Flibbertigibbet

July 23, 2007

Banned!

I got about 35 spam comments this weekend. Most of them from Fergie.

Listen, F to the E R, this behavior will not be tolerated! I am banning your IPs:

195.225.177.48
85.92.136.233
210.245.147.241
222.190.96.198
221.230.139.179
202.64.220.99
70.180.239.33
70.160.68.214
211.110.9.242
80.131.207.19
66.65.33.106
75.40.0.177
70.64.188.146
210.200.105.226
85.92.136.233
221.169.231.72
67.169.200.197
203.69.39.250
201.53.104.253
82.32.109.142
200.68.39.142
62.231.243.138
64.131.231.75
85.185.244.214
222.71.55.42
58.226.248.132
65.27.86.102
202.103.218.207
24.220.166.76
222.190.96.198
217.219.217.130

Posted by: Flibbertigibbet at 04:36 AM | No Comments | Add Comment
Category: Banned
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July 10, 2007

Still Banning

The comment spam bombardment continues. Here's the latest IP addresses from last night:

216.23.249.18
66.192.6.131
221.97.27.16
58.71.35.206
209.200.52.73
200.60.194.218
67.83.80.253
200.206.233.198
68.38.19.249
71.195.167.112
68.52.113.166
24.78.178.35
142.217.205.220
217.144.201.158
74.128.150.143

Posted by: Flibbertigibbet at 02:53 AM | Comments (4) | Add Comment
Category: Banned
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July 09, 2007

Banned!

As mentioned, I got hit by a LOT of comment spam this weekend. Usually, I make a list of their IP's and ban them, but it's too much trouble on my laptop.

Well, I'm at work now, so here's a list of some of the IPs I got for spam that came in last night:

89.33.115.72
201.245.173.147
85.180.66.28
70.173.43.159
83.226.109.179
74.136.31.126
124.101.251.181
201.32.218.132
124.244.162.122
83.64.83.189
24.37.240.167
124.29.195.54
203.162.27.90
69.93.209.2
210.51.51.24
201.6.231.142
85.186.119.231
202.51.232.227
75.111.19.61
222.151.211.93

Update: They're still coming in: 62.231.243.136

Posted by: Flibbertigibbet at 03:13 AM | No Comments | Add Comment
Category: Banned
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April 06, 2007

Banned!

Comment spammer:

58.65.237.161
58.65.236.1

Posted by: Flibbertigibbet at 03:20 AM | No Comments | Add Comment
Category: Banned
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March 14, 2007

Ban!

Ok. This comment spammer is REALLY bad. The name he used was "Best Regards" and the IP was 58.65.234.17. With the same IP he posted 5 spammy comments to about a dozen different posts on my site. Do the math. I woke up to a TON of spam this morning.

BAN! BAN! BAN!

Posted by: Flibbertigibbet at 03:20 AM | Comments (2) | Add Comment
Category: Banned
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February 15, 2007

Banned!

24.93.225.209
201.21.110.79
201.6.6.234
211.212.249.98
221.208.130.182

Comment spammers...

Posted by: Flibbertigibbet at 06:13 AM | No Comments | Add Comment
Category: Banned
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December 27, 2006

Closed Commentary

I was hit by spammers again over the past couple of days. I received over 100 spammy comments and, unfortunately, it's just too much fuss to try to ban every one of their IP's, so all I did was delete the comments and close comments on those posts.

So, if you wanted to comment on one of those, but it's closed. I'm sorry. Feel free to write me an email at junk AT treygivens DOT com.

Posted by: Flibbertigibbet at 04:55 AM | Comments (1) | Add Comment
Category: Banned
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November 21, 2006

Ban them!

I got hit by a bunch of comment spammers this afternoon. Here's a list of IPs to add to your lists:

66.98.226.42
66.98.162.34
210.17.149.157
200.117.219.242
24.141.180.195
221.214.6.188
193.144.85.54
202.65.211.169
62.23.185.221
58.186.28.70
82.99.231.21
58.147.68.182
200.122.24.109
201.220.124.148
24.189.105.99
201.2.221.160
200.103.16.7
212.38.138.114
61.90.228.106
85.31.176.216
193.230.192.210
82.99.247.61
58.186.96.49
200.146.77.131
124.84.14.174

Posted by: Flibbertigibbet at 03:37 PM | Comments (3) | Add Comment
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1 That is just insane. Presumably the spam that you receive is automated as opposed to someone taking the time to enter it in?

I have a discussion board on my website and it is getting to the point I am having to remove spam postings several times a week. In order to post, a person has to go through a registration process and then respond to a validation email. Lately, I have been getting several registrations per day that end up never validating and which I assume are by would-be spammers, especially considering the sort of user names that are selected. My guess is that those attempts are made from some sort of automated web crawling spamming software.

