This has already been discussed, many times.

http://forums.b2evolution.net/viewtopic.php?t=2788&highlight=comment+spam

Oops. Well, at least it's in the form of a howto post now, so someone doesn't have to read the whole thread to get the steps for doing it. Isn't that the point of the howto forum?

Also, can anyone tell me what I need to do to rename the trackback script?

personman wrote:

... Isn't that the point of the howto forum? ...

Nope. http://forums.b2evolution.net/viewtopic.php?t=1559 Much more appropriate in the Plugins & Hacks form. The Forums Index wrote:

Share your b2evo plugins, hacks and mods here

(By the way the end of that thread shows renaming the file was already defeated - better to go with "Toms name is")

EdB wrote:

...defeated - better to go with "Toms name is")

notice he didnt suggest using captcha?

lol, the ever-ongoing debate about how to defeat spam. my site isnt defeated, so whats that prove?

Use whatever you want, change it if it doesnt work. simple as that. edb just didnt like my suggestion (laughed it off from the get-go) :P I dont mind honest.

Ok, you guys clearly have some history here. I didn't intend to re-start a debate. Don't forget that the spammers are the real bad guy.

im making a funny. see the smilie.

Im all about doing whatever you feel you need to do. it might work for one person and not another. Just like I said.

edb is a good guy and works harder than anyone on this forum to answer questions that most usually have already been answered, once, twice, three times :) he opts for one solution regarding spam I opt for others, thankfully we dont share a blog, and we arent married :lol:

whoo wrote:

... and we arent married :lol:

This got me thinking! When will we see our first b2evo wedding? Can I buy a new hat?? :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

damn i sure hope you get a new hat, that old one really sucks. http://www.village-idiot.org/images/hat.gif

And change the shirt okay? BTW the day I make the marriage mistake again is the day someone is more than welcome to shoot my miserable a**. Notice no smilie? (Inebriation has it's limits!)

Whoo is right on in recognizing that multiple methods work. I have an aversion to asking too much of my visitors, especially since I don't get that many comments (and don't want to deter them...). The captcha method is breakable, but blogs are probably not worth breaking it for. Spammers, after all, have a price/value relationship to consider... Thus if you're cool using a renamed form or a captcha thingie then go for it!

Changing the file name is perfectly valid UNLESS you happen to be personally and specifically targeted. The "Toms name is" method is also defeatable, especially for the specifically targeted blog, but is less likely to be broken in a general sort of way. Plus, as I think I said, I bypass it for those who accept the "I made a comment on yer blog" cookie. I've not experimented with captcha (and that word *always* makes my keybored spell porely), but I suspect one could do the same with it. The "rename the file" method is *much* simpler for your visitor(s).

Blah. I got 10 hours on the road tomorrow just to unload old glider for enough cash to get this house on the market. Blech.

This really has nothing to do with the topic at hand, but bonus points are nice. "Rowsdower" comes from MST3K...

"Rowsdower Saves us and Saves all the World!"

"So, Rowsdower... is that a stupid name?"

And so on... good choice of names :D

You got it. Zap Rowsdower from MST3K - [url=http://crow-t-robot.home.mindspring.com/reviews_s09_ep910.html]The Final Sacrifice[/url]

"Okay, but this is the Final Sacrifice..."

Great movie. Glad to know my friends and I aren't the only ones that enjoy them.