Archive for the tag 'spam'

Howto to spam-protect your python-based blog with bayesian filter.

As severall people, I run into issue with some spammer using my comment system to spam, and post backlinks. (Even using some funny stuffs)
I ‘m already using a good email spam filter: SpamBayes, so I decided to test bayesian filtering for the spam on this blog too.
I decided to give Reverend a try:
from reverend.thomas import [...]

admin November 17th, 2006

How to spam a blog with Plone for Free :(

Since a while I have a lot of spam comments on this blog. This method is a bit funny this time. A spammer (a guy or a bot) create a lot of account on Plone websites. And in his personnal page (for this account) he put a redirect to a viagra vendor..
Little example of link:
Update: [...]

admin September 23rd, 2006

Full featured SMTP in Python ?

In a recent post Ian explain he get a lot of trouble w/ the configuration of his mail system. I ran into the same issues a little time ago. Now i’m using postfix and courier-imap and maildrop to dispatch the mail between. This setup is really easy because Postfix just accept incomming mail, and maildrop [...]

admin September 1st, 2004

SpamBayes server compliant w/ spamassassin

I’m using spambayes for a long time now. But when i decide to install it for all the curent users of my setup (w/ some virtual domains..), i just discover that spambayes don’t have a system-wide deamon like spamassasin (spamd).
So the first try:

install spamassassin :) .. This mail filtering is just a bulshit ! Even [...]

admin April 24th, 2004