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New MovableType AntiSpam Service Supports WordPress?
I just got this from the folks over at SixApart:
We’re thrilled to let the entire Movable Type community know about TypePad AntiSpam. It’s our new, totally free comment spam blocking service for your Movable Type blog, available as a beta test version right now, that you can enable by installing a simple, free plugin.
Powered by Movable Type’s sister service TypePad, this new AntiSpam power works for all Movable Type blogs version 3.3 or later, as well as WordPress, and connects directly to the smart Junk Folder system built in to MT. By learning and adapting over time, TypePad AntiSpam just keeps getting smarter. And because TypePad AntiSpam is Open Source, just like Movable Type itself, expert users can even run their own antispam services and tweak to their heart’s content.
I'm quite glad it supports MT 3.3. It's quite curious, though, that it works with WordPress. One could see that as yet another move on their part to grab WordPress folks by seeing how good their stuff is. But the better way to look at it is that the better spam blocking gets across all blogs the more likely we are to see a reduction in spam attempts because the cost of entry will continue to rise. That's a Good Thing. I'll be installing this. Why, you might ask?
As it turns out, I didn't want to lose all my previous comments when I installed Disqus. So, the posts that had comments are still using the old comment system. That's just enough to still get a LOT of spam on my blog that I have to sort through.
In addition, I've got some other blogs that could benefit from it. Like Laurie's. She'll appreciate this a lot if it really works.
But will this work? What do you think?
Posted by Shane on May 30, 2008 8:26 AM | Permalink
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