as a matter of fact, it's pretty hard to fail. i am now moderating all comments on rfg, and having my own scripts email me potential guestbook entries on the ucsc website, rather than post them directly. unless i post a spam comment myself, only real comments will appear on the two sites.
i receive 1-2 spam comments on rfg each day. i guess people have nothing better to do, but i receive "comments" on very old blog entries, advertising various knock-off products. presumably, the spammer thinks that no one will notice a comment made on a years-old blog entry, and they'll be able to get their spam on the web surreptitiously. not a chance, idiot pig-dog!
spam guestbook entries (the equivalent of blog comments) dropped to ZERO on my ucsc mcintosh website! :-) i receive potential guestbook entries as email now. i post the guestbook entry myself if it is legit - and summarily delete it if it is not. naturally, spammers could attempt to start back up at any time, but i no longer care. i ENJOY deleting their emails!
a recent spammer has given up. after about 2 weeks of daily attempts, they just stopped trying. they never saw their spam on the net from my website. plus, i altered my script to "accommodate" them: i made the script count characters. if the potential guestbook entry was longer than 1k, they received a message saying that it looks like they're attempting to post spam, and that is not allowed. i gave them the option to email the moderator (that would be me) if their message was not spam, but just a long comment.
so far, no one has sent me that email. i'd simply reject the spam anyway, even if it arrived in the mailbox that way.
i like this moderation thing. too bad it's needed, but moderation is a simple and effective way to keep spam away from one's "online products". this new years' resolution will be easy to keep forever.
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