[spam-stopper] Re: triggering a "false" response from api for testing purposes?

[Jim Dalton]

>> the problem i'm having at the moment is that i can get nothing but a
>> "true" response from the api...and since that's all i can get i'm  
>> having
>> a hard time testing.
>
> This is odd, usually by sending just normal info you get false, maybe
> your API call is missing a variable?
>

Thanks for taking the time to reply Matt.

I actually did resolve the issue after I posted it, and you are  
actually correct -- it was returning "true" until I started passing  
comment_author and comment_email, at which point I was able to get a  
"false" return. (I didn't realize these were required -- that might  
be something worth noting in the API documentation in a future  
revision.)

As  I mentioned in my last email, I'm attempting to use akismet to  
filter spam in the context of a certain kind of reminder message. The  
challenge is that the application I'm developing does not require or  
even ask for a name or email from the sender.

This makes me wonder then, will my application really be able to use  
Akismet effectively without comment_author and comment_email (for now  
I am just passing the same dummy name/email for every request, for  
testing purposes)? Or is there a good name/email to use if one  
doesn't exist (but a value nevertheless must be passed)?

Well if anyone has any insights to share, I would appreciate it.