[wp-hackers] Another anti-spam technique

[Owen Winkler]

Donncha O Caoimh wrote:
> OK, when I said "you've", I meant in the third-person. If people want to 
> modify their template via the online-template editor then index.php has 
> to be editable.
> Version 1.3 can auto-update your .htaccess file when new pages are added 
> I think, but will also update when you change the permalink structure.

I wasn't aware that a default installation required or set write access 
to anything.  I've never set write access to any WordPress files or 
directories, but I've also never used the template editor.

Nevertheless, maybe it would be easier to simply rename the 
wp-comments-post.php file with a random suffix (like 
wp-comments-post-2132.php).  Keep the name of the file in options along 
with the date/time/commentcount when it was last updated.  When the time 
comes to change it (triggered when a comment form is displayed), simply 
rename the file and update the options table.  The permissions on the 
file should remain the same if it's renamed, yes?

To avoid the post page vanishing for one user while another is 
commenting, the stored option could contain two filenames, deleting the 
oldest file, and adding the new copy to the top.

Owen