, and what Jules Laforgue thinks of all this mess. 2005-04-08T18:49:30Z tag:bradchoate.com,2005://4.2060-ping:2605 Captcha Spammers! Fugggedaboddit cogdogblog http://jade.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/alan/archives/2005/04/08/captcha.php It's a new spam free day for CogDogBlog and our other affiliated MovableType 2.661 blogs here. I've successfully integrated James Seng's captcha plugin, so that all comment posts require a human to type in a randomly generated security code that... 2005-04-09T06:02:44Z tag:bradchoate.com,2005://4.2060-ping:2607 links for 2005-04-09 Dan Dickinson: The Primary Vivid Weblog http://vjarmy.com/archives/2005/04/links_for_20050_20.php "Oh my God! There's an axe in my head." Translation fun. [via Joi] (tags: language funny useful) Brad Choate: Introducing SpamLookup Yet another good tool in the war on comment/trackback spam. (tags: movabletype blog spam useful)... 2005-04-09T06:19:05Z tag:bradchoate.com,2005://4.2060-ping:2615 Introducing SpamLookup JayAllen - The Daily Journey http://www.jayallen.org/journey/2005/04/introducing_spamlookup In case you didn't see it on the Comment Spam Clearinhouse: Many times, MT-Blacklist has been characterized as the "Swiss... 2005-04-09T23:27:26Z tag:bradchoate.com,2005://4.2060-ping:2616 links for 2005-04-10 Ravensky's Blog http://ravensky.homeip.net/archives/2005/04/links_for_20050.html Yahoo! News - First Convicted Spammer Gets 9 Years (tags: spam jail idiots) Easiest way to post del.icio.us to MT Powered blog | Kevin Wen’s Web (tags: del.icio.us links movabletype blogs) Brad Choate: Introducing SpamLookup (tags: movabletype s... 2005-04-10T10:18:12Z tag:bradchoate.com,2005://4.2060-ping:2617 Wake Up to a New Spam Fighter the leftorium.com http://www.theleftorium.com/archives/wake_up_to_a_new_spam_fighter-000748.php Brad Choate, the Six Apart developer guru, has released an unbelievable new spam fighter for Movable Type blogs. This is exciting news, as I still keep getting spammed like crazy. And, this blog, The Leftorium, has not gotten spammed at... 2005-04-10T13:50:57Z tag:bradchoate.com,2005://4.2060-ping:2618 Wird MT-Plugin SpamLookup der MT-Blacklist-Killer? einfach-persoenlich http://www.einfach-persoenlich.de/2005-04-10/movabletype-mt-spamlookup-plugin-mt-blacklist-killer.html 2005-04-10T19:05:56Z tag:bradchoate.com,2005://4.2060-ping:2619 Introducing SpamLookup MT-Blacklist/Comment Spam Clearinghouse http://www.jayallen.org/comment_spam/2005/04/introducing_spamlookup If MT-Blacklist is the "Swiss Army knife of weblog spam defenses", SpamLookup is the whole damn Swiss Army. 2005-04-10T19:14:52Z tag:bradchoate.com,2005://4.2060-ping:2621 Best Trackback Spam Fighter Ever majordojo http://www.majordojo.com/archives/2005_04.php#000654 I have the pleasure of working with Brad at Six Apart and thus had the fortune of being able to preview Spam Lookup. Ever since I installed it, my trackback spam has all but ceased. And coupled with MT-Blacklist, this... 2005-04-10T19:59:12Z tag:bradchoate.com,2005://4.2060-ping:2622 http://www.ericalba.org/elsewhere/archives/2005/04/index.php#002996 elsewhere http://www.ericalba.org/elsewhere/archives/2005/04/index.php#002996 Brad Choate: Welcome... 2005-04-11T02:32:59Z tag:bradchoate.com,2005://4.2060-ping:2623 http://www.ericalba.org/elsewhere/archives/2005/04/index.php#002996 elsewhere http://www.ericalba.org/elsewhere/archives/2005/04/index.php#002996 Brad Choate: Welcome... 2005-04-11T02:43:28Z tag:bradchoate.com,2005://4.2060-ping:2624 The engine room Acid http://www.stephencollins.org/archives/2005/04/the_engine_room.html Pretty much everyone with a blog faces the curse of comment spam. Brad Choate has just released SpamLookup, an uber-anti-spam plugin which plays nice with MT-Blacklist and which seems to just about kill comment and trackback spam. I'm very impressed... 