[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #17667: Reducing spam by requiring referrer in wp-comments-post.php

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#17667: Reducing spam by requiring referrer in wp-comments-post.php
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 Reporter:  BenChapman         |       Owner:
     Type:  enhancement        |      Status:  closed
 Priority:  normal             |   Milestone:
Component:  Comments           |     Version:  3.2
 Severity:  minor              |  Resolution:  wontfix
 Keywords:  2nd-opinion close  |
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Comment (by dd32):

 Might as well mention this: Since WordPress has such a large amount of
 installs, If we moved to -require- it, 95% of the spambots in the world
 would be updated overnight to send a valid referer too.. might work in the
 short term to reduce spam, but long term, it only causes more problems :)

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