How to prevent your Blog drowning in spam.

Rhutobello · Post by **Rhutobello** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 6:06 pm

I am sorry to see many of our users Blogs are drowning in spam.

I will ask you all to put up restriction on who shall be allowed to post in your Blog.

This can be done from "My Blog CP"

3 and 4 line will have the option:

Blog Accessibility:
This will control the minimum requirements to view your Blog.

Reply Privileges:
This will control the minimum requirements to make replies to your entries.
Only you will ever be allowed to post entries in your Blog.

Put up restriction so they at least have to be  members....this will prevent a spam bot to take control of your work.

In the next section find:

Show and Enable Shoutbox:   and  mark disable.

Good luck....many good Blogs out there

Jazzyfennell · Post by **Jazzyfennell** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 3:56 am

Thanks for the information because I just joined and will cancel if I receive a lot of spam.

tinkyy · Post by **tinkyy** » Sun Apr 15, 2007 5:50 pm

thank you, as a new user this is good inforation for me.

lbrown3951 · Post by **lbrown3951** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 2:38 pm

I had started a Blog and I endend up getting a lot of Adult Content Junk that is unwanted- I deleted the ones I have recieved- but how can I stop this from happening again?

Rhutobello · Post by **Rhutobello** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 3:05 pm

Try to read first post.

Go Blog CP (up on heading ...right abow " yyyyy people have downloaded"

look for Blog Accessibility: ....put up Member or friend (if friend only those you allow will be able to see your blog)

look for Reply Privileges.....put up at least Member, this will prevent "spam bots" to take control of your blog...if you put up friends as those who can view your blog...put up friends as they who can rely.

Angelique · Post by **Angelique** » Wed May 02, 2007 10:13 pm

I used to run a large board a while back and to stop the kiddie scripts and spambots we implented a code verifier.  I know it's a huge pain in the butt for some, I get annoyed with them myself, but it does help deter spambots since the code is random.

Just a suggestion.

hopefulgirl86 · Post by **hopefulgirl86** » Sat May 26, 2007 10:20 pm

Thanks for this! I was just wondering this right now as I clicked on the General Discussions forum because I'd this been at my blog and I have so much spam. I kept deleting it, only to find more.
So thank you.

AngelOracle · Post by **AngelOracle** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 6:54 pm

Thank you for the information
AngelOracle

Glenn Briggs · Post by **Glenn Briggs** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 9:01 am

Thanks a lot, as a  brand new member this advice is brilliant, thanks again

starguy · Post by **starguy** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 8:15 am

thanks 4 the information

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