2005-04-11T03:00:16Z tag:bradchoate.com,2005://4.2060-ping:2625 Spamalot The Pod Bay Door http://www.podbaydoor.com/archives/001900.html :: Not, not the play currently on Broadway, as much as I'd like to see it. Maybe it will still be playing in the fall when I return to NYC (dates yet to be determined, trip yet to be confirmed.)... 2005-04-11T05:45:45Z tag:bradchoate.com,2005://4.2060-ping:2626 Spamalot The Pod Bay Door http://www.podbaydoor.com/archives/001900.html :: Not, not the play currently on Broadway, as much as I'd like to see it. Maybe it will still be playing in the fall when I return to NYC (dates yet to be determined, trip yet to be confirmed.)... 2005-04-11T05:46:00Z tag:bradchoate.com,2005://4.2060-ping:2627 Movable Type Comment and Trackback Spam Tools Geek News Central http://www.geeknewscentral.com/archives/004103.html I have two tools I currently use to battle trackback and comment spam on this site, they get about 85%... 2005-04-11T09:28:52Z tag:bradchoate.com,2005://4.2060-ping:2628 Spam ponderings ***Dave Does the Blog http://www.hill-kleerup.org/blog/mtarchive/008629.html Comment and trackback spam continue to be a problem here, accumulating at a manageable but annoying pace. Now comes a new approach (hat tip Les) from Brad Choate, SpamLookup. And... 2005-04-11T12:31:28Z tag:bradchoate.com,2005://4.2060-ping:2636 Iron curtain time, yo Population: One http://popone.innocence.com/archives/2005/04/11/iron_curtain_time_yo.php I'm trying out Brad Choate's cool new anti-spam plugin. If you have trouble commenting or sending a trackback, please drop... 2005-04-12T01:41:26Z tag:bradchoate.com,2005://4.2060-ping:2638 Choate launches Spamlookup for MT The Blog Herald: more blog news more often http://www.blogherald.com/2005/04/12/choate-launches-spamlookup-for-mt/ Brad Choate has launched a new spam plugin for MovableType blogs "SpamLookup" which is winning high praise from MT bloggers, including the author of MT Blacklist, and now SixApart employee Jay Allen, who describes the plugin as "the whole damn Swiss Ar... 2005-04-12T03:57:20Z tag:bradchoate.com,2005://4.2060-ping:2639 SpamLookup - Fantastic dIon Gillard http://www.multitask.com.au/people/dion/archives/000304.html I installed SpamLookup for a test drive instead of MT-Blacklist and SpamLookup's predecessor MT-DSBL, and after a couple of Windows only quirks, I have to say it's a fantastic utility for stopping trackback and comment spam dead in it's tracks.... 2005-04-12T05:50:55Z tag:bradchoate.com,2005://4.2060-ping:2640 Spam, spam, spam, spam... LilacRose http://lilacrose.nu/archives/000877.php The past couple of days, I've been inundated with trackback spam attempts. MT-Blacklist has been blocking most of them (and... 2005-04-12T21:47:33Z tag:bradchoate.com,2005://4.2060-ping:2663 The Comment Registration Act of 2005 ***Dave Does the Blog http://www.hill-kleerup.org/blog/mtarchive/008651.html Dammit. Another burst of comment spam today. Nothing that showed up on the front page, but because the URL was innocuous (which is a bad sign of spammers getting smarter),... 2005-04-13T17:20:28Z tag:bradchoate.com,2005://4.2060-ping:2681 testar filter för trackback-spam Nästa: Bandhagen http://www.steffanie.net/archives/2005/04/testar_filter_f.html Jag har installerat Brad Choates SpamLookup för att förhindra trackbackspam (som den senaste tiden anlänt i parti och minut här). Tyvärr funkar det inte riktigt som jag tänkt mig, jag fattar helt enkelt inte hur man lägger till en kontrollfråga... 2005-04-17T09:02:46Z tag:bradchoate.com,2005://4.2060-ping:2688 Software Upgrades Complete Wizbang http://wizbangblog.com/archives/005697.php Several portions of the site software have been upgraded. I haven't seen anything that's broken as a result of the upgrades, but let me know if there are any issues. Aside from the latest updates to Movable Type and Blacklist,... 