http://www.darcynorman.net/2004/11/28/wordpress-wiki-auto-shutoff-comments/ just a lowly edtech geek, mumble mumble university of calgary Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:41:04 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.darcynorman.net/2004/11/28/wordpress-wiki-auto-shutoff-comments/#comment-79376 David LeBer Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000 #comment-79376 I've found this <a href="http://www.imporium.org/wordpresshack.xml">hack</a> to be quite successful. It prevents link-bots that target the <em>wp-comments-post.php</em> file directly (by passing the comments form). I've had no spam comments since I enabled it (he says, furiously knocking on wood). I’ve found this hack to be quite successful. It prevents link-bots that target the wp-comments-post.php file directly (by passing the comments form). I’ve had no spam comments since I enabled it (he says, furiously knocking on wood).

]]> http://www.darcynorman.net/2004/11/28/wordpress-wiki-auto-shutoff-comments/#comment-79377 D'Arcy Norman Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000 #comment-79377 David, thanks for the tip! I've just installed the plugin version of spam-stopgap. Here's hoping it works! David, thanks for the tip! I’ve just installed the plugin version of spam-stopgap. Here’s hoping it works!

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