Comments on: The ever escalating arms war against Comment Spammers http://www.monkeyfood.com/blog/2004/11/02/the-ever-escalating-arms-war-against-comment-spammers/ Food for Monkeys Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:22:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Pooh Bah http://www.monkeyfood.com/blog/2004/11/02/the-ever-escalating-arms-war-against-comment-spammers/comment-page-1/#comment-48835 Pooh Bah Sat, 05 May 2007 02:47:48 +0000 http://www.monkeyfood.com/blog/?p=152#comment-48835 Thank you captain obvious! Thank you captain obvious!

]]> By: Diggory http://www.monkeyfood.com/blog/2004/11/02/the-ever-escalating-arms-war-against-comment-spammers/comment-page-1/#comment-335 Diggory Thu, 04 Nov 2004 22:26:12 +0000 http://www.monkeyfood.com/blog/?p=152#comment-335 Wow a comment from the author - thanks for the hack - it's great. I think I've got the latest version. Wow a comment from the author - thanks for the hack - it’s great.

I think I’ve got the latest version.

]]> By: Gudlyf http://www.monkeyfood.com/blog/2004/11/02/the-ever-escalating-arms-war-against-comment-spammers/comment-page-1/#comment-334 Gudlyf Thu, 04 Nov 2004 20:24:59 +0000 http://www.monkeyfood.com/blog/?p=152#comment-334 You might want to check out the latest version I put out of AuthImage, as it now includes the option of displaying "phonetic-English" text instead of an image ;-) You might want to check out the latest version I put out of AuthImage, as it now includes the option of displaying “phonetic-English” text instead of an image ;-)

]]> By: Diggory http://www.monkeyfood.com/blog/2004/11/02/the-ever-escalating-arms-war-against-comment-spammers/comment-page-1/#comment-332 Diggory Tue, 02 Nov 2004 17:41:07 +0000 http://www.monkeyfood.com/blog/?p=152#comment-332 Tom - I've currently got a belt and braces system with the CAPTCHA system and then manual moderation afterwards. I may well disable the moderation if the CAPTCHA continues working as well as it has been. I too fell foul of the 1/l problem - but thankfully there is a bit of a hint if you get it wrong. I suspect that renaming the fields could well work - but could become a real headache when updates come. Tom - I’ve currently got a belt and braces system with the CAPTCHA system and then manual moderation afterwards.

I may well disable the moderation if the CAPTCHA continues working as well as it has been.

I too fell foul of the 1/l problem - but thankfully there is a bit of a hint if you get it wrong.

I suspect that renaming the fields could well work - but could become a real headache when updates come.

]]> By: tomp http://www.monkeyfood.com/blog/2004/11/02/the-ever-escalating-arms-war-against-comment-spammers/comment-page-1/#comment-331 tomp Tue, 02 Nov 2004 16:41:50 +0000 http://www.monkeyfood.com/blog/?p=152#comment-331 I just tried to wrote a comment but it failed to appear, despite my perfect eyesight, it was really interesting and insightful too. I just tried to wrote a comment but it failed to appear, despite my perfect eyesight, it was really interesting and insightful too.

]]> By: tomp http://www.monkeyfood.com/blog/2004/11/02/the-ever-escalating-arms-war-against-comment-spammers/comment-page-1/#comment-330 tomp Tue, 02 Nov 2004 16:04:26 +0000 http://www.monkeyfood.com/blog/?p=152#comment-330 I have a wordpress instalation that i never use on my server and that's started getting comment spam recently. I'm wondering if somethign as simple as renaming all my form fields might sort this out. My rationale being that I never had any problem with my blosxom comments because the format of the form wasn't common enough to be picked as a target by the spambots creators, so if I obfuscate the WP form it will be similarly invisible. generally speaking ; spammers, how do they sleep at night? also, i thought the lowercase l's in your captcha's font were 1's I have a wordpress instalation that i never use on my server and that’s started getting comment spam recently. I’m wondering if somethign as simple as renaming all my form fields might sort this out.

My rationale being that I never had any problem with my blosxom comments because the format of the form wasn’t common enough to be picked as a target by the spambots creators, so if I obfuscate the WP form it will be similarly invisible.

generally speaking ; spammers, how do they sleep at night?

also, i thought the lowercase l’s in your captcha’s font were 1’s

]]> By: Dave http://www.monkeyfood.com/blog/2004/11/02/the-ever-escalating-arms-war-against-comment-spammers/comment-page-1/#comment-329 Dave Tue, 02 Nov 2004 15:26:03 +0000 http://www.monkeyfood.com/blog/?p=152#comment-329 I'll give you filthy spam. I’ll give you filthy spam.

]]> By: Diggory http://www.monkeyfood.com/blog/2004/11/02/the-ever-escalating-arms-war-against-comment-spammers/comment-page-1/#comment-328 Diggory Tue, 02 Nov 2004 14:25:34 +0000 http://www.monkeyfood.com/blog/?p=152#comment-328 Cool - to works, even with your feeble eyesight ;) - and haven't yet had to delete any filthy, filthy spam. Cool - to works, even with your feeble eyesight ;) - and haven’t yet had to delete any filthy, filthy spam.

]]> By: Banky http://www.monkeyfood.com/blog/2004/11/02/the-ever-escalating-arms-war-against-comment-spammers/comment-page-1/#comment-327 Banky Tue, 02 Nov 2004 13:39:06 +0000 http://www.monkeyfood.com/blog/?p=152#comment-327 Jus' checkin' how difficult it is for me... being partially blind and all from wORking my way across America. Jus’ checkin’ how difficult it is for me… being partially blind and all from wORking my way across America.

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