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well, you can imagine my surprise when i checked a rarely used email account today and found about 30 comments to my blog (the one you’re reading). i looked at the first comment and it said something to the effect, “great blog site. i hope you keep updating it.” i was flattered. i noticed some spam type stuff at the end of his/her message, but i quickly attributed it to the email program he/she was using (e.g., some free email sites add advertisements). well, come to find out, they all had spam built into them. the messages were all similar and they all had spam attached. i’ve been the victim of a spam attack on my blog site. aauuugh! i suppose i need to turn off the ability to link in the comments section. dang!
at least someone found my blog (or, some bot anyway). ;~)
November 2nd, 2005 at 7:50 pm
Hey, Sean! I’ve had a problem with spam as well. Give the “Spam Karma 2 - Reloaded” plugin for WordPress a try. It does a great job filtering spam and legit comments.
The blog is looking good. If you need any help, feel free to write.
November 4th, 2005 at 1:24 am
thanks rob. i just installed it. i almost emailed because i wasn’t sure where the plugin folder was located . . . so, i created one. didn’t work. then i found the documentation (typical guy . . . trying to do things without the manual). ;~)
great plugin. whew!