Hmm, is there a better way of deleting all the posts from our favourite Russian spambots?
I don't delete the user straightaway since that leaves all their garbage as anonymous user... I block them then I use the page tracking to zap all their trails of rubbish... then I bullet them...
...but there's got to be a better way, right?
Spam, Spam, Spam!
Submitted by Matt on Wed, 08/08/2007 - 21:12.
Yeah, block the user, then delete the posts is basic way (spam is pretty much unavoidable).
As an Admin you can also block ip addresses and email address types, which I tend to do after a bad attack to prevent further abuse. It's hidden away in access controls > access rules.
I notice there's an Akismet plugin for Drupal, and I'll add that in soon as spam has been a growing problem of late.
edit: I've added Akismet, let's see how we do...
-Matt
Realms Publishing
Cheers!
Submitted by Gregor Hutton on Wed, 08/08/2007 - 22:27.
See you in HEL on Friday!
Update
Submitted by Matt on Tue, 14/08/2007 - 10:46.
We got attacked by spam again this weekend, 17 new posts, all of which were blocked and unpublished by Akismet. Seems to be holding up.
-Matt
Realms Publishing
Yay! Noticed that. G
Submitted by Gregor Hutton on Tue, 14/08/2007 - 11:02.
Yay! Noticed that.
G