[spam-stopper] lyceum

[Matt Weyant]

That's a central server rule.  The test verifies that the comment was
submitted to Akismet and returned as spam.  If you disconnect from the
internet, the plug-in breaks and even this test won't work.

Matt

On 4/27/06, Shane Bishop <sbishop at trinitybiblecollege.edu> wrote:
> So...is that just a dealy written in to the script, or is that a
> central-server rule? What I'm trying to get at is this:
> Does that test verify that the comment was submitted to the akismet
> servers, and returned as spam, or just verify that the akismet plugin
> script is installed and semi-functioning?
>
> Shane
>
> Andrew Ferguson wrote:
> > use "viagra-test-123" as the name an Akismet will always return it as spam.
> >
> > Andrew Ferguson
> >
> > andrew at fergcorp.com
> > http://www.AndrewFerguson.net
> > 206-948-1701
> >
> >
> >
> > Shane Bishop wrote:
> >> We're looking at deploying lyceum (a multi-user derivative of
> >> wordpress), and we need a good spam plugin. I've installed it, and it
> >> appears to be active, but my question is this: How do I know it is
> >> working properly?
> >> I tried leaving a comment that I thought would be 'spammy' enough, but
> >> it went through anyway. I can move comments to the 'spam' section, so
> >> obviously, some of the plugin is functioning correctly, but so far,
> >> nothing is getting caught, so I don't know for sure.
> >>
> >> Is there a good way to monitor this, or do I just have to 'wait and
> >> see'? JJB (from lyceum) has already agreed to help me out with getting
> >> it working (if it doesn't), but I currently have no idea of how to
> >> test this out. Help, please!
> >> Shane
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