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Comment Spam
Hey Guys
I keep getting spam in my article comments – even when I have disabled comments on an article. Any ideas how I can stop this from happening? its rather tedious having to to delete them both in my email and in text pattern.
Justin
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Re: Comment Spam
You have removed the preview button. That is probably one of the best auto-spam blockers. I am wondering though if your mods/hacks have caused some problem with the other methods that TXP uses particularly if you still get comments of any sort when you have disabled them?
Stuart
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Re: Comment Spam
> even when I have disabled comments on an article.
Textpattern checks whether commenting is allowed before saving any comments. It looks like you modified or replaces some of your files. If that’s the case, please revert your files to a regular 4.0.1 install.
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Re: Comment Spam
What I don’t understand: I have preview enabled on two of my Txp installs, and yet they were hit by (phentermine) spammers. How can this happen?
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#5 2005-12-12 14:27:59
- Mary
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- Registered: 2004-06-27
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Re: Comment Spam
Nothing can stop spammers who do it by hand.
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Re: Comment Spam
Yes, but “Preview” in itself is not a 100% way of preventing automated spam either (but it makes it sufficiently harder, that most people haven’t gotten automated spam for the last 1-2 years. We are investigating this issue further of course.
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Re: Comment Spam
I just got about 20 spam comments to one article – which seems to prove Sencer’s point about “Preview” not being 100% sure. Please let me know what else I can do to get rid of comment spam. Ironically, I just moved this weblog from Nucleus to Txp because Nucleus spam protection was horrible …
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#8 2005-12-15 10:21:36
- zem
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- From: Melbourne, Australia
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Re: Comment Spam
Please let me know what else I can do to get rid of comment spam.
Send us some details: copies of the spam content, including the IP address and email they used, and (preferrably) a grep of your access logs showing the activity from those IP’s.
4.0.3 will be out soon. It already includes improved spam protection; the more info we have, the better we can defend against it.
PS, you do know there’s a Ban IP feature, right? content > comments.
Last edited by zem (2005-12-15 10:22:23)
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Re: Comment Spam
ok, I was obviously a bit too quick and already deleted the comments themselves, so I don’t know their content anymore.
They were all issued from the IP 212.143.66.129.
This is a dump of all the relevant log entries in txp_log. I hope it’s useful.
id;time;host;page;refer;status;method;ip
43754;2005-12-15 11:01:48;212.143.66.129;/article/1963/?commented=1;;200;GET;212.143.66.129
43752;2005-12-15 11:01:19;212.143.66.129;/article/1963/?commented=1#c003988;;200;GET;212.143.66.129
43750;2005-12-15 11:01:18;212.143.66.129;/article/1963/;;200;POST;212.143.66.129
43749;2005-12-15 11:01:13;212.143.66.129;/article/1963/;;200;POST;212.143.66.129
43746;2005-12-15 11:01:01;212.143.66.129;/article/1963/;www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&rls=GGLD,GGLD:2005-12,GGLD:en&q=%22pulaskirangers.com%22;200;GET;212.143.66.129
43745;2005-12-15 11:00:48;212.143.66.129;/article/1963/?commented=1#c003987;;200;GET;212.143.66.129
43744;2005-12-15 11:00:46;212.143.66.129;/article/1963/;;200;POST;212.143.66.129
43743;2005-12-15 11:00:38;212.143.66.129;/article/1963/;;200;POST;212.143.66.129
43742;2005-12-15 11:00:20;212.143.66.129;/article/1963/;www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&rls=GGLD,GGLD:2005-12,GGLD:en&q=%22pulaskirangers.com%22;200;GET;212.143.66.129
