Trackbacks
Dear Drupal developers :)
Over at planet.grep.be we had some fuzz
about comments, trackbacks and mostly the spam related with having trackbacks enabled.
So the message is clear .. we need to do something about the trackback module so it fits in better with all the great antispam tools are around.
I`m currently not using any captchas on my blog but my spam is down to 1 or to messages a week. My Trackbacks however are still pretty problematic , but they are the only place I need to focus on periodically.
Fairly well hidden in a comment on Luc 's blog someone points out the idea of having a list of people you trust that are allowed to send trackbacks, which sounds to me like a pretty good idea.
So if you are out there , feeling bored not knowing what code to work on .. :)
Comments
#1 kourge : Integration with Akismet?
What about integration with Akismet? It seems like in WordPress, not only comments go through Akismet, but trackbacks go through it as well.
#2 Kris Buytaert : not just whitelisting
The idea is not to use only whitelisting, but at least also have that implemented.
Off course moderation can be used for the non whitelisted posts.
But could you please detail more on that functionality you describe, I can't find it in the trackback module I`m using.
#3 gerard : Whitelist sounds good, but...
...what about legitimate people linking back to you? It's nice to know when other people are writing about you, so getting trackbacks from unknown quarters would be nice too.
There's an option in the Trackback module that only allows the trackback through if the site definitely has a link back to you. Isn't that enough to block most spam results?