Spam_BLIP for WordPress

Spam BLIP stops comment and ping spam from being posted, primarily by

checking the IP address attempting to post a comment in one or more

of the public DNS blacklists. A number of options are available

to refine the check, and with the option defaults, a DNS lookup

is only performed the first time an address attempts to post a

comment; thereafter, the address might quickly ‘pass’ because it

was not listed, or quickly be rejected because it was listed.

Spam BLIP creates, and maintains, a database table for this purpose,

and database lookups are quite fast. Therefore, concerns about

DNS lookup time can be limited to an initial comment attempt.

Here are some features of Spam BLIP to consider if you are

not yet falling over yourself to get it installed:

When WordPress is producing a page for a visitor, it checks

whether comments are open for each post, and it allows plugins

to “filter” the check. Spam BLIP uses that filter, but does not

do DNS lookups at this stage, because DNS lookups can take

perceptible time. Spam BLIP does check optional user-set