This is a pretty good article I found on The Whir that discusses methods and ways that you can cut down on Commented Spam. We have seen this trend growing over the past few months on everything from Photo Galleries to E-Commerce Sites and it’s a nuisance that has to be addressed in my opinion. Most of these, as the article goes on to say have to do w/ offshore drug scams for pharmaceuticals, etc. Also, pornography links show up here quite a bit. Alot of off the shelf scripts are enabled by default to allow for comments or product reviews, etc., and as of late I think that everyone on our team has been turning these off. This is a good read just wanted to pass it along.
If you have a forum or blog on your Web site you may have noticed that some of the messages left in the comment area may not necessarily be relevant to the discussion and instead be promoting such Internet staples as Viagra and Prozac or nude pictures of celebrities. If you can relate, you’ve probably been hit with comment spam.
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