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There is also [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/SpamBlacklist_extension SpamBlacklist_extension](which has a patch for v1.5) extension that makes it easier to manage the regexes and collaborate with other sites.''' |
There is also [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/SpamBlacklist_extension SpamBlacklist_extension](which has a patch for v1.5) extension that makes it easier to manage the regexes and collaborate with other sites.''' |
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A friend of mine recently installed [http://www.ioerror.us/software/bad-behavior/ Bad Behaviour] in his blog and comment- and shoutbox-spam stopped (until now, at least). Although it works well, there is still the problem that it could produce false positives. Might be worth looking at, though. |
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Content Banning Blacklists[edit]
To prevent a spammer from saving wiki edits with problematic content, use the variable $wgSpamBlacklist. This should contain a regex for matching on any URLs (or parts of URLS) which you do not want to allow users to link to.
There is also SpamBlacklist_extension(which has a patch for v1.5) extension that makes it easier to manage the regexes and collaborate with other sites.
A friend of mine recently installed Bad Behaviour in his blog and comment- and shoutbox-spam stopped (until now, at least). Although it works well, there is still the problem that it could produce false positives. Might be worth looking at, though.