http://www.nextthing.org/archives/2005/07/16/a-few-upgrades by Andrew Wooster Sat, 11 Oct 2008 02:05:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://www.nextthing.org/archives/2005/07/16/a-few-upgrades#comment-2088 412 Precondition Failed Sun, 24 Dec 2006 15:26:04 +0000 http://www.nextthing.org/?p=17#comment-2088 [...] [...] [...] [...]

]]> http://www.nextthing.org/archives/2005/07/16/a-few-upgrades#comment-1984 ridiculous_fish » Blog Archive » Spam Sat, 04 Nov 2006 01:09:59 +0000 http://www.nextthing.org/?p=17#comment-1984 [...] But I called this post "Spam." What for? Well, as Andrew Wooster points out, stopping spam can be as easy as adding an extra field to the comment form. Have you guessed the punchline yet? [...] [...] But I called this post "Spam." What for? Well, as Andrew Wooster points out, stopping spam can be as easy as adding an extra field to the comment form. Have you guessed the punchline yet? [...]

]]> http://www.nextthing.org/archives/2005/07/16/a-few-upgrades#comment-1969 fanof don lapre Tue, 31 Oct 2006 16:29:08 +0000 http://www.nextthing.org/?p=17#comment-1969 This is a really interesting idea, I'm suprised that more programmers and designers haven't thought of this before. This is a really interesting idea, I’m suprised that more programmers and designers haven’t thought of this before.

]]> http://www.nextthing.org/archives/2005/07/16/a-few-upgrades#comment-1737 Sam Tue, 22 Aug 2006 22:03:30 +0000 http://www.nextthing.org/?p=17#comment-1737 where is the code? where is the code?

]]> http://www.nextthing.org/archives/2005/07/16/a-few-upgrades#comment-1578 The Robservatory » New comment spam blocker installed Wed, 08 Feb 2006 06:17:59 +0000 http://www.nextthing.org/?p=17#comment-1578 [...] I took the advice of Andrew Wooster, linked by Simon Manganelli in comment #3 on the original captcha post, and created a personalized spam blocker using an additional field on the comment form. I also tweaked it just a bit, to provide some benefit to registered users. So as of today, here’s how comments will work going forward: [...] [...] I took the advice of Andrew Wooster, linked by Simon Manganelli in comment #3 on the original captcha post, and created a personalized spam blocker using an additional field on the comment form. I also tweaked it just a bit, to provide some benefit to registered users. So as of today, here’s how comments will work going forward: [...]

]]> http://www.nextthing.org/archives/2005/07/16/a-few-upgrades#comment-1569 A Serendipitous Intention » Blog Archive » New Comment Question Tue, 22 Nov 2005 05:57:43 +0000 http://www.nextthing.org/?p=17#comment-1569 [...] I can’t explain how he did it because I have no idea, but I do know that it’s working wonders! I got this idea from Andrew - a total genius. As he says The idea here is that most comment spam is automated by programs (call them bots or spiders) which look for installations of common blogging software. These spiders look for a “signature” they recognize, like the fields in a comment posting form, that let it identify which blogging software is being used on the site. From there, they can guess where they need to send automated requests to post comments, and what the values of the various form fields need to be. By simply adding another field that needs to be filled out with a specific value, most comment spam can be stopped. Or, that’s the idea. [...] [...] I can’t explain how he did it because I have no idea, but I do know that it’s working wonders! I got this idea from Andrew - a total genius. As he says The idea here is that most comment spam is automated by programs (call them bots or spiders) which look for installations of common blogging software. These spiders look for a “signature” they recognize, like the fields in a comment posting form, that let it identify which blogging software is being used on the site. From there, they can guess where they need to send automated requests to post comments, and what the values of the various form fields need to be. By simply adding another field that needs to be filled out with a specific value, most comment spam can be stopped. Or, that’s the idea. [...]

]]> http://www.nextthing.org/archives/2005/07/16/a-few-upgrades#comment-1563 Emily Hambidge Fri, 14 Oct 2005 20:01:17 +0000 http://www.nextthing.org/?p=17#comment-1563 Great idea!!! Thank you so much! You have just helped me solve a major problem I have with my blog. Great idea!!! Thank you so much! You have just helped me solve a major problem I have with my blog.

]]> http://www.nextthing.org/archives/2005/07/16/a-few-upgrades#comment-1508 ridiculous_fish » Blog Archive » Spam Tue, 09 Aug 2005 16:57:41 +0000 http://www.nextthing.org/?p=17#comment-1508 [...] [...] [...] [...]

]]> http://www.nextthing.org/archives/2005/07/16/a-few-upgrades#comment-1494 Jonathan Deutsch Mon, 18 Jul 2005 04:33:46 +0000 http://www.nextthing.org/?p=17#comment-1494 Test + I'll have to use this on my blog, since I think the captcha is sometimes hard to read. Test + I’ll have to use this on my blog, since I think the captcha is sometimes hard to read.

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