Yakezie.com - Topic: Overrun by SPAM https://yakezie.com/forums/help-desk/overrun-by-spam/ Simple:Press Version 4.5.1 Buck Inspire on Overrun by SPAM https://yakezie.com/forums/help-desk/overrun-by-spam/#p9327 Help Desk https://yakezie.com/forums/help-desk/overrun-by-spam/#p9327 Thanks!  Seems to have been killed off for now.  The culprit seems to be my email address on my contact page.  I modified it like Crystal's using "at" and "dot" com and the SPAM stopped. Smile

 

NarrowBridge said:

Gmail gets rid of most of them for me.  If it is really that bad, use a CAPTCHA.  I am in the camp that contact forms are better than posting your email.  They are more professional and a little more private.

]]> Wed, 05 Jan 2011 00:05:19 +0000 Eric - PersonalProfitability.com on Overrun by SPAM https://yakezie.com/forums/help-desk/overrun-by-spam/#p9222 Help Desk https://yakezie.com/forums/help-desk/overrun-by-spam/#p9222 Gmail gets rid of most of them for me.  If it is really that bad, use a CAPTCHA.  I am in the camp that contact forms are better than posting your email.  They are more professional and a little more private.

]]> Tue, 04 Jan 2011 09:03:46 +0000 Buck Inspire on Overrun by SPAM https://yakezie.com/forums/help-desk/overrun-by-spam/#p9088 Help Desk https://yakezie.com/forums/help-desk/overrun-by-spam/#p9088 Thanks mbhunter, yeah you're right, not fun! Yell

 

mbhunter said:

I use a Dagon Design contact form in conjunction with ReCaptcha.  It works well.

You'll also probably want one on your comment form.  I got hit with that one recently: one spam comment every two minutes for days.  Not fun.

]]> Sun, 02 Jan 2011 23:29:04 +0000 Buck Inspire on Overrun by SPAM https://yakezie.com/forums/help-desk/overrun-by-spam/#p9087 Help Desk https://yakezie.com/forums/help-desk/overrun-by-spam/#p9087 Oooh, I thought you were being hip.  Looks like it prevents SPAM bots, too! Smile

 

Budgeting in the Fun Stuff said:

Good point.  I list my email address as budgetingfunstuff *at* gmail *dot* com anywhere public usually.  :-)

]]> Sun, 02 Jan 2011 23:28:13 +0000 Buck Inspire on Overrun by SPAM https://yakezie.com/forums/help-desk/overrun-by-spam/#p9086 Help Desk https://yakezie.com/forums/help-desk/overrun-by-spam/#p9086 Good idea, thanks Mark! Cool

 

Buy Like Buffett said:

You could also remove your email address from your website. That should stop the spam emails.

]]> Sun, 02 Jan 2011 23:27:04 +0000 Buck Inspire on Overrun by SPAM https://yakezie.com/forums/help-desk/overrun-by-spam/#p9085 Help Desk https://yakezie.com/forums/help-desk/overrun-by-spam/#p9085 Will look into this plugin, thanks! Laugh

 

Budgeting in the Fun Stuff said:

I use the Enhanced WP-ContactForm plugin that includes a simple math problem to filter out spam bots.  Good luck!

]]> Sun, 02 Jan 2011 23:26:10 +0000 Buck Inspire on Overrun by SPAM https://yakezie.com/forums/help-desk/overrun-by-spam/#p9084 Help Desk https://yakezie.com/forums/help-desk/overrun-by-spam/#p9084 Guess I have some work to do on my contact section.  SPAM leave me alone! Yell

 

Forest Parks said:

I would disable it for now and replace with a simple email me here link..... Then look for a captcha plugin.

]]> Sun, 02 Jan 2011 23:25:30 +0000 Sustainable PF on Overrun by SPAM https://yakezie.com/forums/help-desk/overrun-by-spam/#p9074 Help Desk https://yakezie.com/forums/help-desk/overrun-by-spam/#p9074 TBH - I disabled email notification entirely.  I have enough going on in my inbox that I don't want to manage comments there as well.

When I log into WordPress I check the comments and respond.  I then move to other business such as writing the content I want to write or looking at the stats (which i'm not sure which I can trust!).

]]> Sun, 02 Jan 2011 20:33:40 +0000 Sustainable PF on Overrun by SPAM https://yakezie.com/forums/help-desk/overrun-by-spam/#p9072 Help Desk https://yakezie.com/forums/help-desk/overrun-by-spam/#p9072 Budgeting in the Fun Stuff said:

I use the Enhanced WP-ContactForm plugin that includes a simple math problem to filter out spam bots.  Good luck!

I've seen this one on many blogs I post on - finally have the name of it.  Thanks!!

]]> Sun, 02 Jan 2011 20:28:13 +0000 mbhunter on Overrun by SPAM https://yakezie.com/forums/help-desk/overrun-by-spam/#p9071 Help Desk https://yakezie.com/forums/help-desk/overrun-by-spam/#p9071 I use a Dagon Design contact form in conjunction with ReCaptcha.  It works well.

You'll also probably want one on your comment form.  I got hit with that one recently: one spam comment every two minutes for days.  Not fun.

]]> Sun, 02 Jan 2011 19:44:58 +0000 Buy Like Buffett on Overrun by SPAM https://yakezie.com/forums/help-desk/overrun-by-spam/#p9054 Help Desk https://yakezie.com/forums/help-desk/overrun-by-spam/#p9054 I do the same. That keeps those Spam bots from automatically emailing me!

]]> Sun, 02 Jan 2011 14:29:20 +0000 Budgeting in the Fun Stuff on Overrun by SPAM https://yakezie.com/forums/help-desk/overrun-by-spam/#p9049 Help Desk https://yakezie.com/forums/help-desk/overrun-by-spam/#p9049 Buy Like Buffett said:

You could also remove your email address from your website. That should stop the spam emails.

Good point.  I list my email address as budgetingfunstuff *at* gmail *dot* com anywhere public usually.  :-)

]]> Sun, 02 Jan 2011 14:11:43 +0000 Buy Like Buffett on Overrun by SPAM https://yakezie.com/forums/help-desk/overrun-by-spam/#p9044 Help Desk https://yakezie.com/forums/help-desk/overrun-by-spam/#p9044 You could also remove your email address from your website. That should stop the spam emails.

]]> Sun, 02 Jan 2011 14:02:54 +0000 Budgeting in the Fun Stuff on Overrun by SPAM https://yakezie.com/forums/help-desk/overrun-by-spam/#p9042 Help Desk https://yakezie.com/forums/help-desk/overrun-by-spam/#p9042 I use the Enhanced WP-ContactForm plugin that includes a simple math problem to filter out spam bots.  Good luck!

]]> Sun, 02 Jan 2011 13:57:16 +0000 Forest Parks on Overrun by SPAM https://yakezie.com/forums/help-desk/overrun-by-spam/#p9034 Help Desk https://yakezie.com/forums/help-desk/overrun-by-spam/#p9034 I would disable it for now and replace with a simple email me here link..... Then look for a captcha plugin.

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