2005-04-17T19:29:14Z tag:bradchoate.com,2005://4.2060-ping:2708 No spam for me Chris Bevan http://www.chrisbevan.com/archives/2005/04/no_spam_for_me Over the weekend I finally got around to installing SpamLookup, a new anti-spam plugin for MovableType. I've been using MT-Blacklist for quite some time for the same purpose, however I've never trusted it enough to switch off comment moderation. As... 2005-04-18T07:30:21Z tag:bradchoate.com,2005://4.2060-ping:2709 No spam for me Chris Bevan http://www.chrisbevan.com/archives/2005/04/no_spam_for_me Over the weekend I finally got around to installing SpamLookup, a new anti-spam plugin for MovableType. I've been using MT-Blacklist for quite some time for the same purpose, however I've never trusted it enough to switch off comment moderation. As... 2005-04-18T07:31:23Z tag:bradchoate.com,2005://4.2060-ping:2710 Comment/Trackback Policy Wizbang http://wizbangblog.com/archives/005712.php Comment and trackbacks at Wizbang are open and do not require registration. As a general rule comments and trackbacks will not be deleted. As with any general rule there are exceptions. Comments that will ALWAYS be deleted or modified include:... 2005-04-18T20:05:15Z tag:bradchoate.com,2005://4.2060-ping:2713 Movable Type 3.16 and SpamLookup Josh's Weblog http://pun.org/josh/archives/2005/04/movable_type_31_1.html I've upgraded to Movable Type 3.16. So far I don't see much that's changed, and I did pull out the “nofollow” plugin immediately. The two changes that interest me the most areMade significant improvements to the posting interfaces including... 2005-04-19T00:36:52Z tag:bradchoate.com,2005://4.2060-ping:2727 Movable Type 3.16 Jacques Marneweck's Blog http://www.powertrip.co.za/blog/archives/000358.html Movable Type 3.16 is out! I keep telling myself that I should be writing my own blog software which would do the things that I want. I think that the spamlookup plugin from the sounds of it looks great!... 2005-04-19T16:12:10Z tag:bradchoate.com,2005://4.2060-ping:2728 Movable Type 3.16 Jacques Marneweck's Blog http://www.powertrip.co.za/blog/archives/000358.html Movable Type 3.16 is out! I keep telling myself that I should be writing my own blog software which would do the things that I want. I think that the spamlookup plugin from the sounds of it looks great!... 2005-04-19T16:14:32Z tag:bradchoate.com,2005://4.2060-ping:2729 Movable Type 3.16 Jacques Marneweck's Blog http://www.powertrip.co.za/blog/archives/000358.html Movable Type 3.16 is out! I keep telling myself that I should be writing my own blog software which would do the things that I want. I think that the spamlookup plugin from the sounds of it looks great!... 2005-04-19T16:21:53Z tag:bradchoate.com,2005://4.2060-ping:2730 Spam Lookup Blogula Rasa's Quick Links http://www.blogula-rasa.com/quicklinks/archives/2005_04.php#001287 I'd like to try this on the new MT3.16 beta... even Jay is enthusiastic about it. Some are using both MTBlacklist, some are now just using SpamLookup - more efficient handling of multiple blogs and different kinds of spam. 2005-04-19T16:57:58Z tag:bradchoate.com,2005://4.2060-ping:2731 Testing Spam Lookup for Movable Type Jacques Marneweck's Blog http://www.powertrip.co.za/blog/archives/000362.html Busy testing SpamLookup over the next couple of days. Apparently it is a big improvement over MT Blacklist.... 