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  "canonicalUrl": "https://www.simoncox.com/short-articles/2004-11-09-new-comment-spam-technique/",
  "description": "I had recently been getting some odd comments to this site and it's not just me - Ben and Dave have as well. I checked out the domains and there are no websites and no clues from the registrations.",
  "path": "/short-articles/2004-11-09-new-comment-spam-technique/",
  "publishedAt": "2004-11-09T00:00:00.000Z",
  "site": "at://did:plc:tki7vwlanxbwrz2er67eaeqa/site.standard.publication/3mp4h4md7zv2y",
  "tags": [
    "Blogging",
    "Web"
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  "textContent": "I had recently been getting some odd comments to this site and it's not just me, Ben and Dave have as well. I checked out the domains and there are no websites sites and no clues from the registrations - other than no clues means possible spammer.\n\nInitially I thought it might be a way to try and circumvent the latest MT-Blacklist v2.01b where you can allow posts to go live without approval:  \n\"Last approved comment\" bypass: X days where X = the number of days you want to allow.  \n\n> Old entry moderation can hinder long running conversations in an older entry and be a downright pain if the comments on an old entry catch fire. Using this setting, you can have MT-Blacklist omit an old entry from forced moderation if its last approved comment is within the duration specified above. Set to 0 to disable this feature.\n\nIf they were to get a post approved then the commenting would be open for spamming for the next X amount of time. But why use a real domain unless you want that link in place.\n\nHowever I think the idea about setting up a domain and proliferating quality links to it early in its life before its actually launched is a stronger one. Google 'sandbox's' new sites and the spammers may be trying to get round this for their sites. \n\nI am sure they only see comments on blogs as a usefull tool but either way they will not find any joy from this site but it will be intersting to see what they are trying to do. Meantime I will be tightening up my comment approvals even more.\n\nUpdate!\n\nInteresting thread over at Search Engine Watch.\n\n  \n  \n\n  *",
  "title": "New comment spam technique"
}