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by John Cole| 10 Comments
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No posting until I can get rid of the asshole spammers and some other stuff. We are also upgrading the comments and to a new version of MT.
Also, blogads are helping, but I need to raise about 150 bucks for domain name and server related things. IF you are interested in chipping in, please hit the paypal button here:
Thanks in advance!
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See this for info on how I removed old spams. I recently got about 70 comment spans in one four hour period. I was able to remove all of them fairly quickly by selecting distinct URLs from the comments received in that period and then plugging those URLs into my comment deleting Java program.
Rick
OK, JC, I put some coins of the realm in your begging bowl.
Now, I ask that you not be so quick to delete my comments, should I again, in the future, make an observation about the shape and shine of Oliver’s head.
I cannot imagine how everyone else can resist.
Cordially…
Mike Krempasky
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WordPress beats MT hands down. Moderates comments if you want, something promised (and not delivered) in MT.
Much, much faster too.
Mike Krempasky
Oh, in the short term, two recommendations:
1) rename mt-comments.cgi to something damn obscure.
2) MT-Blacklist. Not perfect, but makes getting rid of a lot of comments easier.
Dean Esmay
If you need help with the update please just let me know, John. I can get you upgraded to MT 2.661 and the latest blacklist for nothing, and have it done this evening if you need it. Upgrading beyond that, we can discuss options.
Ricky
Go wordpress.
Sebastian Holsclaw
Since installing MT-Blacklist, getting rid of spam is almost fun. I love looking at my log and seeing 40 comments denied. :)
Ricky
Yeah, but they’ll then change a letter or word & then retry the robots. I added 70 sites to my mt-blacklist & still kept getting spammed. Not all that often (maybe twice per week), but it’s still 5-10 minutes of deleting comments and rebuilding (lord, did I hate rebuilding) that I’m glad to be away from.