Comments on: Dealing with Spam: Plugins and Outside Services http://www.brincefield.net/blog/2009/10/26/dealing-with-spam-plugins-and-outside-services/ What is on my mind right now. Sun, 22 May 2011 17:40:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1
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 By: Tom B. http://www.brincefield.net/blog/2009/10/26/dealing-with-spam-plugins-and-outside-services/comment-page-1/#comment-9614 Tom B. Sun, 22 May 2011 17:40:23 +0000 http://www.brincefield.net/blog/?p=831#comment-9614 The AVH plugin doesn't do anything to your CSS. At least not that I have noticed. Project Honeypot has a service that can affect your CSS, but it is entirely optional and only comes into play if you join their site and sign up to help catch spammers. The difficulty in blocking IP addresses was what led me to this plugin. I know it is possible using the .htacess file, but I am not sure how, and it would be a hassle doing it all the time. I don't do much with this site right now, because of work and other things in my life, but I do try to keep the spam weeded out and the AVH plugin helps with that. I don't know if it would help as much without building up a local blacklist, but it does keep hundreds of spam comments from even reaching Akismet every month. That number would probably rise quite a bit if this site was being actively used. In terms of ease of use, this is one of the best. Install, click the box to use the Stop Forum Spam, and make sure you have the emails set how you want them. Then it is just make sure you keep the plugin updated with the rest. Everything else about the plugin is optional, using the Blacklist/whitelist, reporting the ip address to the Stop Forum Spam site, using Project Honeypot, etc. It really is a painless addition to spam protection for your site. The AVH plugin doesn’t do anything to your CSS. At least not that I have noticed. Project Honeypot has a service that can affect your CSS, but it is entirely optional and only comes into play if you join their site and sign up to help catch spammers.

The difficulty in blocking IP addresses was what led me to this plugin. I know it is possible using the .htacess file, but I am not sure how, and it would be a hassle doing it all the time. I don’t do much with this site right now, because of work and other things in my life, but I do try to keep the spam weeded out and the AVH plugin helps with that. I don’t know if it would help as much without building up a local blacklist, but it does keep hundreds of spam comments from even reaching Akismet every month. That number would probably rise quite a bit if this site was being actively used.

In terms of ease of use, this is one of the best. Install, click the box to use the Stop Forum Spam, and make sure you have the emails set how you want them. Then it is just make sure you keep the plugin updated with the rest. Everything else about the plugin is optional, using the Blacklist/whitelist, reporting the ip address to the Stop Forum Spam site, using Project Honeypot, etc. It really is a painless addition to spam protection for your site.

]]> By: Annie http://www.brincefield.net/blog/2009/10/26/dealing-with-spam-plugins-and-outside-services/comment-page-1/#comment-9610 Annie Sun, 22 May 2011 10:35:54 +0000 http://www.brincefield.net/blog/?p=831#comment-9610 I am adjusted to akismet plug-in because it does a great job in filtering spam comments for me. I don't feel adding another plug-in because I don't know if it will have an effect on the CSS or other stuff, which could lead to something that I couldn't control. Maybe I'll just have to stay using akismet since it is difficult for me to block IPs. I am adjusted to akismet plug-in because it does a great job in filtering spam comments for me. I don’t feel adding another plug-in because I don’t know if it will have an effect on the CSS or other stuff, which could lead to something that I couldn’t control. Maybe I’ll just have to stay using akismet since it is difficult for me to block IPs.
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]]> By: Alyssa http://www.brincefield.net/blog/2009/10/26/dealing-with-spam-plugins-and-outside-services/comment-page-1/#comment-4770 Alyssa Fri, 26 Mar 2010 02:38:29 +0000 http://www.brincefield.net/blog/?p=831#comment-4770 thanks for the write up of the steps you took to reduce spam on your blog. I'm finding I'm getting more and more spam comments coming through. I had akismet turned off for a month or so (accidentally) and no so fondly remember the drug name look ups you speak of to get rid of them all. I'll check it out.. thankyou! thanks for the write up of the steps you took to reduce spam on your blog. I’m finding I’m getting more and more spam comments coming through. I had akismet turned off for a month or so (accidentally) and no so fondly remember the drug name look ups you speak of to get rid of them all. I’ll check it out.. thankyou!

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