2005-04-20T07:42:35Z tag:bradchoate.com,2005://4.2060-ping:2734 SpamLookUp Johnnie Moore's Weblog http://www.johnniemoore.com/blog/archives/000890.php For the technically minded: I've installed Brad Choate's SpamLookup plug in for Movable Type. I'm running it alongside MTBlacklist to try to keep comment and trackback spam at bay. I've just tweaked Blacklist as per this forum comment to get... 2005-04-20T12:09:50Z tag:bradchoate.com,2005://4.2060-ping:2735 SpamLookUp Johnnie Moore's Weblog http://www.johnniemoore.com/blog/archives/000890.php For the technically minded: I've installed Brad Choate's SpamLookup plug in for Movable Type. I'm running it alongside MTBlacklist to try to keep comment and trackback spam at bay. I've just tweaked Blacklist as per this forum comment to get... 2005-04-20T12:16:25Z tag:bradchoate.com,2005://4.2060-ping:2736 SpamLookUp Johnnie Moore's Weblog http://www.johnniemoore.com/blog/archives/000890.php For the technically minded: I've installed Brad Choate's SpamLookup plug in for Movable Type. I'm running it alongside MTBlacklist to try to keep comment and trackback spam at bay. I've just tweaked Blacklist as per this forum comment to get... 2005-04-20T12:17:36Z tag:bradchoate.com,2005://4.2060-ping:2737 SpamLookUp Johnnie Moore's Weblog http://www.johnniemoore.com/blog/archives/000890.php For the technically minded: I've installed Brad Choate's SpamLookup plug in for Movable Type. I'm running it alongside MTBlacklist to try to keep comment and trackback spam at bay. I've just tweaked Blacklist as per this forum comment to get... 2005-04-20T12:18:33Z tag:bradchoate.com,2005://4.2060-ping:2826 A little plugin before bed Glimpse of a Grrl http://www.glimpseofagrrl.com/archives/2005/04/a_little_plugin.php I installed Brad Choate's SpamLookup tonight. It was an easy install and the interface is great. Now I just need some comments to test it. ;) I'll be installing it on the Homeport blogs tomorrow.... 2005-04-27T03:52:23Z tag:bradchoate.com,2005://4.2060-ping:2857 ARGH! Ego, Ego, Ego! http://www.ealasaid.com/ego/archives/003500.html Today I deleted a legit comment by accident. It got mixed in with the spam I was batch-deleting during lunch. That's it. I will have some free time here before I leave to go home but after I'm off the... 2005-04-29T21:44:55Z tag:bradchoate.com,2005://4.2060-ping:2868 Murmurs poetic on MT Plugins: MT-Blacklist 2.04b and SpamLookup. GeminiGirl http://www.geminigirl.net/archives/000502.html Ah, Plugins, how do I love thee? Let me count the ways... I have waxed poetic about plugins before. I installed MT-Blacklist v. 2.01b last October, and Jay Allen was kind enough to respond in the comments of my post... 2005-04-30T20:37:04Z tag:bradchoate.com,2005://4.2060-ping:2885 Spam, spam, spam, spam... LilacRose http://lilacrose.nu/archives/000877.php The past couple of days, I've been inundated with trackback spam attempts. MT-Blacklist has been blocking most of them (and... 2005-05-02T18:29:51Z tag:bradchoate.com,2005://4.2060-ping:2969 SpamLookup - a review Laura's Blog http://pianogirl95.net/archives/spamlookup_-_a_revie.html Well, not a full review, but an update. Time of use: 3-4 weeks Rating: 4.8/5 stars It's been 3-4 weeks since install and today I got my first "moderated" comment. Yup. SpamLookup has blocked every spam, plus allowed me to blacklist a few IP's at the ap... 2005-05-11T12:28:45Z tag:bradchoate.com,2005://4.2060-ping:2970 SpamLookup - a review Laura's Blog http://pianogirl95.net/archives/spamlookup_-_a_revie.html Well, not a full review, but an update. Time of use: 3-4 weeks Rating: 4.8/5 stars It's been 3-4 weeks since install and today I got my first "moderated" comment. Yup. SpamLookup has blocked every spam, plus allowed me to blacklist a few IP's at the ap... 2005-05-11T12:29:36Z tag:bradchoate.com,2005://4.2060-ping:2971 SpamLookup - a review Laura's Blog http://pianogirl95.net/archives/spamlookup_-_a_revie.html Well, not a full review, but an update. Time of use: 3-4 weeks Rating: 4.8/5 stars It's been 3-4 weeks since install and today I got my first "moderated" comment. Yup. SpamLookup has blocked every spam, plus allowed me to blacklist a few IP's at the ap... 2005-05-11T12:31:12Z tag:bradchoate.com,2005://4.2060-ping:3018 Upgraded to MT 3.16 world in progress... http://www.worldinprogress.org/wip/archives/2005/05/upgraded_to_mt.html Upgraded to Movable Type 3.16. 