Comments on: Fighting TrackBack Spam – WordPress beats TypePad by a mile http://www.emilyrobbins.com/how-to-blog/fighting-trackback-spam-wordpress-beats-typepad-by-a-mile-288.htm Blogging tips and tricks, theme and plugin info, blogging software reviews, and more Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:27:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: What is trackback and is it abused? http://www.emilyrobbins.com/how-to-blog/fighting-trackback-spam-wordpress-beats-typepad-by-a-mile-288.htm/comment-page-1#comment-4736 What is trackback and is it abused? Fri, 09 Jun 2006 18:28:28 +0000 http://emilyrobbins.com/how-to-blog/fighting-trackback-spam-wordpress-beats-typepad-by-a-mile-288.htm#comment-4736 [...] [...]

]]> By: Freehits http://www.emilyrobbins.com/how-to-blog/fighting-trackback-spam-wordpress-beats-typepad-by-a-mile-288.htm/comment-page-1#comment-4735 Freehits Fri, 09 Jun 2006 18:27:21 +0000 http://emilyrobbins.com/how-to-blog/fighting-trackback-spam-wordpress-beats-typepad-by-a-mile-288.htm#comment-4735 Just got done trying and learning about the Rice University plugin, and it works smoothly on WP 2.0+ http://blog.freehits.com/06/what-is-trackback-and-is-it-abused/ Just got done trying and learning about the Rice University plugin, and it works smoothly on WP 2.0+
http://blog.freehits.com/06/what-is-trackback-and-is-it-abused/

]]> By: Plu Runs :: Rambles http://www.emilyrobbins.com/how-to-blog/fighting-trackback-spam-wordpress-beats-typepad-by-a-mile-288.htm/comment-page-1#comment-2228 Plu Runs :: Rambles Mon, 27 Mar 2006 22:45:46 +0000 http://emilyrobbins.com/how-to-blog/fighting-trackback-spam-wordpress-beats-typepad-by-a-mile-288.htm#comment-2228 [...] My blog has been hammered with spam. In 5 hours on Saturday I had 200+ spam messages in moderation and a message from Ewen. I have to do something about and have been doing some research. Here is some technical support about blogging. [...] [...] My blog has been hammered with spam. In 5 hours on Saturday I had 200+ spam messages in moderation and a message from Ewen. I have to do something about and have been doing some research. Here is some technical support about blogging. [...]

]]> By: Prentiss Riddle http://www.emilyrobbins.com/how-to-blog/fighting-trackback-spam-wordpress-beats-typepad-by-a-mile-288.htm/comment-page-1#comment-1336 Prentiss Riddle Mon, 19 Sep 2005 14:34:48 +0000 http://emilyrobbins.com/how-to-blog/fighting-trackback-spam-wordpress-beats-typepad-by-a-mile-288.htm#comment-1336 Note that a couple of researchers at Rice University have released a Trackback spam blocker plugin for WordPress that uses a different approach: their Trackback Validator Plugin checks to make sure that the sites which send you Trackback pings really do link to you, a test that most Trackback spammers fail. <a href="http://idli.cs.rice.edu/~dsandler/trackback/trackback-validator-plugin/" rel="nofollow">http://idli.cs.rice.edu/~dsandler/trackback/trackback-validator-plugin/</a> Note that a couple of researchers at Rice University have released a Trackback spam blocker plugin for WordPress that uses a different approach: their Trackback Validator Plugin checks to make sure that the sites which send you Trackback pings really do link to you, a test that most Trackback spammers fail.

http://idli.cs.rice.edu/~dsandler/trackback/trackback-validator-plugin/

]]> By: tom sherman http://www.emilyrobbins.com/how-to-blog/fighting-trackback-spam-wordpress-beats-typepad-by-a-mile-288.htm/comment-page-1#comment-1335 tom sherman Sun, 07 Aug 2005 12:55:13 +0000 http://emilyrobbins.com/how-to-blog/fighting-trackback-spam-wordpress-beats-typepad-by-a-mile-288.htm#comment-1335 Well, I do think the comparison between WP and TypePad is an unfair one. The real comparison should be between WP and MT. And MT plus the SpamLookup plugin is pretty well locked down against comment and trackback spam. SpamLookup: <a href="http://bradchoate.com/projects/spamlookup/" rel="nofollow">http://bradchoate.com/projects/spamlookup/</a> More on my blog: <a href="http://underscorebleach.net/jotsheet/2005/08/trackback-spam" rel="nofollow">http://underscorebleach.net/jotsheet/2005/08/trackback-spam</a> Well, I do think the comparison between WP and TypePad is an unfair one. The real comparison should be between WP and MT. And MT plus the SpamLookup plugin is pretty well locked down against comment and trackback spam.

SpamLookup: http://bradchoate.com/projects/spamlookup/

More on my blog: http://underscorebleach.net/jotsheet/2005/08/trackback-spam

]]> By: Barak http://www.emilyrobbins.com/how-to-blog/fighting-trackback-spam-wordpress-beats-typepad-by-a-mile-288.htm/comment-page-1#comment-1334 Barak Tue, 12 Jul 2005 00:48:12 +0000 http://emilyrobbins.com/how-to-blog/fighting-trackback-spam-wordpress-beats-typepad-by-a-mile-288.htm#comment-1334 I hope you have noticed that TypePad now has trackback and comment moderation as well as registration if desired. I hope you have noticed that TypePad now has trackback and comment moderation as well as registration if desired.

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