Use Project Honey Pot HTTP Blacklist for Spam Prevention

[thorfinn]

Title:
Use Project Honey Pot HTTP Blacklist for Spam Prevention

Area:
spam prevention

Summary:
Project Honey Pot at http://www.projecthoneypot.org/ has a Blacklist available for catching comment spammers, link harvesters, and the like by IP.

It could be used by DW to block and/or better identify spammers.

Description:
First refer to the contents of:

http://www.projecthoneypot.org/services_overview.php
http://www.projecthoneypot.org/faq.php

The HTTP Blacklist could be included for either or both of:

1. realtime use on the Dreamwidth servers
2. Informational use by the spam prevention team when they need to look up an IP address

In addition it could be possible for dreamwidth to help out project honeypot also.

Poll #5118 Use Project Honey Pot HTTP Blacklist for Spam Prevention

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 40

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Should be implemented as-is.
7 (17.5%)

Should be implemented with changes. (please comment)
1 (2.5%)

Shouldn't be implemented.
3 (7.5%)

(I have no opinion)
28 (70.0%)

(Other: please comment)
1 (2.5%)

Comments

[faithofone]

I voted "other" because the issues raised in previous comments have me nervous about implementing a blacklist, however I do not have enough knowledge on the issue to make an informed decision.