[spam-stopper] Python API

[Fuzzyman]

Hello,

I have a problem with guestbook spam and I'd like to look at Akismet as
a possible solution. I'm a Python programmer and happy to implement my
own interface to Akismet given the details.

Guestbook : http://www.voidspace.org.uk/cgi-bin/voidspace/guestbook2.py
Blog entry on the problem :
http://www.voidspace.org.uk/python/weblog/arch_d7_2005_11_26.shtml#e144

I've already  have several solutions in place, and have just
investigated adding a DNS blacklist lookup. Using three or four
blacklists it would only stop around fifty percent of my spam. :-(

Anyway, familiar problem. I've downloaded akismet and got myself a
Wordpress API key.

It turns out that Akismet is a php script... The development pages on
the website point to this mailing list. :-)

I'm happy to either implement a Python interface to the php script (?)
*or* a Python interface direct to the Akismet API. (And make the result
freely available under an open source license if you want...)

Are you happy to give me the details to do this ?

All the best,


Fuzzyman
http://www.voidsspace.org.uk/python/index.shtml