43741;2005-12-15 11:00:08;212.143.66.129;/article/1963/?commented=1#c003986;;200;GET;212.143.66.129
43740;2005-12-15 11:00:06;212.143.66.129;/article/1963/;;200;POST;212.143.66.129
43739;2005-12-15 10:59:59;212.143.66.129;/article/1963/;;200;POST;212.143.66.129
43738;2005-12-15 10:59:44;212.143.66.129;/article/1963/;www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&rls=GGLD,GGLD:2005-12,GGLD:en&q=%22pulaskirangers.com%22;200;GET;212.143.66.129
43737;2005-12-15 10:59:19;212.143.66.129;/article/1963/?commented=1#c003985;;200;GET;212.143.66.129
43736;2005-12-15 10:59:18;212.143.66.129;/article/1963/;;200;POST;212.143.66.129
43735;2005-12-15 10:59:14;212.143.66.129;/article/1963/;;200;POST;212.143.66.129
43734;2005-12-15 10:58:52;212.143.66.129;/article/1963/;www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&rls=GGLD,GGLD:2005-12,GGLD:en&q=%22pulaskirangers.com%22;200;GET;212.143.66.129
43732;2005-12-15 10:58:36;212.143.66.129;/article/1963/;;200;POST;212.143.66.129
43733;2005-12-15 10:58:37;212.143.66.129;/article/1963/?commented=1#c003984;;200;GET;212.143.66.129
43731;2005-12-15 10:58:32;212.143.66.129;/article/1963/;;200;POST;212.143.66.129
43730;2005-12-15 10:57:57;212.143.66.129;/article/1963/;www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&rls=GGLD,GGLD:2005-12,GGLD:en&q=%22pulaskirangers.com%22;200;GET;212.143.66.129
43728;2005-12-15 10:57:19;212.143.66.129;/article/1963/?commented=1#c003983;;200;GET;212.143.66.129
43727;2005-12-15 10:57:18;212.143.66.129;/article/1963/;;200;POST;212.143.66.129
43726;2005-12-15 10:57:14;212.143.66.129;/article/1963/;;200;POST;212.143.66.129
43724;2005-12-15 10:56:38;212.143.66.129;/article/1963/;www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&rls=GGLD,GGLD:2005-12,GGLD:en&q=%22pulaskirangers.com%22;200;GET;212.143.66.129
43723;2005-12-15 10:56:12;212.143.66.129;/article/1963/?commented=1#c003982;;200;GET;212.143.66.129
43722;2005-12-15 10:56:11;212.143.66.129;/article/1963/;;200;POST;212.143.66.129
43721;2005-12-15 10:56:01;212.143.66.129;/article/1963/;;200;POST;212.143.66.129
43720;2005-12-15 10:55:45;212.143.66.129;/article/1963/;www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&rls=GGLD,GGLD:2005-12,GGLD:en&q=%22pulaskirangers.com%22;200;GET;212.143.66.129
43719;2005-12-15 10:55:29;212.143.66.129;/article/1963/?commented=1#c003981;;200;GET;212.143.66.129
43718;2005-12-15 10:55:28;212.143.66.129;/article/1963/;;200;POST;212.143.66.129
43717;2005-12-15 10:55:25;212.143.66.129;/article/1963/;;200;POST;212.143.66.129
43716;2005-12-15 10:54:58;212.143.66.129;/article/1963/;www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&rls=GGLD,GGLD:2005-12,GGLD:en&q=%22pulaskirangers.com%22;200;GET;212.143.66.129
43715;2005-12-15 10:54:39;212.143.66.129;/;;200;GET;212.143.66.129
43713;2005-12-15 10:54:20;212.143.66.129;/article/1963/?commented=1#c003980;;200;GET;212.143.66.129
43711;2005-12-15 10:54:08;212.143.66.129;/article/1963/;;200;POST;212.143.66.129
43712;2005-12-15 10:54:19;212.143.66.129;/article/1963/;;200;POST;212.143.66.129
43706;2005-12-15 10:53:13;212.143.66.129;/article/1963/;;200;POST;212.143.66.129
43707;2005-12-15 10:53:15;212.143.66.129;/article/1963/?commented=1#c003979;;200;GET;212.143.66.129
43708;2005-12-15 10:53:37;212.143.66.129;/article/1963/;www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&rls=GGLD,GGLD:2005-12,GGLD:en&q=%22pulaskirangers.com%22;200;GET;212.143.66.129
43705;2005-12-15 10:53:10;212.143.66.129;/article/1963/;;200;POST;212.143.66.129
43703;2005-12-15 10:52:48;212.143.66.129;/article/1963/;www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&rls=GGLD,GGLD:2005-12,GGLD:en&q=%22pulaskirangers.com%22;200;GET;212.143.66.129
43702;2005-12-15 10:52:27;212.143.66.129;/article/1963/?commented=1#c003978;;200;GET;212.143.66.129
43701;2005-12-15 10:52:26;212.143.66.129;/article/1963/;;200;POST;212.143.66.129
43700;2005-12-15 10:52:23;212.143.66.129;/article/1963/;;200;POST;212.143.66.129
43696;2005-12-15 10:51:26;212.143.66.129;/article/1963/;www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&rls=GGLD,GGLD:2005-12,GGLD:en&q=%22pulaskirangers.com%22;200;GET;212.143.66.129
