Christopher Finke

Added a filter to disable logging of Akismet debugging information.

add_filter( 'akismet_debug_log', '__return_false' );

Added a filter for the maximum comment age when deleting old spam comments.

add_filter( 'akismet_delete_comment_interval', [function that returns the number of days you want to wait before deleting] );

Added a filter for the number per batch when deleting old spam comments.

add_filter( 'akismet_delete_comment_limit', [function that returns the number of comments that should be deleted at a time] );

Do you have a link to a page where this is currently happening? Akismet uses the WordPress function plugin_dir_url() to generate that URL, which should use https if the current page is https.

I’ve updated the .htaccess to be compatible with both 2.2 and 2.4 here: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/1028901/akismet/trunk

If you wouldn’t mind, could you confirm that this version of .htaccess works as expected on your host and doesn’t cause any errors? https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/akismet/trunk/.htaccess?rev=1028901

If it’s working, you should be able to directly access /wp-content/plugins/akismet/class.akismet.php in your browser, but you should be able to access /wp-content/plugins/akismet/_inc/img/logo-full-2x.png

Theolobias: It appears that Jetpack already does delete old spam feedbacks: https://github.com/Automattic/jetpack/blob/b66935575ed3b291b28b5df20af5e295d6645c94/modules/contact-form/grunion-contact-form.php#L1758

Do you have WP cron disabled? (If you’re not familiar with it, then the answer is likely no.) If so, that would need to be enabled for this to work. If not, then it looks like this is a Jetpack issue and your best bet would be filling out this form: http://jetpack.me/contact-support/

I’ll also send a note to the Jetpack developers to look at this thread in case there’s an obvious fix that I’m not familiar with.

Did you report any of that missed spam? Akismet can have occasional trouble when a wave of a new type of spam hits, but reporting it can help immensely.

If you’d like, we can investigate further and ensure that Akismet catches as much spam as possible if you email us at support@akismet.com with your site or API key.

(Something strange is going on with the forum software. Not sure why it posted a bunch of extra times.)

admin is your username on your blog, but when you log into Akismet.com, you need to use your WordPress.com username. If you don’t have one, you can register for one for free: http://wordpress.com/signup/?user=1