Comments on: New Spam Protection At CyberNet http://cybernetnews.com/2006/09/19/new-spam-protection-at-cybernet/ Technology News Fri, 05 Sep 2008 16:24:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Ajay http://cybernetnews.com/2006/09/19/new-spam-protection-at-cybernet/#comment-23527 Ajay Wed, 20 Sep 2006 16:15:19 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/09/19/new-spam-protection-at-cybernet/#comment-23527 Hey, take a look at <a href="http://ajaydsouza.com/archives/2006/08/05/a-comprehensive-guide-to-protecting-your-blog-from-spam/" rel="nofollow">my guide</a> to protection from spam. Hey,

take a look at my guide to protection from spam.

]]> By: Ryan http://cybernetnews.com/2006/09/19/new-spam-protection-at-cybernet/#comment-23415 Ryan Wed, 20 Sep 2006 01:27:07 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/09/19/new-spam-protection-at-cybernet/#comment-23415 Would the square root of 13 be good enough? ;) Would the square root of 13 be good enough? ;)

]]> By: netster007x http://cybernetnews.com/2006/09/19/new-spam-protection-at-cybernet/#comment-23410 netster007x Wed, 20 Sep 2006 01:04:12 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/09/19/new-spam-protection-at-cybernet/#comment-23410 Great idea! Maybe you should make the problems a bit more complex; how about some variables or something, it could keep the site safe from people under-qualified to think. Great idea!

Maybe you should make the problems a bit more complex; how about some variables or something, it could keep the site safe from people under-qualified to think.

]]> By: ffextensionguru http://cybernetnews.com/2006/09/19/new-spam-protection-at-cybernet/#comment-23399 ffextensionguru Wed, 20 Sep 2006 00:27:33 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/09/19/new-spam-protection-at-cybernet/#comment-23399 Using Akismet on my blog at WordPress and it does help keep the spam at bay. Using Akismet on my blog at WordPress and it does help keep the spam at bay.

]]> By: Inferno_str1ke http://cybernetnews.com/2006/09/19/new-spam-protection-at-cybernet/#comment-23392 Inferno_str1ke Tue, 19 Sep 2006 22:52:00 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/09/19/new-spam-protection-at-cybernet/#comment-23392 Yeh, spam comments are a bitch. My site got bombed once every few minutes in the early hours of every day. I've now implemented a word verification system on a second page, meaning their robots would have to post once, then search a new site for the required word and then post that. My spam has dropped to zero, but I guess it's a bit OTT for registered members. Still, it's just a stopgap solution until I can make something better. Yeh, spam comments are a bitch. My site got bombed once every few minutes in the early hours of every day. I’ve now implemented a word verification system on a second page, meaning their robots would have to post once, then search a new site for the required word and then post that. My spam has dropped to zero, but I guess it’s a bit OTT for registered members. Still, it’s just a stopgap solution until I can make something better.

]]> By: Ryan http://cybernetnews.com/2006/09/19/new-spam-protection-at-cybernet/#comment-23387 Ryan Tue, 19 Sep 2006 22:23:52 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/09/19/new-spam-protection-at-cybernet/#comment-23387 <div id="commentquote"><a href="#comment-23372">drake mariani wrote:</a><blockquote>Spam Protection math....where can I get that so I can use it too? Thanks! PS I sent a comment that orange text on blue is hard to read.</blockquote></div> I am using <a href="http://sw-guide.de/wordpress/math-comment-spam-protection-plugin/" rel="nofollow">this plug-in</a> (with some basic modifications that I made to work the way I want it to). <div id="commentquote"><a href="#comment-23373">mediaphile wrote:</a><blockquote>Lets hope your security implimentation doesn't catch on around the web, because it seems it would be easy for someone to write some code to do a simple addition problem. That's why those Captchas are annoying the way they are. They're designed in a way that makes it impossible to just scan the page and enter a simple string, let alone a single character like 1-9. Still, if nothing else, this may inspire some new users to register, which never hurts.</blockquote></div> The nice thing is that I can easily change the way the plug-in works so that it will start displaying words, like "eight plus four", so that it is even harder to guess. I am amazed to see how little spam I am getting now. :) drake mariani wrote:
Spam Protection math….where can I get that so I can use it too? Thanks!

PS I sent a comment that orange text on blue is hard to read.

I am using this plug-in (with some basic modifications that I made to work the way I want it to).

mediaphile wrote:
Lets hope your security implimentation doesn’t catch on around the web, because it seems it would be easy for someone to write some code to do a simple addition problem. That’s why those Captchas are annoying the way they are. They’re designed in a way that makes it impossible to just scan the page and enter a simple string, let alone a single character like 1-9.

Still, if nothing else, this may inspire some new users to register, which never hurts.

The nice thing is that I can easily change the way the plug-in works so that it will start displaying words, like “eight plus four”, so that it is even harder to guess. I am amazed to see how little spam I am getting now. :)

]]> By: mediaphile http://cybernetnews.com/2006/09/19/new-spam-protection-at-cybernet/#comment-23373 mediaphile Tue, 19 Sep 2006 20:28:17 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/09/19/new-spam-protection-at-cybernet/#comment-23373 Lets hope your security implimentation doesn't catch on around the web, because it seems it would be easy for someone to write some code to do a simple addition problem. That's why those Captchas are annoying the way they are. They're designed in a way that makes it impossible to just scan the page and enter a simple string, let alone a single character like 1-9. Still, if nothing else, this may inspire some new users to register, which never hurts. Lets hope your security implimentation doesn’t catch on around the web, because it seems it would be easy for someone to write some code to do a simple addition problem. That’s why those Captchas are annoying the way they are. They’re designed in a way that makes it impossible to just scan the page and enter a simple string, let alone a single character like 1-9.

Still, if nothing else, this may inspire some new users to register, which never hurts.

]]> By: drake mariani http://cybernetnews.com/2006/09/19/new-spam-protection-at-cybernet/#comment-23372 drake mariani Tue, 19 Sep 2006 20:28:02 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/09/19/new-spam-protection-at-cybernet/#comment-23372 Spam Protection math....where can I get that so I can use it too? Thanks! PS I sent a comment that orange text on blue is hard to read. Spam Protection math….where can I get that so I can use it too? Thanks!

PS I sent a comment that orange text on blue is hard to read.

]]> By: TheBaron88 http://cybernetnews.com/2006/09/19/new-spam-protection-at-cybernet/#comment-23371 TheBaron88 Tue, 19 Sep 2006 20:05:57 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/09/19/new-spam-protection-at-cybernet/#comment-23371 Nice idea to stop the spam, at least its not one of those Captchas, they are so annoying. Nice idea to stop the spam, at least its not one of those Captchas, they are so annoying.

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