2005-05-19T15:28:40Z tag:bradchoate.com,2005://4.2060-ping:3019 Upgraded to MT 3.16 world in progress... http://www.worldinprogress.org/wip/archives/2005/05/upgraded_to_mt.html Upgraded to Movable Type 3.16. 2005-05-19T15:50:17Z tag:bradchoate.com,2005://4.2060-ping:3025 Installed SpamLookup world in progress... http://www.worldinprogress.org/wip/archives/2005/05/installed_spaml.html Well, it didn't take long for the next spam attack so installed SpamLookup. We'll see how it goes...... 2005-05-22T11:56:11Z tag:bradchoate.com,2005://4.2060-ping:3345 SpamLookup for Movable Type Neurotic Fishbowl http://www.neuroticfishbowl.com/archives/003096.html A few weeks ago I installed Brad Choate's SpamLookup plugin for and I now get virtually no comment or TrackBack... 2005-06-12T21:16:21Z tag:bradchoate.com,2005://4.2060-ping:3346 SpamLookup for Movable Type Neurotic Fishbowl http://www.neuroticfishbowl.com/archives/003096.html A few weeks ago I installed Brad Choate's SpamLookup plugin for Movable Type and I now get virtually no comment... 2005-06-12T21:22:07Z tag:bradchoate.com,2005://4.2060-ping:3372 Another MT comment spam-fighting tool Tech-Knowledge http://mikesejournal.com/archives/003372.php Following the suggestion of Anil Dash from Movable Type and others, I've installed the Spam Lookup plug-in for this blog. It has been getting lots of good buzz so we'll see how it does in blocking junk posts and trackbacks.... 2005-06-13T11:42:02Z tag:bradchoate.com,2005://4.2060-ping:3412 SpamLookup progress report Tech-Knowledge http://mikesejournal.com/archives/003374.php I'm impressed. I haven't had one comment or trackback spam get through since I installed SpamLookup on the Movable Type blogging platform I use. I don't want to say the problems are over but a look at the logs shows more than 200 comment and trackback ... 2005-06-14T11:06:00Z tag:bradchoate.com,2005://4.2060-ping:3423 SpamLookup progress report Tech-Knowledge http://mikesejournal.com/archives/003374.php I'm impressed. I haven't had one comment or trackback spam get through since I installed SpamLookup on the Movable Type blogging platform I use. I don't want to say the problems are over but a look at the logs shows more than 200 comment and trackback ... 2005-06-14T19:15:51Z tag:bradchoate.com,2005://4.2060-ping:4132 MT-Blacklist switch to mod_perl Inchoate http://paulm.com/inchoate/2005/07/mtblacklist_switch_to_mod_perl.html MT-Blacklist is dog slow even on a fast machine running as a standard CGI script with (in our case), 3,500+ entries. The time spent is parsing the YAML blacklist; here about 10s. This 10s pause is passed onto commentators who... 2005-07-05T19:28:26Z tag:bradchoate.com,2005://4.2060-ping:5132 goodbye ugly spam Lynne d Johnson :: A Day In A Life http://www.lynnedjohnson.com/diary/000556.html as most of us bloggers know, and especially we using MT, comment and trackback spam can be a crucial beyotch well i am proud to say no more - and i'm one who keeps all of my entries open indefinitely... 2005-07-28T04:33:30Z tag:bradchoate.com,2005://4.2060-ping:5530 Stopping TrackBack Spam gavinshearer.com http://www.gavinshearer.com/weblog/archives/2005/08/stopping_trackb.html Spammers have discovered TrackBack. My TrackBack feature first got hit with spam a few weeks ago, and the trickle has turned in to a torrent - I awoke this morning to find eight (!) new junk entries, ranging from "online casino" to "phobia" to "tattoo ... 2005-08-06T15:12:50Z tag:bradchoate.com,2005://4.2060-ping:6323 The engine room Acid http://www.stephencollins.org/2005/04/the_engine_room.php Pretty much everyone with a blog faces the curse of comment spam. Brad Choate has just released SpamLookup, an uber-anti-spam plugin which plays nice with MT-Blacklist and which seems to just about kill comment and trackback spam. I'm very impressed... 2005-09-07T07:03:09Z