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Getting the most out of MT-Blacklist

January 12, 2005 at 09:09 AM

I don't know how I didn't notice this post about MT-Blacklist sooner, I've subscribed to the RSS feed now so I won't miss new stuff again.

Great write up by Jay combining a ton of information about Blacklist that used to be scattered all over.

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Six Apart guide to combatting comment spam

January 06, 2005 at 11:18 AM

Excellent overview to the many efforts to combat freaking comment spam. Using a ton of them in conjunction seems to be pretty successful.

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MovableType 3.14 released

December 21, 2004 at 08:32 AM

Six Apart has reacted quickly and gotten an update out to fix the server loads caused by comment spam. MT 3.14 (what happened to 3.13?) fixes a major issue for sites out there getting hit by large and frequent comment spam attacks. Previously, if a spammer hit the site and attempted to post tons of comments, each attempt would cause a rebuild even if the comment did not get through MT-Blacklist. Looks like another new version of that is coming soon too.

The main changes in version 3.14:

  • No more unnecessary rebuilds upon comment moderation.
  • Generation of internal bookkeeping data for dynamic pages is not performed when using static pages.
  • New weblogs default to having comment moderation enabled.

Good job guys, I'm sure we all appreciate the swift response.

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Referrer Spam is the New Amway

December 09, 2004 at 07:41 PM

Luckily my site sucks enough that it's not an issue, though comment spam is still on the rise.

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