So it's come to this. Comment spamming is no longer a problem for MT 3.0 users (with comment moderation and typekey access). So they finally are spamming via trackback (who knows why it took them this long to figure that out ...)
Arghhh ... I got my first trackback spams today. :yell: 143 of them. GRRRRRRR. Really gross stuff too. Not stuff for viagra or enlarging body parts. Nothing that tame. Nasty, icky, I wouldn't want my dog to read what was on those things. It's just a matter of a few clicks to delete them all - but I don't want them there in the first place. (Blacklist for MT 3.0 needs to be released! Please!!!)
I wish the trackbacks were set up like the comments - where they were at least held for approval (that way they never show up on the site).
I'm adding all the first two subsets of the IP addresses to my IP-Deny manager on my webserver ... but that isn't a real solution because these people are spoofing ip addresses anyway. Banning one IP just means they'll use another one. But banning the first two subsets does seem to slow them down a bit.
What is the point, people? Do they think we're going to leave those yucky links on our site? Do they think anyone who reads our blogs are going to click on those links and therefore bring them in some income? Move along, people. Get. A. Life.
Thanks for the ping - you've got a very well designed site here :wave:. I wish my design skills were as good as you :sad:
I'm actually on the MT-Blacklist 2.0 beta test team and I have to say that it totally rocks compared to version 1.x. Hopefully it'll be here sooner rather than later, although I know there are a few improvements Jay wants to make before it's unleashed on the internet at large.
You're not alone - I got a couple hundred as well. Fun stuff. :thumbsdown: