Comments on: Comment spam, and the evil of IP blacklisting http://halr9000.com/article/119 (powershell & other stuff) Thu, 17 May 2012 06:21:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Merlin36 http://halr9000.com/article/119/comment-page-1#comment-7418 Merlin36 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 23:40:08 +0000 /?p=119#comment-7418 My parents used to torture me as a child. , My parents used to torture me as a child. ,

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]]> By: IO ERROR http://halr9000.com/article/119/comment-page-1#comment-81 IO ERROR Sat, 08 Jan 2005 00:12:48 +0000 /?p=119#comment-81 When they make over 700 POST requests in a few minutes from almost as many different hosts, yes, it's a performance issue. In any case it's irrelevant; I've reopened the comment form to Comcast subscribers as I have another method working that blocked every last one of them (355 today). When they make over 700 POST requests in a few minutes from almost as many different hosts, yes, it’s a performance issue. In any case it’s irrelevant; I’ve reopened the comment form to Comcast subscribers as I have another method working that blocked every last one of them (355 today).

]]> By: Hal http://halr9000.com/article/119/comment-page-1#comment-80 Hal Fri, 07 Jan 2005 03:25:09 +0000 /?p=119#comment-80 Oh, I know, but that doesn't make me like IP blacklisting any better. Unless you are experiencing a performance issue, I don't see why you would bother. Oh, I know, but that doesn’t make me like IP blacklisting any better. Unless you are experiencing a performance issue, I don’t see why you would bother.

]]> By: IO ERROR http://halr9000.com/article/119/comment-page-1#comment-79 IO ERROR Fri, 07 Jan 2005 03:13:08 +0000 /?p=119#comment-79 You should be offended. Your neighbors are running open Windows computers with subseven, Back Orifice, and many other trojans installed, which the comment spammers (and the email spammers!) are using with impunity. Comcast has done virtually nothing to stop this. The reason it affects you is because they use dynamic IP addresses, and the IP address the compromised computer had yesterday may well be yours tomorrow. I don't like blackhole lists when they affect large numbers of legitimate users, but in this case I have to make an exception: nearly half of all comment spam is coming from Comcast networks. That's far more than any other source, even AOL! I know this inconveniences legitimate users, and I'm working on something to allow legitimate users on blackhole lists to post, so even if you don't have anything to say, keep watching. You should be offended. Your neighbors are running open Windows computers with subseven, Back Orifice, and many other trojans installed, which the comment spammers (and the email spammers!) are using with impunity. Comcast has done virtually nothing to stop this. The reason it affects you is because they use dynamic IP addresses, and the IP address the compromised computer had yesterday may well be yours tomorrow.

I don’t like blackhole lists when they affect large numbers of legitimate users, but in this case I have to make an exception: nearly half of all comment spam is coming from Comcast networks. That’s far more than any other source, even AOL!

I know this inconveniences legitimate users, and I’m working on something to allow legitimate users on blackhole lists to post, so even if you don’t have anything to say, keep watching.

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