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1. xulu
   Member
   Posted 6 years ago #
   

   I'm in the process of setting up a blog that has already begun to get comment spam, even though we have checked the "Users must be registered and logged in to comment" option. I will enable Akismet shortly, but I'm a confused about how the spam was posted at all.

   The message says "357204 Blog Verification Said" as if "357204 Blog Verification" were a username, but no such user exists. Can anyone explain what's going on?

   Thanks!

2. moshu
   Member
   Posted 6 years ago #
   

   It is explained, just search...
   http://wordpress.org/support/topic/74555?replies=11

3. xulu
   Member
   Posted 6 years ago #
   

   Actually, I did search and I had read the thread you pointed to. I understand that it's spam.

   My question is, how is comment spam getting posted when I have the blog set to require logins in order to comment?

   Thanks!

4. moshu
   Member
   Posted 6 years ago #
   

   Because they are not humans but automated scripts that go directly to the file.
   Use an anti-spam plugin (or two :).

5. xulu
   Member
   Posted 6 years ago #
   

   If they can access the script directly, bypassing the login requirement I've set up, wouldn't that be considered a bug?

6. xulu
   Member
   Posted 6 years ago #
   

   . . . And for what it's worth, I have now set up Akismet.

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