For the spammer who makes it through my validation process, however, assuming he simply copied and pasted in his message, I figrure it would, at the very leas,t still require at least two minutes worth of his time to do so. Let's say that the spammer only values his time as being worth $10 per hour (a pretty pathetic way to earn $10 per hour if you ask me). That means he spent 20 cents worth of time posting a spam message to my board which, if he is VERY lucky and I am slow to catch it, MIGHT get 50 views (hasn't happened yet). If so and one measured it by cost per thousand impressions (CPM), the way that a lot of Internet ads are sold, his cost for that 20 cents worth of time would work out to about $6.60 per CPM. One can purchase LEGITIMATE Internet advertising for not a whole lot more than that - and my guess is the response rate to spam as opposed to more legitimate forms of online advertising is proabably THOUSANDS of times lower.

Either someone has figured out a way of automated the process of checking emails and validating registrations or spammers are an even more pathetic lot than I had ever imagined them to be.

Posted by: Dismuke at November 21, 2006 08:05 PM (gZwee)

2 I think my spam was from something automated because they happened over a very short period of time and spanned several posts.

It really is ridiculous and I'm not sure what these spammers hope to accomplish by spamming a small-time blog like mine.

Posted by: Trey Givens at November 22, 2006 03:47 AM (hSSAt)

3 Indeed. And I suspect even the big-time blogs become pretty small-time when one considers what I would guess is the relatively small percentage of readers who bother to read blog comments.

For a period of a few months, some spammer spoofed my primary public email address in the headers of a very heavy spamming campaign directed at Korean email addresses. Since the "from" headers suggested they came from me, I began receiving several THOUSAND bounce messages per day. At times, the bounces came in faster than I could delete them. What I had to do was create a filter where any sort of bounce message whatsoever was directly sent to my Trash folder - which meant that I was not informed of any legitimate bounces that might have happened to the emails that were actually sent out by me. It was a major nuisance - and had it happened back in the days when email account quotas were merely a few meg rather than a couple of gig, something like that could very well have closed down my email account for periods of time.

I hate spammers. They are evil people and ought to be forced to kiss Madeline Albright or something equally grotesque.

Posted by: Dismuke at November 22, 2006 09:13 PM (bimjG)

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August 14, 2006

Banned!

I got another rash of comment spammers this weekend, so here are the IP's:

59.20.123.120
213.151.115.239
210.7.74.140
200.88.223.98
211.141.77.194
59.9.40.141
211.115.230.93
218.75.87.37
221.208.173.84
125.245.166.2
62.7.244.103
220.118.183.50
202.146.67.238
165.229.47.125
61.61.248.9
211.191.147.114
219.250.26.156
192.104.37.16

I noticed that some of my posts get more spam than others, so I've gone ahead and closed comments on those in hopes of thwarting the baddies.

If you have a comment on a past but the comments there are closed, feel free to shoot me an email junk at my name dot com.

Posted by: Flibbertigibbet at 07:21 AM | No Comments | Add Comment
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August 03, 2006

Banned!

Here are some more IP addys to ban if you want:

61.248.75.34
81.95.146.162
195.225.177.40
219.136.249.79
201.209.238.209
61.235.140.90
194.165.130.93

Posted by: Flibbertigibbet at 11:54 AM | No Comments | Add Comment
Category: Banned
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July 31, 2006

Get Your Ban On

Wanna Ban some comment spammers?

Here are some IP addresses for you from some comment spam I got this weekend:

58.140.201.14
66.139.76.153
202.73.178.46
61.157.96.36
221.169.51.189
64.147.188.150
213.243.179.177
203.160.1.37
87.207.42.43
61.0.39.6
211.118.218.249
222.104.78.39
85.33.240.178
201.242.178.164
210.125.95.92
150.176.202.5
61.106.76.244
216.207.123.200

Update: Here are some more:

84.110.233.248
84.110.228.120
200.142.202.140
202.181.236.51
217.219.128.69
202.75.128.24

Posted by: Flibbertigibbet at 06:30 AM | Comments (1) | Add Comment
Category: Banned
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June 29, 2006

Banned!

I got hit pretty hard by comment spammers last night. I got about 30 spam comments; many were from the same couple of people. Here's a list of their IP addy's in case you're interested in protecting yourself:

210.109.239.46
211.52.131.200
62.183.25.238
80.227.106.134
202.159.212.165
221.142.245.144
200.57.95.178
200.49.176.138

Enjoy!

Posted by: Flibbertigibbet at 09:58 AM | Comments (1) | Add Comment
Category: Banned
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February 02, 2004

Abracadabra Ala Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwiches... BANNED!

Classification: Comment Spammer
IP Address: 68.15.51.63
Name: Used Autos
Email Address: webmaster@certified-used-autos.com

I can't wait to get that advertising check in the mail!

