[wp-hackers] Akismet is conspiring against me ;)

[Computer Guru]

Just thought I'd point out something:
You don't even need to create a blog nor do you need to post an actual
comment to "communicate" with Akismet.

All you need is a akismet ID, and a 10-liner PHP script.
In 10 minutes I could write a script that reads a list of spammer's emails
from a flat-file or the database, and submit each and every name to akismet
as legit - unless it's changed since the last time I'd looked at it.

Computer Guru
NeoSmart Technologies
http://neosmart.net/blog/


> -----Original Message-----
> From: wp-hackers-bounces at lists.automattic.com [mailto:wp-hackers-
> bounces at lists.automattic.com] On Behalf Of Kirk Montgomery
> Sent: Monday, October 30, 2006 6:39 AM
> To: wp-hackers at lists.automattic.com
> Subject: Re: [wp-hackers] Akismet is conspiring against me ;)
> 
> Kates,
> 
> I have written on the subject twice.  I think Akismet is a great
> service,
> and applaud its creators.  But because it is a black box, there is no
> recourse to being labeled a spammer.  I really did teach Akismet I was
> a
> good guy.
> 
> 1. http://www.maxpower.ca/teachin<http://www.maxpower.ca/teaching-
> akismet-part-1-i-am-good/2006/04/11/>
> g-akismet-part-1-i-am-good/2006<http://www.maxpower.ca/teaching-
> akismet-part-1-i-am-good/2006/04/11/>
> /04/11/<http://www.maxpower.ca/teaching-akismet-part-1-i-am-
> good/2006/04/11/>
> 2. http://www.maxpower.ca/teachin<http://www.maxpower.ca/teaching-
> akismet-part-2-you-are-bad/2006/04/25/>
> g-akismet-part-2-you-are-bad/20<http://www.maxpower.ca/teaching-
> akismet-part-2-you-are-bad/2006/04/25/>
> 06/04/25/<http://www.maxpower.ca/teaching-akismet-part-2-you-are-
> bad/2006/04/25/>
> 
> Since I wrote those posts, I believe Akismet has gotten much better.
> 
> On 10/29/06, Kates Gasis <katesgasis at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Are you sure Akismet can be taught? Can this be something that
> spammers
> can
> > abuse because if these spammers create tons of spam blogs and
> comments on
> > each others blogs, unmark them as spam, Akistmet might think they're
> not
> > spam.
> >
> > On 10/30/06, Kirk Montgomery <clarke1866 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > Post on your own site, unmark it as spam.  Repeat. Teach akismet
> you
> > > aren't evil.  That said, if too many other people think you are a
> > > spammer... you are out of luck.
> > >
> > > On 10/29/06, R.J. Kaplan <just.be.happy at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > I've noticed for a while that all my comments on WordPress blogs
> with
> > > > Akismet get filtered (even on my own blog!!!) Mow I tried posting
> on
> > > > WordPress forums and noticed my posts are visible only to me, and
> i I
> > > > log out they disappear. Did I get blacklisted somehow? Is it my
> IP?
> > > > Name (LobsterMan)? email address (rjk18 at hotpop.com)? what an I
> doing
> > > > wrong (or not) and how can I fix this?
> > > > ~Joe
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