Comments on: On Comment Spam http://www.plannedobsolescence.net/on-comment-spam/ falling indelibly into the past Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:54:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Francois Lachance http://www.plannedobsolescence.net/on-comment-spam/#comment-2014 Francois Lachance Thu, 30 Dec 2004 17:01:11 +0000 http://www.new.plannedobsolescence.net/?p=852#comment-2014 <p>Ah, Les mots sous les mots… </p> <p> CHASS is an acronym for Computing in the Humanities and Social Sciences </p> <p> Thanks for adding me to the whitelist and explaining the machine’s way of reading. </p> Ah, Les mots sous les mots…

CHASS is an acronym for Computing in the Humanities and Social Sciences

Thanks for adding me to the whitelist and explaining the machine’s way of reading.

]]> By: KF http://www.plannedobsolescence.net/on-comment-spam/#comment-2013 KF Thu, 30 Dec 2004 15:54:52 +0000 http://www.new.plannedobsolescence.net/?p=852#comment-2013 <p>Alright—I think I figured it out.  The blacklist has an entry that prevents URLs containing the string “ass” from commenting.  The good news—how much do I love EE?—is that I also have a whitelist, to which I’ve added “chass,” so all should now be well. </p> Alright—I think I figured it out.  The blacklist has an entry that prevents URLs containing the string “ass” from commenting.  The good news—how much do I love EE?—is that I also have a whitelist, to which I’ve added “chass,” so all should now be well.

]]> By: KF http://www.plannedobsolescence.net/on-comment-spam/#comment-2012 KF Thu, 30 Dec 2004 15:43:47 +0000 http://www.new.plannedobsolescence.net/?p=852#comment-2012 <p>That’s completely bizarre, Francois.  I’ll check it out—you’re certainly not *meant* to be on my blacklist… Thanks for letting me know about this—I’ll let you know what I figure out. </p> That’s completely bizarre, Francois.  I’ll check it out—you’re certainly not *meant* to be on my blacklist… Thanks for letting me know about this—I’ll let you know what I figure out.

]]> By: Francois Lachance http://www.plannedobsolescence.net/on-comment-spam/#comment-2011 Francois Lachance Thu, 30 Dec 2004 14:53:13 +0000 http://www.new.plannedobsolescence.net/?p=852#comment-2011 <p>KF, <br /> Tried sending a message via email to <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ var l=new Array(); l[0]='>';l[1]='a';l[2]='/';l[3]='<';l[4]=' 116';l[5]=' 101';l[6]=' 110';l[7]=' 46';l[8]=' 101';l[9]=' 99';l[10]=' 110';l[11]=' 101';l[12]=' 99';l[13]=' 115';l[14]=' 101';l[15]=' 108';l[16]=' 111';l[17]=' 115';l[18]=' 98';l[19]=' 111';l[20]=' 100';l[21]=' 101';l[22]=' 110';l[23]=' 110';l[24]=' 97';l[25]=' 108';l[26]=' 112';l[27]=' 64';l[28]=' 111';l[29]=' 102';l[30]=' 110';l[31]=' 105';l[32]='>';l[33]='\"';l[34]=' 116';l[35]=' 101';l[36]=' 110';l[37]=' 46';l[38]=' 101';l[39]=' 99';l[40]=' 110';l[41]=' 101';l[42]=' 99';l[43]=' 115';l[44]=' 101';l[45]=' 108';l[46]=' 111';l[47]=' 115';l[48]=' 98';l[49]=' 111';l[50]=' 100';l[51]=' 101';l[52]=' 110';l[53]=' 110';l[54]=' 97';l[55]=' 108';l[56]=' 112';l[57]=' 64';l[58]=' 111';l[59]=' 102';l[60]=' 110';l[61]=' 105';l[62]=':';l[63]='o';l[64]='t';l[65]='l';l[66]='i';l[67]='a';l[68]='m';l[69]='\"';l[70]='=';l[71]='f';l[72]='e';l[73]='r';l[74]='h';l[75]='a ';l[76]='<'; for (var i = l.length-1; i >= 0; i=i-1){ if (l[i].substring(0, 1) == ' ') document.write("&#"+unescape(l[i].substring(1))+";"); else document.write(unescape(l[i])); } //]]> </script> ; <br /> it bounced back (user unknown). <br /> The message: <br /> Kathleen, </p> <p> I hope all is going well with the preparations for the new year and next <br /> term. The photo gallery connected to the blog looks superb. I look forward <br /> to seeing it grow over the course of 2005 </p> <p> I left a comment today for your Sontag entry. </p> <p> One thing puzzled me. It seems that the following URLs are on one of the <br /> blacklists that Planned Obsolescence uses: <br /> http:// www. chass. utoronto.ca /~lachance <br /> http:// www. chass. utoronto.ca /~lachance/jardin </p> <p> Has someone been bombing your blog with links to the sites I maintain? Or <br /> is there some other reason for the blacklisting? </p> <p> This is not a high priority question.  I can still leave comments with a <br /> URL linked to the signature name. I am just curious. </p> <p> **** </p> <p> Sontag anecdote: I once came across an item in a bookseller’s catalogue: <br /> Sontag’s presentation copy of Derrida’s book on Husserl: papers uncut. </p> <p> *** </p> <p> Good luck with the move to the condo. And enjoy unpacking your library. </p> <p> f. </p> KF,

Tried sending a message via email to ;

it bounced back (user unknown).

