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Am I the only one who's having a sudden rush of spam sent re/on their blog?

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anotheryearanothername · 21/01/2009 08:21

... and is there any way we can stop it? Today's was grim!

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NotRubberAndNotADuck · 21/01/2009 08:45

Which blogging system do you use? If you use WordPress there's a fab plug-in called Akismet which gets rid of a lot of the spam for you.

I have an approval system so that first time commenters go into a pending box so I can check through before it submits - but is time consuming if you get hundreds of spam in one day (which I have had) - that's why Akismet is so good as it bypasses that.

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anotheryearanothername · 21/01/2009 09:23

it's my mumsnet blog which is thru wordpress; how do i get that plug-in?

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NotRubberAndNotADuck · 21/01/2009 09:28

Hmm... I'm not sure that you'll be able to install plug-ins when it's hosted somewhere else .... time for Tech

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anotheryearanothername · 25/01/2009 13:29

Thanks...

Teeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeccccccccccchhhhhhhhh! Are you there?

...although I haven't had nay for a few days as it happens.

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Jux · 25/01/2009 22:41

You haven't had any for days because they're all coming to me!

As I don't keep up with my blog, I'm thinking of deleting it anyway. I'm fed up with the spams; it's not worth keeping it.