Oct 05
Comment/trackback spam
A recent spate of trackback and comment spam has lead me to install some anti-junk plugins on this site. Specifically, I'm now using Trackback validator to delete anything from people who leave a trackback, but haven't actually linked to me.
Virtually all these spams are left by zombied Windows machines (another plus point for forcing an "Internet users licence"), with the recipient site being hosted in Russia. Much as it bothers me, my next step will be to block all comments with links to sites hosted in countries amiable to these criminal scum.
Update: All comments from people without an account are now subject to a "captcha" (yay, another awful "fun" acronym) to ensure they are not a bot.
