Possible information relative to your inquiry. I have seen several different sources on this. You know how that goes. Interesting Information none the less.
http://wordpress.org/support/topic/322685?replies=2
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zonknz
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Thanks, useful to note they have a fix to limit the length of a trackback, rather than just disabling access to wp-trackback.php
Hi,
We created a quick plugin that self hosted WordPress users may install to prevent the attack from taking place on their site.
You can find it here: http://fullthrottledevelopment.com/wordpress-plugin-to-stop-trackback-dos-attacks
Version 2.8.5 will be released within 24 hours and will have a fix for this.
Information is available at http://lists.automattic.com/pipermail/wp-testers/2009-October/011937.html <–also has link to download 2.8.5 beta
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zonknz
(@zonknz)
Thanks- i’ve seen this is available and run it through our testing blog all looks good.
This was useful to force our production blog to re-check for an update :
http://webdesign.anmari.com/force-upgrade-check/
zonknz – also see Core Control as it too checks for core, plugins, and theme, upgrades.
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/core-control/
Oh, and 2.8.5 is now available.