Posted by: Flibbertigibbet at 09:48 AM | No Comments | Add Comment
Category: Banned
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January 24, 2004

Support the Clean House Initiative

I am announcing my official support for the ~~Blackfive~~ Patty O'Tater-Tot Clean House Initiative. As such, I am adding the following IPs to my Banned list:

Classification: Comment Spammers
Banned IPs:
62.146.67.2
66.241.92.44
165.21.154.17
203.164.91.219
203.164.91.66
213.24.42.68
213.24.42.92
217.26.244.11
217.235.116.52
217.26.240.61
217.227.75.86

As well as another IP for:

Classification: Comment Spammers
Common Name: JadeGold, MacDiva...
Banned IP: 138.88.203.130

Posted by: Flibbertigibbet at 09:42 AM | Comments (1) | Add Comment
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January 18, 2004

Notice of Intent to Sue

A certain someone under the pseudonym "George Bush" made the following comment regarding my post on Greenpeace's criminal activity:

notice of intent to sue:
In your post, you claimed that greenpeace activists pleaded guilty to the charge of sailor mongering. In fact, they pleaded not guilty, asked for a jury trial, and have the trial set for May. Claiming that people who have pleaded not guilty to a charge in fact pleaded guilty to it constitutes libel.

Guess what, punk. They plead "no contest" according to the news article I cited in my post. That is not the same as not guilty.

Also, I did not claim that they, being the membership of Greenpeace, plead guilty I said that they admit that such activities are routine tactics at Greenpeace.

Now to get a little petty: You misused the past tense and used improper capitalization and punctuation.

You're not allowed to post a "notice of intent to sue" in the comments of my website. I'll accept a certified letter from an attorney. Thanks. Which brings me to the fact that you misrepresented yourself in my comments.

Ultimately, I see this comment for what it is: An attempt to intimidate me into changing or removing my post. I won't. This is a perfect example of the sort of bully-tactics for which I call these hippie groups to task.

So, anyway, let's welcome a new member of the cast of clowns to my Banned List:

Classification: Liar, Bully, Greenpeace Sympathizer. (If I could smell the pachouli, I'd just say "hippie.")
Common Name: "George Bush"
Banned IP: 207.174.254.43

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Notice of Intent to Sue

A certain someone under the pseudonym "George Bush" made the following comment regarding my post on Greenpeace's criminal activity:

notice of intent to sue:
In your post, you claimed that greenpeace activists pleaded guilty to the charge of sailor mongering. In fact, they pleaded not guilty, asked for a jury trial, and have the trial set for May. Claiming that people who have pleaded not guilty to a charge in fact pleaded guilty to it constitutes libel.

Guess what, punk. They plead "no contest" according to the news article I cited in my post. That is not the same as not guilty.

Also, I did not claim that they, being the membership of Greenpeace, plead guilty I said that they admit that such activities are routine tactics at Greenpeace.

Now to get a little petty: You misused the past tense and used improper capitalization and punctuation.

So, anyway, let's welcome a new member of the cast of clowns to my Banned List:

Classification: Liar, Bully, Greenpeace Sympathizer. (If I could smell the pachouli, I'd just say "hippie.")
Common Name: "George Bush"
Banned IP: 207.174.254.43

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January 16, 2004

Banned! Banned, Banned, Banned! haHA!

Classification: Comment Spammer
Common Name: casino
Banned IP: 81.218.198.82
Email: flicasT@orgfdmnico.co.uk

This comment spammer started out with this cryptic line: "Sebadoh, first with Lou."

I don't know what that means, but I wonder if he knows what "Banned" means. Oh it doesn't really matter does it?

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Banned! Banned, Banned, Banned! haHA!

Classification: Comment Spammer
Common Name: casino
Banned IP: 81.218.198.82
Email: flicasT@orgfdmnico.co.uk

This comment spammer started out with this cryptic line: "Sebadoh, first with Lou."

I don't know what that means, but I wonder if he knows what "Banned" means. Oh it doesn't really matter does it?

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Category: Banned
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January 13, 2004

Hot Tip: Ban Now or Suffer the Consequences!

Based on a tip from Suzie Tha Uzi:

Classification: Comment Spammer
Banned IP: 213.24.38.69

The first one she listed I had already banned here.

Posted by: Flibbertigibbet at 06:20 AM | No Comments | Add Comment
Category: Banned
Post contains 32 words, total size 1 kb.

Hot Tip: Ban Now or Suffer the Consequences!

Based on a tip from Suzie Tha Uzi:

Classification: Comment Spammer
Banned IP: 213.24.38.69

The first one she listed I had already banned here.

Posted by: Flibbertigibbet at 06:20 AM | No Comments | Add Comment
Category: Banned
Post contains 32 words, total size 1 kb.

January 10, 2004

Ladies and Gentlemen! We Have Another Winner!

