On the old server, comments spam was a nightmare. I had MT-Blacklist installed, but it ran pretty slow and it took forever to remove comments spam if I didn’t do it every couple of days or so. Now I can go a long time without even getting any comments spam.
Here’s how you can do it:
1. Move to a server with MySQL.
2. Install MT-Blacklist.
3. Install MTCloseComments and set it to automatically close comments on all posts older than 14 days.
Voil?! Spam-free blogging heaven! By the time the damn bots find your pages, they’re already closed for comments. And the best part is you didn’t even have to do it by hand!
I’m so happy.
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Comment spam is a major reason I’ve kept my blog on livejournal rather than running my own. I really don’t want to have to deal with it.
It’s neat that you’ve found a solution though, good luck with it %)