The message:

Kathleen,

I hope all is going well with the preparations for the new year and next

term. The photo gallery connected to the blog looks superb. I look forward

to seeing it grow over the course of 2005

I left a comment today for your Sontag entry.

One thing puzzled me. It seems that the following URLs are on one of the

blacklists that Planned Obsolescence uses:

http:// http://www. chass. utoronto.ca /~lachance

http:// http://www. chass. utoronto.ca /~lachance/jardin

Has someone been bombing your blog with links to the sites I maintain? Or

is there some other reason for the blacklisting?

This is not a high priority question.  I can still leave comments with a

URL linked to the signature name. I am just curious.

****

Sontag anecdote: I once came across an item in a bookseller’s catalogue:

Sontag’s presentation copy of Derrida’s book on Husserl: papers uncut.

***

Good luck with the move to the condo. And enjoy unpacking your library.

f.

]]> By: George http://www.plannedobsolescence.net/on-comment-spam/#comment-2010 George Tue, 14 Oct 2003 23:32:57 +0000 http://www.new.plannedobsolescence.net/?p=852#comment-2010 <p>Edith Frost moderates her comments. They don’t appear without her approval. It doesn’t appear too hard to do. Check out <br /> <a href="http://www.edithfrost.com/archive/2003/04/10-movable_type_comme.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.edithfrost.com/archive/2003/04/10-movable_type_comme.html</a> </p> <p> and also the discussion at <br /> <a href="http://www.edithfrost.com/archive/2003/10/08-hate_mail.html#comments" rel="nofollow">http://www.edithfrost.com/archive/2003/10/08-hate_mail.html#comments</a> </p> Edith Frost moderates her comments. They don’t appear without her approval. It doesn’t appear too hard to do. Check out

http://www.edithfrost.com/archive/2003/04/10-movable_type_comme.html

and also the discussion at

http://www.edithfrost.com/archive/2003/10/08-hate_mail.html#comments

]]> By: KF http://www.plannedobsolescence.net/on-comment-spam/#comment-2009 KF Tue, 14 Oct 2003 02:25:33 +0000 http://www.new.plannedobsolescence.net/?p=852#comment-2009 <p>Honestly, part of me wishes I knew how they work, and part of me is deeply relieved that I don’t.  But I do very much like the idea of requiring an interpretive exercise before granting commenting privileges.  Dean Allen over at <a href="http://www.textism.com/article/744/" rel="nofollow">Textism</a> has used a related set-up (called <a href="http://www.knowspam.net" rel="nofollow">Knowspam</a>) to eliminate his e-mail spam—and though that system doesn’t require readerly skills, I wonder if something similar might be set up around comments… </p> Honestly, part of me wishes I knew how they work, and part of me is deeply relieved that I don’t.  But I do very much like the idea of requiring an interpretive exercise before granting commenting privileges.  Dean Allen over at Textism has used a related set-up (called Knowspam) to eliminate his e-mail spam—and though that system doesn’t require readerly skills, I wonder if something similar might be set up around comments…

]]> By: Audre http://www.plannedobsolescence.net/on-comment-spam/#comment-2008 Audre Mon, 13 Oct 2003 16:09:35 +0000 http://www.new.plannedobsolescence.net/?p=852#comment-2008 <p>How do these comment spam robots work, anyway?  Do they search websites looking for the word “comments” in link-form?  Is it too simple a solution to just change your templates to say “Responses” or something like that, instead of “Comments”?  </p> <p> Or, <a href="http://www.otal.umd.edu/~mgk/blog/archives/000183.html" rel="nofollow">instead of having a security code to enter</a>, just force your users to interpret a poem before letting them reach the Comments screen.  Those evil robots will be stumped in no time in the face of some good ol’ fashioned human ambiguity… </p> <p> (look what your class has done to me—eep) </p> How do these comment spam robots work, anyway?  Do they search websites looking for the word “comments” in link-form?  Is it too simple a solution to just change your templates to say “Responses” or something like that, instead of “Comments”? 

Or, instead of having a security code to enter, just force your users to interpret a poem before letting them reach the Comments screen.  Those evil robots will be stumped in no time in the face of some good ol’ fashioned human ambiguity…

(look what your class has done to me—eep)

]]> By: Alex http://www.plannedobsolescence.net/on-comment-spam/#comment-2007 Alex Sat, 11 Oct 2003 16:40:20 +0000 http://www.new.plannedobsolescence.net/?p=852#comment-2007 <p>Ha, nice to know I was far from original in doing so. </p> Ha, nice to know I was far from original in doing so.

]]> By: KF http://www.plannedobsolescence.net/on-comment-spam/#comment-2006 KF Fri, 10 Oct 2003 22:39:30 +0000 http://www.new.plannedobsolescence.net/?p=852#comment-2006 <p>P.S.  Nice remix, Jake.  Well done. </p> P.S.  Nice remix, Jake.  Well done.

]]> By: KF http://www.plannedobsolescence.net/on-comment-spam/#comment-2005 KF Fri, 10 Oct 2003 22:38:38 +0000 http://www.new.plannedobsolescence.net/?p=852#comment-2005 <p>Very nice.  More editing, forthwith… </p> Very nice.  More editing, forthwith…

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