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By: Websense Acquires Spam Blocker Defensio | Kawink Blog

Websense Acquires Spam Blocker Defensio | Kawink Blog — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 21:22:52 +0000

[...] spam blocker that comes with Wordpress, and Mollom. One of Defensio’s features is that it can sort blocked comments by spamminess and also offers an API for use on Websites other than [...]

By: ArticleSave :: Uncategorized :: Websense Acquires Spam Blocker Defensio

ArticleSave :: Uncategorized :: Websense Acquires Spam Blocker Defensio — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 07:02:16 +0000

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Websense Acquires Spam Blocker Defensio — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 21:20:09 +0000

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By: Defensio: An alternative to Akismet « Make Money from Blogs

Defensio: An alternative to Akismet « Make Money from Blogs — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 08:12:44 +0000

[...] Akismet is the current default anti-spam plugin on Wordpress. It works by filtering comments already posted on the blog, and then decides on the basis of its algorithms whether the comment is spam or not. It is supposed to be continually updated so that new tactics by spam spinners are caught and the plugin continues to block such spam. This is different from the case of plugins which are captcha based where the user has to look at the random word that is generated, and then enter the same word. The idea is that only a live user will be able to make out the word and enter it, spam scripts cannot make out the word and hence the comment will not be posted. There are a number of people who do not believe in captcha based defenses, either because these are eventually overcome by spam creators, or because they add an additional layer of difficulty for people who wish to add comments, something that blog writers want to avoid. So, a lot of people use Akismet on their wordpress blog, but many of such people are not satisfied. Akisment many times generates false positives (that is, it flags a genuine comment as spam) or is not fast enough to prevent some of the newer spam techniques from working. Enter an Akismet alternative, Defensio (link) From the site: 1. Is Defensio better than Akisment? We can’t make any promises (sorry), but our early testing suggests that Defensio’s performance is very, very good. As with any adaptive filter, it will only improve with time. You may need to give it a few days before it really kicks into gear, but quite quickly you should see a significant reduction in the flow of comment spam to your blog. 2. Why do I need to create an account with Defensio? In order for our plug-in to work with your blog, we need to generate for you a unique API key. This requires some personal information (namely your blog and email address), and thus the requirement to create an account and sign-up for the service. All personal data will be kept strictly confidential, as described in our Privacy Policy. As you post articles to your blog and your readers’ comments flow in, Defensio adapts to your content and habits in a personalized way. This means that no two bloggers will see Defensio react in precisely the same way, even for similar comments, which is a good thing — because one person’s ham might be another person’s spam. And our continuously evolving set of algorithmic tricks ensures that we’ll never let spammers gain the upper hand. Reviews of Defensio: 1. Chaos-Laboratory (link) 2. womantribune.com (link) 3. Techcrunch.com (link) [...]

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Mon, 07 Jan 2008 03:19:03 +0000

[...] Defensio Sorts Blocked Comments by “Spaminess” (from TechCrunch) [...]

By: ABDULA

ABDULA — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 04:12:23 +0000

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By: Defensio Comment Spam Prevention | HOLIDAY DESTINATION GUIDES

Defensio Comment Spam Prevention | HOLIDAY DESTINATION GUIDES — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 14:16:58 +0000

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Mon, 12 Nov 2007 04:46:52 +0000

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Mon, 12 Nov 2007 04:35:14 +0000

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BlogBroker » Defensio Comment Spam Prevention — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 03:31:59 +0000

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Sat, 10 Nov 2007 22:24:25 +0000

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By: Defensio : un antispam pour remplacer Akismet | Gonzague Dambricourt

Defensio : un antispam pour remplacer Akismet | Gonzague Dambricourt — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 10:25:10 +0000

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Web 2.0 Sammelalbum - Web2Null - Defensio — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 18:02:32 +0000

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By: Will

Will — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 05:50:33 +0000

Very cool, will check it out!

By: Thilo

Thilo — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 00:55:36 +0000

This is good news! I will give it a try.

By: yasam

yasam — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 22:24:59 +0000

Atleast this is not spam
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By: Jonathan Dingman

Jonathan Dingman — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 22:11:53 +0000

I’m not in the mood to sign up for yet *another* service and install yet *another* plugin.

Akismet is getting the job done just fine for me, I’ll stick with it.

By: AW

AW — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 19:48:27 +0000

Commercial API looks cheaper than Akismet, too, at first glance. Interesting stuff for us developers out there.

By: AW

AW — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 19:45:46 +0000

Open API?

The most interesting part to me. I was prepared to integrate Automatic’s Akismet API for spam handling on a non-blogging platform, but this Defensio technology looks useful, and with an open API…

By: nick of cebu

nick of cebu — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 19:05:24 +0000

Oooh, bad news for Automattic. Good thing for their suitor the deal didn’t push through.

By: John

John — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 18:03:31 +0000

Will they succeed or will they fail?

The question is the one posed to many Web 2.0 startups, read the answer here

http://techwast...r-blocking.html

By: Mat

Mat — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 17:26:06 +0000

@dave – we’re looking into the account sign up issue you’ve raised. tx

@john – we had an oustanding request for access to WP’s plug-in site. that has just been approved, so you’ll soon find Defensio there

@matt – yup, we’re busy

@zoli – certainly Defensio is not for everyone – if you’ve discovered a solution that works for you, by all means, keep on trucking… but we have heard from a number of people that simply needed a spam filtering facility that is not dependent on Akismet in any way. moreover, we feel that a multi-plugin solution to a single problem is probably less than optimal.

i’d also like to point out that while akismet does indeed provide an API (and by the sounds of it, it is well-trafficked!) we’ve constructed Defensio’s public API to be maximally convenient for developers to use, and by that i mean it uses standards and is fully-structured. the feedback we’ve received from our community developers in this regard has been overwhelmingly positive.

By: Zoli Erdos

Zoli Erdos — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 17:01:46 +0000

From Defensio’s FAQ:

Is Defensio a replacement for Akismet?
Yes…
Will Defensio outperform Akismet?
-We can’t make any promises (sorry), but our early testing suggests that Defensio’s performance is very, very good. As with any adaptive filter, it will only improve with time.
My accuracy is not satisfactory. Why?
-If you have recently installed Defensio, then try to be patient. The filter’s learning algorithms take some time (usually no more than a couple weeks) to become very effective…
Does Defensio work in conjunction with other spam filtering plugins?
Not really. We highly recommend that you use Defensio as your stand alone spam filtering solution.

And therein lies the rub. Other plugins, like Spam Karma may sometimes outperform Akismet, but they don’t replace it .. work together. It takes a huge leap of faith to give proven Akismet and replace it with something that may need weeks of learning:-(