Advocacy And Protection - Computer Abuse - Spam

• Akismet - A plugin which identifies and blocks comment and trackback spam on blogs with integration to various blogging systems.
• Bad Behavior - An open source a PHP-based solution for blocking link spam and the robots which deliver it by analyzing the delivery method as well as the software the spammer is using instead of looking at the content of potential spam.
• Blog Spam Database - Database of URLs and phrases often used by spammers, along with links to related resources and a discussion forum.
• Kalsey Consulting Group - Comment Spam Manifesto - Weblogger crystallizes the thoughts of many in declaring a cyberwar on those who inappropriately post in guestbooks and weblogs.
• Learning Movable Type: Concerning Spam - Types of spam seen on blogs.
• No Guestbook Spam Anymore - Offers instructions for webmasters for avoiding and eliminating spam in guestbook.
• Six Log: Comment Spam - Spammers are abusing comment systems to increase their rank on Google. Here are some steps to take to reduce or eliminate this problem.
• Stop Forum Spam - Provides statistics and various information about persistent spammers on message boards and blogs.
• TypePad AntiSpam - Provides an open source antispam plug-in for Movable Type and WordPress.
• Typepad Vs. Commentspam - The steps that Typepad has taken in order to rid its users of spam comments.