Ishaddicts may have noticed that we weren't here over the weekend. Our site was hit by spambots -- over 1000 spam-filled comments filled up the blog before our server shut down. So we're taking Ish offline temporarily while we implement a few solutions.
You may ask yourself, why do they bother spamming comments on blogs? Do they really expect us to visit their sites? The answer is no. These spammers have figured out that by making a comment on a blog, they are creating a link from the blog to their site, thus increasing (by some tiny amount) their Google rank. Repeat 10,000 times, and they'll show up slightly higher on a search for "texas hold em" or "credit mortgage" or some of the more salacious sites that have seen fit to hijack our beloved Ishbadiddle.
We've been running mt-blacklist for a while, which has helped cut down on the amount of spam (and made it easier to clean up after attacks) but it's clearly not enough. There are some other tricks up our sleeve, though, so rest assured we will be back soon.
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I love MT-Blacklist, and it's working pretty well with my various sites. If if helps, feel free to grab the URLs from my blacklists at gregpak.com/blacklist.txt and asianamericanfilm.com/blacklist.txt .
Rock on.
Comment #3 :: link :: December 4, 2004 11:12 AM
