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November 10, 2003

Comment Spam Increasing

As I am now getting comment-spammed on a regular basis, I have been forced to block several IP addresses and turn off the comment facility on my weblog.

I guess this is the sign that a new technology or medium like weblogs is starting to go mainstream when it starts attracting the attention of spammers!

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