Reporting comments as spam

Sticks · #1 (**permalink**) 12-August-2007, 05:55 AM

In accordance with requests by Phill

I just tried to post this

Quote:

This is done on my home desktop, using Firefox

On my Virgin Media Broadband

I always seem to get caught by the spam filters, whether at work, at home on broadband or on dial-up

I got this

Quote:

Sorry, but your comment has been flagged by the spam filter running on this blog: this might be an error, in which case all apologies. Your comment will be presented to the blog admin who will be able to restore it immediately.
You may want to contact the blog admin via e-mail to notify him.

According to IP Chicken

IP address is given as 82.39.51.206

The Bad Astronomer · #2 (**permalink**) 14-August-2007, 03:31 AM

Hmmm. The problem with whitelisting an IP address is that as soon as you switch your computer off, the IP is reset.

I have whitelisted some domain names for other folks. let's see if that works, and then maybe we can go from there.

Sticks · #3 (**permalink**) 14-August-2007, 05:05 AM

still getting caught

Sticks · #4 (**permalink**) 14-August-2007, 08:13 AM

OK

From my works PC on IE6 and Windows XP

I even changed my ID from Sticks to my normal name and blanked out the website address.

In the body of the text I have used only text and no html

And still it gets me

Is anyone from outside the US getting through OK ?

#5 (**permalink**) 14-August-2007, 11:43 AM

Tried to post on the Faith as Small... thread

"It's interesting that this came up again just now.

As it happens, I saw nine real angels yesterday at my Aunt Helen's funeral, come to carry her to her final rest, and they had nothing to do with visions, or invisible people, or pareidolia.

They were United States Marines."

As I have been consistently getting, I got:

"Sorry, but your comment has been flagged by the spam filter running on this blog: this might be an error, in which case all apologies. Your comment will be presented to the blog admin who will be able to restore it immediately.
You may want to contact the blog admin via e-mail to notify him."

Running a Windows machine, Firefox 2.004, Adblock Plus 0.7.5.1, United States English Dictionary 2.0.0.6.

Just had a thought and tried IE7, samey same, so it doesn't look like it's my browser, specifically.

I started having problems a while back when I got blacklisted for a spam worm I had been infected with, and I was getting redirected to an informational page about that, with two links to two different black lists. Following the links, one of them took me to a page that showed the last time the outgoing spam was detected from my IP address.

Once I got the worm gone, I commented daily knowing I'd be re-directed, just so I could check that page for a week or two before requesting de-listing, just to avoid being re-listed. I was all good and about to make that request when you revamped the site.

Right about that time, my ISP changed my IP address, and the above is the message I get now, with no links to the blacklists.

It's plain black text on a plain white page, and the url bar shows this:

http://www.badastronomy.com/bablog/wp-comments-post.php

Roy Batty · #6 (**permalink**) 14-August-2007, 07:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Bad Astronomer

Hmmm. The problem with whitelisting an IP address is that as soon as you switch your computer off, the IP is reset.

I have whitelisted some domain names for other folks. let's see if that works, and then maybe we can go from there.

Can be true but not always the case. I've had the same IP address for at least a month now (also use major UK ISP 'Virgin Media' which assigns dynamic IPs) & I also power the cable modem down each day. I've not experienced any permanent problem posting to the blog btw, although it does often hang on a blank page after posting & I have to access the page again to check.

You can find what the world sees your IP address as (ie regardless of whether you're behind a NAT router or not), by visiting Gibson Research's Shields Up! page... it's also a damned good site for information & checking your pc/network security!

Sticks · #7 (**permalink**) 15-August-2007, 02:16 PM

It has caught me again

From my works PC, IP 195.92.40.49

Roy Batty · #8 (**permalink**) 15-August-2007, 05:50 PM

But Sticks, of course he's going to block everybody from Newcastle...

Sticks · #9 (**permalink**) 15-August-2007, 09:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Roy Batty

But Sticks, of course he's going to block everybody from Newcastle...

Why?

boppa · #10 (**permalink**) 16-August-2007, 02:46 PM

one thing i did notice- the blog really doesnt like opera (at least 6.02 on win 98se) at all

it renders really badly and copy/paste certainly doesnt work well at all..

(my quotes appeared but not anything outside the quotes!!)

#11 (**permalink**) 21-August-2007, 01:31 PM

Phil

My comments are marked as "spam" wherever I post them from (work, library, home) so I don't think it's a matter of IP addresses.

I am using IE6. I have tried with a dummy name, e-mail and URL but nothing changed.

So for the time being I "only" have to wait for you to let my comments through. A bit of a pain for us both.

Is there a way you can whitelist "me"?

You have my private e-mail address, from the comments and from our exchange about National Geographic some time ago

- Maurizio Morabito http://omnologos.wordpress.com

Sticks · #12 (**permalink**) 22-August-2007, 04:00 PM

It has done it again on the blog about PZ being sued

Spacewriter · #13 (**permalink**) 22-August-2007, 07:38 PM

it's gettin' old having my comments flagged as spam over on the blog. It's one of the reasons I don't post many comments any more...

tough to partake in the "give and take" when my "give" has to wait in the penalty box...

Sticks · #14 (**permalink**) 31-August-2007, 01:34 PM

Guess what

Sticks · #15 (**permalink**) 04-September-2007, 10:53 AM

And again . . . .

Sticks · #16 (**permalink**) 11-September-2007, 06:31 PM

My post has been caught in the spam filter

#17 (**permalink**) 11-September-2007, 11:58 PM

Still getting the same message, and my comments aren't getting posted at all anymore.

It's getting to where I don't even bother much anymore.

Maksutov · #18 (**permalink**) 12-September-2007, 02:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JanieBelle

Still getting the same message, and my comments aren't getting posted at all anymore.

It's getting to where I don't even bother much anymore.

Same here. Spinning your wheels may be fun for NASCAR victors, but it's not enjoyable when trying to comment on a blog.

No point in even trying anymore. Just a waste of time and typing.

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AVG 7.5.485
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Sticks · #19 (**permalink**) 15-September-2007, 09:20 AM

This is more a test post

This system is not allowing me to post a new thread

#20 (**permalink**) 15-September-2007, 08:00 PM

I'm still getting the same message, but at least my comments seem to be getting posted eventually. I hope that means improvement.

Now I always feel a little guilty that I've created more work for Dr. BA.

Sticks · #21 (**permalink**) 15-September-2007, 08:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JanieBelle

I'm still getting the same message, but at least my comments seem to be getting posted eventually