Anti spam plugin option: Check trackback/pingback URLs

[francisco1844]

The description of the option is:
Only allow trackbacks/pingbacks, when its URL contains a link to your blog

This is my first blog so I am not sure if it is common etiquette to always have a link to an article or not. My feeling is that one probably only want to allow trackbacks/pingbacks if they point to your URL. Is that a valid assumption?

[yellowled]

My feeling is that one probably only want to allow trackbacks/pingbacks if they point to your URL. Is that a valid assumption?

Yes, but unfortunately, that will not keep people from sending spam trackbacks to your URL.

YL

[francisco1844]

I am sure it won't, but I believe in having layers. With so many unsecured easy targets out there, the harder I can make my blog to be exploited the more likely the spambot/newbie spammer will move on to another blog.
... or so I hope..

[yellowled]

... or so I hope..

I'm afraid you're in for a big surprise.

Probably the best recommendation for spam protection in S9y is the spamblock/bayes plugin. It needs some time and effort to train it, but after a while, you'll never want to use anything else again.

YL

[francisco1844]

Probably the best recommendation for spam protection in S9y is the spamblock/bayes plugin.

So the Akismet option in the Anti spam plugin is not very effective?

Are anti-spam plugins stackable or do I need to pick only one?

I like many of the options in the "Spam Protector" (the one with nothing else in the name).

I will likely setup a test/play blog and I will look at the options for the other plugins like
Spam Protector (RBL)
Spam Protector (SURBL)

[yellowled]

So the Akismet option in the Anti spam plugin is not very effective?

Are anti-spam plugins stackable or do I need to pick only one?

No idea. Haven't used Askimet since switching to Spamblock Bayes. I recall some legal issue with Askimet, but that's probably in Germany only.

I like many of the options in the "Spam Protector" (the one with nothing else in the name).

Spamblock Bayes is kind of an "add-on" to that, so you're going to need that anyway.

Spam Protector (RBL)
Spam Protector (SURBL)

I remember difficulties with blacklist-based Spam Protector plugins in the past -- something about dial-up users, including mobile/UMTS, not being able to comment. Might be fixed now, though.

YL