43695;2005-12-15 10:50:38;212.143.66.129;/article/1963/?commented=1#c003977;;200;GET;212.143.66.129
43694;2005-12-15 10:50:37;212.143.66.129;/article/1963/;;200;POST;212.143.66.129
43693;2005-12-15 10:50:34;212.143.66.129;/article/1963/;;200;POST;212.143.66.129
43692;2005-12-15 10:49:57;212.143.66.129;/article/1963/;www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&rls=GGLD,GGLD:2005-12,GGLD:en&q=%22pulaskirangers.com%22;200;GET;212.143.66.129
43691;2005-12-15 10:43:58;212.143.66.129;/article/1963/?commented=1#c003976;;200;GET;212.143.66.129
43690;2005-12-15 10:43:57;212.143.66.129;/article/1963/;;200;POST;212.143.66.129
43689;2005-12-15 10:43:47;212.143.66.129;/article/1963/;;200;POST;212.143.66.129
43687;2005-12-15 10:41:51;212.143.66.129;/article/1963/?commented=1#c003975;;200;GET;212.143.66.129
43688;2005-12-15 10:43:18;212.143.66.129;/article/1963/;www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&rls=GGLD,GGLD:2005-12,GGLD:en&q=%22pulaskirangers.com%22;200;GET;212.143.66.129
43686;2005-12-15 10:41:49;212.143.66.129;/article/1963/;;200;POST;212.143.66.129
43685;2005-12-15 10:41:39;212.143.66.129;/article/1963/;;200;POST;212.143.66.129
43684;2005-12-15 10:41:24;212.143.66.129;/article/1963/;www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&rls=GGLD,GGLD:2005-12,GGLD:en&q=%22pulaskirangers.com%22;200;GET;212.143.66.129
43683;2005-12-15 10:41:12;212.143.66.129;/article/1963/?commented=1#c003974;;200;GET;212.143.66.129
43682;2005-12-15 10:41:10;212.143.66.129;/article/1963/;;200;POST;212.143.66.129
43681;2005-12-15 10:41:06;212.143.66.129;/article/1963/;;200;POST;212.143.66.129
43680;2005-12-15 10:40:47;212.143.66.129;/article/1963/;www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&rls=GGLD,GGLD:2005-12,GGLD:en&q=%22pulaskirangers.com%22;200;GET;212.143.66.129
43679;2005-12-15 10:40:37;212.143.66.129;/article/1963/?commented=1#c003973;;200;GET;212.143.66.129
43678;2005-12-15 10:40:34;212.143.66.129;/article/1963/;;200;POST;212.143.66.129
43677;2005-12-15 10:40:28;212.143.66.129;/article/1963/;;200;POST;212.143.66.129
43676;2005-12-15 10:39:59;212.143.66.129;/article/1963/;www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&rls=GGLD,GGLD:2005-12,GGLD:en&q=%22pulaskirangers.com%22;200;GET;212.143.66.129
43675;2005-12-15 10:39:20;212.143.66.129;/article/1963/?commented=1;;200;GET;212.143.66.129
43674;2005-12-15 10:39:07;212.143.66.129;/article/1963/?commented=1#c003972;;200;GET;212.143.66.129
43673;2005-12-15 10:39:05;212.143.66.129;/article/1963/;;200;POST;212.143.66.129
43672;2005-12-15 10:38:58;212.143.66.129;/article/1963/;;200;POST;212.143.66.129
43671;2005-12-15 10:38:24;212.143.66.129;/article/1963/;www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&rls=GGLD,GGLD:2005-12,GGLD:en&q=%22pulaskirangers.com%22;200;GET;212.143.66.129
43670;2005-12-15 10:37:45;212.143.66.129;/article/1963/?commented=1;;200;GET;212.143.66.129
43669;2005-12-15 10:37:32;212.143.66.129;/article/1963/?commented=1#c003971;;200;GET;212.143.66.129
43668;2005-12-15 10:37:29;212.143.66.129;/article/1963/;;200;POST;212.143.66.129
43667;2005-12-15 10:37:21;212.143.66.129;/article/1963/;;200;POST;212.143.66.129
43665;2005-12-15 10:35:18;212.143.66.129;/article/1963/;www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&rls=GGLD,GGLD:2005-12,GGLD:en&q=%22pulaskirangers.com%22;200;GET;212.143.66.129
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#10 2005-12-15 21:14:31
- zem
- Developer Emeritus
- From: Melbourne, Australia
- Registered: 2004-04-08
- Posts: 2,579
Re: Comment Spam
Hard to say from the available information (the Apache access log has more), but the delays between hits make that look like manual spam. The Ban feature would have worked, since it’s all from the same IP address.
Alex
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Re: Comment Spam
Hm. This is a hosted site; I don’t have access to the Apache access logs.
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#12 2005-12-16 08:26:52
- Mary
- Sock Enthusiast
- Registered: 2004-06-27
- Posts: 6,236
Re: Comment Spam
Well anyway, when it happens again, you can try banning the ip. There is access to this feature from each comment.
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