This blog is not popular (I am not living in denial) but here and there a post links to some other popular blog. Even more rarely a popular blogger would link back to me.

Apparently this is enough for comment spammers to notice me. For days during a month or two I would occasionally get two spam comments on seemingly random post. Lazy as I am, instead of taking protective measures, I would just log in and delete them.

However, the last few days have become unbearable. This unfortunately coincided with me being on a business trip and unable to update my web server software remotely. I think I started getting around 20 spam comments per day. Now this requires active counter-measures.

I'd like to thank my colleague and friend Klisa for pointing me to Clearscreen SharpHIP HIP-CAPTCHA Control. Luck had it and it was on the same day that new version was released.

 

I think it works. I haven't received anything in the last day or so. Will keep the fingers crossed...

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