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Two updates ago I got my very first comment spam. Since I wrote my own blog program I was surprised how easily they picked up on which form to submit on the page. It was exciting for a whole two days and then instantly annoying. Whoever writes these comment spambots must have them cranking away as fast as the machines bandwidth/processor allows. There are all kinds of methods of stopping these things, but most lean toward blocking IP's or requiring a login. Both options were not something I wanted to do, so instead I decided to just block spam comments. I figure these spambots all want you to click on a link, so from now on if a comment contains "<", ">", or "http" you'll get an alert message requesting removal of these key characters. Try it out, it's fun! Only time will tell if my technique is effective.