Comments on: Antispam Update http://www.darcynorman.net/2006/06/26/antispam-update/ ce n'est pas la connaissance. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:37:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: greggles http://www.darcynorman.net/2006/06/26/antispam-update/#comment-82011 greggles Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 66252056#comment-82011 <p>One idea you could try as an improvement to BadBehaviour is to add a cron hook that deletes IPs from the address after a certain amount of time.  That way you punish a spammer who is targetting your site, but then, maybe a week later, that IP is un-banned from your site.  This way if it was a compromised home machine or a dynamic IP that has been reallocated or whatever then the legitimate visitor no longer has problems.</p><p> It's the "tit-for-tat" game theory solution: if you are wronged by someone else then quickly respond in kind by being harsh to them, but also be sure to forgive quickly.<br /></p> One idea you could try as an improvement to BadBehaviour is to add a cron hook that deletes IPs from the address after a certain amount of time.  That way you punish a spammer who is targetting your site, but then, maybe a week later, that IP is un-banned from your site.  This way if it was a compromised home machine or a dynamic IP that has been reallocated or whatever then the legitimate visitor no longer has problems.

 It's the "tit-for-tat" game theory solution: if you are wronged by someone else then quickly respond in kind by being harsh to them, but also be sure to forgive quickly.

]]> By: Heather http://www.darcynorman.net/2006/06/26/antispam-update/#comment-82027 Heather Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 66252056#comment-82027 <p>D'Arcy I'm curious, if you were still with WordPress would you still be using Spam Karma2? I've found it quite helpful.</p><p> </p> D'Arcy I'm curious, if you were still with WordPress would you still be using Spam Karma2? I've found it quite helpful.

 

]]> By: dnorman http://www.darcynorman.net/2006/06/26/antispam-update/#comment-82028 dnorman Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 66252056#comment-82028 Heather - I'd likely still be using SK2. I had no reason to move away from it. It was/is quite bulletproof as well. If only there was a Drupal port... :-) Heather - I’d likely still be using SK2. I had no reason to move away from it. It was/is quite bulletproof as well. If only there was a Drupal port… :-)

]]> By: jdw23 http://www.darcynorman.net/2006/06/26/antispam-update/#comment-82029 jdw23 Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 66252056#comment-82029 <p>Hi D'Arcy!</p><p>I've been following your recent posts as I will need to install anti-spam software on my site soon. My question: are you running Akismet and Bad Behavior together? I was under the assumption that they were separate solutions for the same problem; I didn't realize they would work in conjunction together. Any chance you could briefly outline the benefits or reasons for using each, and why one might want to use them together?</p><p> Thanks!!!</p><p>Jon </p><p> </p> Hi D'Arcy!

I've been following your recent posts as I will need to install anti-spam software on my site soon. My question: are you running Akismet and Bad Behavior together? I was under the assumption that they were separate solutions for the same problem; I didn't realize they would work in conjunction together. Any chance you could briefly outline the benefits or reasons for using each, and why one might want to use them together?

Thanks!!!

Jon

 

]]> By: dnorman http://www.darcynorman.net/2006/06/26/antispam-update/#comment-82030 dnorman Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 66252056#comment-82030 I'm (currently) running both Bad Behavior and Akismet. Occasionally, an evil spammer resorts to manual spam entry - using a regular browser to paste their stuff in. I think they do this to test the antispam software on a site. That type of spam will likely (hopefully) get past Bad Behavior, since it will look like any other valid user. For those, Akismet cleans up what gets through. It seems like a pretty solid combination - two wildly different approaches to antispam, filling in each other's gaps. I’m (currently) running both Bad Behavior and Akismet.

Occasionally, an evil spammer resorts to manual spam entry - using a regular browser to paste their stuff in. I think they do this to test the antispam software on a site. That type of spam will likely (hopefully) get past Bad Behavior, since it will look like any other valid user.

For those, Akismet cleans up what gets through. It seems like a pretty solid combination - two wildly different approaches to antispam, filling in each other’s gaps.

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