tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10194064.post113361599447612352..comments2024-03-21T09:05:26.347-05:00Comments on justaskjudy: Comment Spam/Word Verification Updatekenjuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07342414519714356343noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10194064.post-1133720870073821522005-12-04T13:27:00.000-05:002005-12-04T13:27:00.000-05:00Yesterday, I got the worst kind of spam. I was tol...Yesterday, I got the worst kind of spam. I was told that I won 1.2 million dollars. I could collect this money by giving my personal information to a person who supposedly worked in a Nigerian bank. It was obvious to me that this was a scam, so I did some research on Google and found a watchgroup that was looking for any emails received by these fraudelent frauders (I know that's not a word, but it works, right?).<BR/><BR/>So, I played along with the game and made up a false identity and sent it to them. I used my local police department instead of my home phone number. <BR/><BR/>Long story short, I ultimately asked the person to send all future emails to my other email address, which was the watchdog's address.<BR/><BR/>This 'lottery scam' was so ridiculous because the Nigerian bank's email address was a Yahoo.com address. Anyway, spammers stink!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11135067059994902765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10194064.post-1133706314604949982005-12-04T09:25:00.000-05:002005-12-04T09:25:00.000-05:00Quick note to EVERYONE commenting here: the ultima...Quick note to EVERYONE commenting here: the ultimate solution is now posted to the top of Michele Agnew's blog. Here's what I said...I hope you all try it on your respective Blogger sites:<BR/><BR/>ADVICE TO ALL USERS OF BLOGGER ACCOUNTS:<BR/><BR/>STEP 1 - Turn OFF Word Verification<BR/>STEP 2 - Activate Comment Moderation<BR/><BR/>This addresses all the issues that have been discussed online today. It also makes life easier for your visitors - AND allows you to keep the nasty comment spammers from your blog.<BR/><BR/>Carmi again...hope this helps. Thanks, Judy, for giving this important issue the attention it deserves.carmilevyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00360045114379957605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10194064.post-1133653123798321582005-12-03T18:38:00.000-05:002005-12-03T18:38:00.000-05:00Word verification is indeed knackered this evening...Word verification is indeed knackered this evening, so I have trned it off...we shall see how it goes..<BR/><BR/>Michele sent meAginothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03593749625105192550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10194064.post-1133652866783793392005-12-03T18:34:00.000-05:002005-12-03T18:34:00.000-05:00I have just turned off WV cos its ****ed. I'm goi...I have just turned off WV cos its ****ed. I'm going to see how it goes. I've got an email account that will dump spam & as blog admin I can bin it, but I don't really want to wade through it all again! I'll give it a week:-)<BR/><BR/>Michele sent me todayJuggling Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02711012401065605739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10194064.post-1133645781933427612005-12-03T16:36:00.000-05:002005-12-03T16:36:00.000-05:00Haloscan really is best for comments. I don't get ...Haloscan really is best for comments. I don't get any spam via that program and it's easy to install in blogger, plus you can ban IPs and edit comments etc. The only problem is after awhile the comments in your archives are only shown on the haloscan page, but then again do you really need to read those? Probably not.The Mistress of the Darkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16923975714269274370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10194064.post-1133636594063390082005-12-03T14:03:00.000-05:002005-12-03T14:03:00.000-05:00To answer Hoss....you don't get spam because you h...To answer Hoss....you don't get spam because you have Haloscan to do your comments.<BR/><BR/>I added Haloscan to mine to be able to have the trackback system but the absence of spam is an added bonus.srphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11751987787364198318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10194064.post-1133635803426816802005-12-03T13:50:00.000-05:002005-12-03T13:50:00.000-05:00Knock on wood, but I don't get spam. Wonder why t...Knock on wood, but I don't get spam. Wonder why that is?OldHorsetailSnakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00865830344885164689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10194064.post-1133626696890275892005-12-03T11:18:00.000-05:002005-12-03T11:18:00.000-05:00I think lorianne is right. I've had spam sent to s...I think lorianne is right. I've had spam sent to such old entries that I CAN'T FIND THEM. It's incredibly irritating - I can't get rid of them without going through my entire blog on a spam hunt. I do not want spam on my blog. The email comments at least let me know they're there, somewhere. (There is one still there, actually. I still haven't found it.)<BR/><BR/>That is why comment verification is staying on, on my blog, at least for now. Even though it annoys me enormously every time I use it, and probably discourages real commenters. It's still better than having my blog littered with spam.Badaunthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13421084688117792172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10194064.post-1133620423962810132005-12-03T09:33:00.000-05:002005-12-03T09:33:00.000-05:00Your fix eliminates the emails...but what do you d...Your fix eliminates the emails...but what do you do with the comments? <BR/><BR/>If you no longer receive the emails, you don't know how many spam comments you're getting on old entries, which is how spammers usually work: they hit old entries so bloggers don't notice & delete those comments. If the comments remain, the spammers get increased Google rankings for their sites because those "links" make them look like their sites are highly trafficked.<BR/><BR/>In other words, the point of comment spam isn't to flood your email box...it's to riddle your blog with links to spam sites. So as I understand it, your solution eliminates the email, but it doesn't eliminate the comments themselves, which is exactly what the spammers are going for.<BR/><BR/>Or am I missing something? :-)Loriannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11610684937868696220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10194064.post-1133620306000981562005-12-03T09:31:00.000-05:002005-12-03T09:31:00.000-05:00In a word Judy, NO soory you've got to go through ...In a word Judy, NO soory you've got to go through WV to comment on my site until I'm convinced of a better alternative.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835936655590583808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10194064.post-1133618847907821292005-12-03T09:07:00.000-05:002005-12-03T09:07:00.000-05:00What I did to eradicate the dreaded spammers was g...What I did to eradicate the dreaded spammers was go into my profile settings and remove my blog link. I relinked it as a web link on the left side bar of the profile page. I haven't had a spammer since.Alisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06432891350438485793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10194064.post-1133616795151831132005-12-03T08:33:00.000-05:002005-12-03T08:33:00.000-05:00Besides killing them, that is.....Besides killing them, that is.....brendalove@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00871065462462122312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10194064.post-1133616775476887812005-12-03T08:32:00.000-05:002005-12-03T08:32:00.000-05:00Better yet, is there something we can do to elimin...Better yet, is there something we can do to eliminate spammers????brendalove@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00871065462462122312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10194064.post-1133616327890835232005-12-03T08:25:00.000-05:002005-12-03T08:25:00.000-05:00Baby, baby! You're talking my language, Judy. I ha...Baby, baby! You're talking my language, Judy. I hate that word verification scheme soooooooooooooo much!<BR/><BR/>I've seen a number based one on a few English sites that I like a lot better and Tanya (Netchick) had a nice one where you just uncheck a box. Those aren't bad--but the one on Blogger is just too damn hard to read at times. Damn them!<BR/><BR/>Wheeee. I just ranted! :-) Thanks for the opp, Judy.<BR/><BR/>I came here at the behest of Michele this time--but as you know, I drop by almost everyday.utenzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15988445461413550750noreply@blogger.com