more on ] Spam attacks on blogs

[Dave Farber <dave () farber net>]

> Delivered-To: dfarber+ () ux13 sp cs cmu edu
> Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2003 15:36:29 -0400
> From: boris <boris () levendis com>
> Subject: Re: [IP] more on ] Spam attacks on blogs
> To: dave () farber net
>
>
> Hello Mr. Farber,
> As Joi Ito's Weblog's current caretaker, the issue of Weblog Comment Spam is
> one I have been following, and fighting, with aplomb lately.
>
> First of all I'd like to recommend, as initial relief, for Movable Type
> users, two excellent "MT-Plugins". Yes, they require installation, but for
> folks who have actually installed MT themsleves, it is a snap and the
> authors have outdone themselves in offering easy-to-use yet powerful
> solutions.
>
> The Plugins are:
> James Seng's "MT-Bayesian"
> http://james.seng.cc/archives/000152.html
> Jay Allen's "MT-Blacklist"
> http://www.jayallen.org/projects/mt-blacklist/
>
> Both authors have spoken about published and distributed
> blacklists/whitelists, which with the very organic nature of the blog
> ecosystem, could be quite powerful. Imagine TypePad, Userland and Blogger
> all performing Bayesian filtering and sharing, in real-time, their lists...
>
> Also, as noted in this thread, spam is a reality we encounter in many forms
> in our environment: "snail mail" spam, e-mail spam... Personally I regard
> most all forms of advertising as spam, but I digress.
>
> Point being, I observe all this as I observe any living ecosystem, and, as
> opined, the vibrant and rapid evolution and growth of the "blogosphere"
> allows for a terribly accute perception of the development of this entity
> (spam, that is).
>
> Introduce a new organism into a stable ecosystem and watch what happens. The
> inhabitants of the ecosystem are forced to adapt, take action, or be preyed
> upon and die.
>
> In the email ecosystem, the confines and limitations of the environment are
> such that spam seems to be winning. The blog environment has much more
> flexibility and tools at it's (easy) disposal.
>
> Just some thoughts. Thank you.
>
> Boris Anthony
> http://bopuc.levendis.com/
>
> "Hi mom!" :D
>
>
> -- Dave Farber wrote ------------------------
>
> >
> >> Delivered-To: dfarber+ () ux13 sp cs cmu edu
> >> Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2003 10:24:09 -0700
> >> From: Andreas Ramos <andreas () andreas com>
> >> Subject: Re: [IP] Spam attacks on blogs
> >> To: dave () farber net
> >>
> >>> Survey: Spam Is Starting to Hurt E-Mail, Erode People's Trust
> >>> in the Internet World
> >>
> >> There's a new form of spam. Many blogs allow people to add comments.
> >> Spammers have begun to add "comment spam". These are comments that have
> >> nothing to do with the blog. The comments are the usual set of spam porn,
> >> various drugs, and so on.  For more, see http://www.movabletype.org
> >>
> >> yrs,
> >> andreas
> >> www.andreas.com
> >
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