Comment Spam
81.95.146.227 is trying to clobber my site with comment spam that always starts with the phrase “ka-ka-sh-ka” followed by a seemingly random 7-digit number. Luckily Akismet has been holding its own and identified it all as spam (go Akismet!). I received over 900 comments in the last 24 hours from that IP alone.
The IP is out of Panama City. I’ve emailed the ISP but I doubt it does any good.
Anyone else seeing this?
Yes, I’m seeing this too. This spammer is one of those responsible for me having to pay extra because I exceeded my monthly data limit. I’ve now blocked access for this IP in my .htaccess …
By Morgaine on 06.05.07 2:35 pm
Yeah, I hate doing that but you have a good point. I hadn’t considered my monthly data limit.
By Michael on 06.06.07 5:40 am
I’m seeing this too… And good idea on using .htaccess to block that IP. Either way, it’s totally frustrating! But also quite interesting that all of the other people complaining about this are also running WordPress. I wonder if this spammer is afflicting people using something other than WordPress as their CMS?
By brian cors on 06.06.07 5:43 am
Maybe its the Akismet folks ensuring job security, LOL.
Just kidding! I-heart-Akismet!
By Michael on 06.06.07 5:56 am
Yes, I’m getting it, too. But googling that IP brings back a LONG list of similar “huh?” complaints from all kinds of CMS and blog systems, not just Word Press (like mine).
Spam Karma 2, Akismet, and Bad Behavior are catching all of it, but what a waste of bandwidth!
By Matt on 06.24.07 11:59 pm