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  axewielderx · Member · Oct 20, 2006 at 5:51 pm

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  Is there anyway to do this? Not too important as Akismet is blocking the spam but I want to know just in case.

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  engtech · Member · Oct 20, 2006 at 6:00 pm

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  Go under Options >> Discussion

  you can manually enter a list of IP Addresses

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  axewielderx · Member · Oct 21, 2006 at 4:59 am

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  O.k. I thought there was a place but just could not remember where it was.Thx!

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  raincoaster · Member · Oct 21, 2006 at 7:59 am

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  Wow, I had no idea you could do this. A double-edged sword, but a very fine one indeed. Thanks!

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  axewielderx · Member · Oct 21, 2006 at 5:53 pm

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  Well, I got about 50 spam messages from the same IP so it was a no-brainer in blocking this IP. On the bottom of the Options-discussion page you just enter the IP and save.

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  timethief · Member · Oct 21, 2006 at 7:43 pm

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  I believe most spam is actually generated by bots. It’s my experience that those who program bots to send 50 spams from the same IP will simply be coming at you from another IP in no time at all. IMO it’s much more effective to simply mark the items as spam and let akismet “learn” that way we can all benefit.

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  axewielderx · Member · Oct 21, 2006 at 10:12 pm

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  Akismet has been catching them. In fact the spammer did post some more from a different ip location a little while ago and Akismet caught it also. I just wanted to know how to block the ip so he would have to keep moving it. He wanted to hassle me and I am just trying to return the favor.:)

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  drmike · Member · Oct 22, 2006 at 5:41 pm

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  I hate to say it but I seriously doubt he or she even knows that you or your site exists. Like TT mentions, most comment spam posts are done via automated bots.

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