Classification: Comment Spammer
Common Name: Volkwijn Donita
Banned IP: 68.173.7.113
Email: pamela_woodlake@yahoo.com

Congratulations! You've been banned, 'Miss Donita!'

You see, 'Miss Donita' remarked, "He who wishes to secure the good of others has already secured his own." I don't like altruists, first of all, and secondly, I am not fooled by those who would leave off-topic comments to lure my users to their URL for what I can only conclude is a site selling a smoking cessation program.

Posted by: Flibbertigibbet at 11:47 AM | Comments (2) | Add Comment
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December 26, 2003

Spammers' Holiday

They never stop, do they?

Classification: Comment Spammer
Common Name: Cheap phentermine online
Banned IP: 203.164.92.215
Email: mail@discount-phentermine.biz

That's ok. Neither do I.

Update: Since I'm in such a generous, Christmas mood, I thought I would share with the world, the email addresses of all the spam I received over the holiday. Enjoy!

Jacques Wilkins - wilkinsny@club-internet.fr
Sal Napier - janelle@msn.com
Rosanne Mcmahon - pamela@msn.com
Martin Manuel - onlinetech@msn.com
beckeygordon - babyluv191921@aol.com
Lara - Lara@gasolineplunge.com
Marianne Tilley - h27mhvpxmj@msn.com
Allisa Jacobs - iidcajabobs87@gohip.com
ngwaMillionaire Mentor - fycbc154@bellsouth.com
D & H Graphic Services - D_&_H_Graphic_Services@mail.vresp.com
rbil_87brey5cvdvb@juno.com
R.KRISHNAN - e-biz@zwallet.com
thumper_lp-c65rqjfb@yahoo.com
EvansLynn4v@juno.com
galenoq@ciaoweb.it
Karyn Little - wakimua@dreamscape.com
Carol Dansereau - Edenwbmbivrq@mail2Earl.com
Mildred Donovan - hdgf00s@msn.com
Proprietors Q. Rectum - anke@aol.com
Amie Christensen - wvxxcsfs3@yahoo.com
Freida Middleton - e515cmemh@lycos.com
Eliza rushcu - eliza@free.fr
Steven Mayberry - 7stuoxlcp@altavista.com
lntj___Ted - ipotinker_46n@bellsouth.com
Bradford Hanley - mako9bl7v0sy5svfz@yahoo.com
Lorraine Olson - 69rgvbuf@netscape.net
Quentin Kilgore - d6bucfr@hotmail.com
www.htechies.com - htechies@econsumer-resource.com
Robbie - robbie@mailperson.biz
Web - Bulksales@freemail.soim.com
Bonniest T. Painters - juha@tegucigalpa.com
eDough.Com - eDough@econsumer-resource.com
Clarice Koch - pf1wopzqmv@msn.com
Shelby Fisher - 650sykvrad@yahoo.com
Angela - chihuahuaboi@wmconnect.com
Myron Duarte - legitimacy@cox.net
Christian Family Coalition - news@cfc-alert.com
Brooks Clifford C - ffers@optibase.co.il
Concetta Keyes - 3sjtgui@hotmail.com
Dianna Conn - hark@cox.net
ruana - dyoung6330@grafitec.ru
Cedric Lane - ro6fgmce@yahoo.com
Administrator - DARRYLADINOLFI@yahoo.CA
Frankie Hickman - awewx4@msn.com
Marilyn Marcum - nxze85ya@rocketmail.com
Thermal Aid - ThermalAid@econsumer-resource.com
Heather Fox - b21beslpsi@hongkong.com

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December 18, 2003

Comment Spammer to Ban

Classification: Comment Spammer
Common Name: Vioxx
Banned IP: 81.218.208.148
Email: vioxx@vistorman.com

"You don't tug on Superman's cape. You don't spit into the wind. You don't mess around with the lone, Lone Ranger and you don't mess around with Jim." Or me either.

Posted by: Flibbertigibbet at 04:14 AM | Comments (1) | Add Comment
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December 10, 2003

The Lord Hath His Way in the Whirlwind and Storm

"The LORD is slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all acquit the wicked: the LORD hath his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet."
Nahum 1:3, KJV

Classification: Comment Spammer
Common Name: Lee Little Wing
Banned IP: 62.213.67.122

Gosh, I am FULL of blasphemy and irony this morning!

Posted by: Flibbertigibbet at 05:21 AM | No Comments | Add Comment
Category: Banned
Post contains 73 words, total size 1 kb.

The Lord Hath His Way in the Whirlwind and Storm

Classification: Comment Spammer
Common Name: Lee Little Wing
Banned IP: 62.213.67.122

Gosh, I am FULL of blasphemy and irony this morning!

Posted by: Flibbertigibbet at 05:21 AM | Comments (1) | Add Comment
Category: Banned
Post contains 73 words, total size 1 kb.

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