Comments on: Comments were broken, fixed now. http://www.pennyhero.net/2007/09/28/comments-were-broken-fixed-now/ Thrilling heroics at an affordable price. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 22:27:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: emily http://www.pennyhero.net/2007/09/28/comments-were-broken-fixed-now/#comment-129199 Tue, 06 Nov 2007 08:27:38 +0000 http://www.pennyhero.net/2007/09/28/comments-were-broken-fixed-now/#comment-129199 Thanks for the insight Jan. :) Thanks for the insight Jan. :)

]]> by: Jan http://www.pennyhero.net/2007/09/28/comments-were-broken-fixed-now/#comment-128991 Mon, 05 Nov 2007 21:24:44 +0000 http://www.pennyhero.net/2007/09/28/comments-were-broken-fixed-now/#comment-128991 .. the spam gets through by using other files. The function 'wp_new_comment' which adds the comment to the database, is used in the following wordpress files: * /xmlrpc.php -> line 1239 * /wp-trackback.php -> line 93 * /wp-comments-post.php -> line 51 (Reference: http://wordpress.taragana.net/_functions/wp_new_comment.html) Blocking 'wp-comments-post.php' leaves the other 2 routes available. .. the spam gets through by using other files.

The function ‘wp_new_comment’ which adds the comment to the database, is used in the following wordpress files:

* /xmlrpc.php -> line 1239
* /wp-trackback.php -> line 93
* /wp-comments-post.php -> line 51

(Reference: http://wordpress.taragana.net/_functions/wp_new_comment.html)

Blocking ‘wp-comments-post.php’ leaves the other 2 routes available.

]]> by: emily http://www.pennyhero.net/2007/09/28/comments-were-broken-fixed-now/#comment-109805 Sat, 29 Sep 2007 17:03:06 +0000 http://www.pennyhero.net/2007/09/28/comments-were-broken-fixed-now/#comment-109805 Yeah. it's crazy. I didn't shut off comments though... just magically the permissions got reset on that file. *shrugs* Yeah. it’s crazy.

I didn’t shut off comments though… just magically the permissions got reset on that file. *shrugs*

]]> by: Michael Faris http://www.pennyhero.net/2007/09/28/comments-were-broken-fixed-now/#comment-109571 Sat, 29 Sep 2007 00:01:51 +0000 http://www.pennyhero.net/2007/09/28/comments-were-broken-fixed-now/#comment-109571 Yeah, when I have shut off comments on a wordpress blog before, it hasn't even stopped the spam. I don't get how these little robots do some much havoc. Glad to hear you're alive! Yeah, when I have shut off comments on a wordpress blog before, it hasn’t even stopped the spam. I don’t get how these little robots do some much havoc.

Glad to hear you’re alive!

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