Master Blog Spam Blacklist Taken Down
Source Title:
Master Blacklist is no more
Master Blacklist is no more
Source Url:
http://www.jayallen.org/comment_spam/
http://www.jayallen.org/comment_spam/
Story Text:
Jay Allen has taken down his master blacklist. This list was a who's who of blog spammers. Due to its large popularity it became a large burden on the server, averaging over 600,000 requests/day. The newer blogs have better spam protection built in reducing the need for such a list. I tip my hat to Jay Allen for providing this free service for as long as he did in order to help people have a better experience on the Internet.
Jay Allen has taken down his master blacklist. This list was a who's who of blog spammers. Due to its large popularity it became a large burden on the server, averaging over 600,000 requests/day. The newer blogs have better spam protection built in reducing the need for such a list. I tip my hat to Jay Allen for providing this free service for as long as he did in order to help people have a better experience on the Internet.
- Y! MyWeb
Is Jay a member here? If so
Is Jay a member here?
If so (or even if not and someone knows how to contact him) I'll host the files and take the strain from him.
the blacklist problem
I can remember when Jay launched MT Blacklist, it was the first major effort to combat comment spam back in a time where there was little out there that could. Of course as we know things have changed a lot now, and I've suspected that comment spammers have been using the list for reference as well to see what sites will actually get through to the many blogs who still to this day use it.