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	Akismet - http://akismet.com/ A plugin which identifies and blocks comment and trackback spam on blogs with integration to various blogging systems.
	Yoz Grahame's Cheerleader: Seven quick tips for a spam-free blog - http://cheerleader.yoz.com/archives/000849.html A list of tips aimed at webloggers to reduce the problem of comment spam.
	MT-Blacklist/Comment Spam Clearinghouse - http://www.jayallen.org/comment_spam/ A centralized blacklist database of blog spam URLs.
	Blog Spam Database - http://www.markcarey.com/spamdb/ Database of URLs and phrases often used by spammers, along with links to related resources and a discussion forum.
	Six Log: Comment Spam - http://www.sixapart.com/log/2003/10/comment_spam.shtml Spammers are abusing comment systems to increase their rank on Google. Here are some steps to take to reduce or eliminate this problem.

	Learning Movable Type: Concerning Spam - http://www.learningmovabletype.com/archives/000246concerning_spam.php Types of spam seen on blogs.
	Kalsey Consulting Group - Comment Spam Manifesto - http://kalsey.com/2003/11/comment_spam_manifesto/ Weblogger crystallizes the thoughts of many in declaring a cyberwar on those who inappropriately post in guestbooks and weblogs.
	Jeremy Zawodny's Blog - Guerilla Tactics Against Blog Comment Spammers - http://jeremy.zawodny.com/blog/archives/001000.html Suggestion that bloggers create posts that target the same spammy phrases that blog spammers want Google to find.
	OJR : Bloggers Declare War on Comment Spam, but Can They Win? - http://ojr.org/ojr/glaser/1095201311.php "Here's a look at the battle so far."
	Wired: When the Spam Hits the Blogs - http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,56017,00.html Owners of weblogs have recently noticed that their referral logs have become the newest target for spam.

	Wired - Googlemania: The (Evil) Genius of Comment Spammers - http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/12.03/google.html?pg=7 Background of the phenomenon of comment spam and how bloggers responded.
	Jeremy Zawodny's Blog: Using mod_rewrite against comment spam bots - http://jeremy.zawodny.com/blog/archives/003862.html Very short tutorial.
	BBC News - How spammers are targeting blogs - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/3210623.stm Spammers are turning their attention to weblogs, angering technology analyst Bill Thompson. He calls it "flyblogging."
	Big Fractal Tangle: Designing For Lowlifes - http://bigfractaltangle.com/archive/2004/01/19.jsp Discusses how better, smarter tools are needed to block or remove comment spam in realtime.
	Webmaster Kit: Stop Spam - http://php.webmaster-kit.com/ Offers a script using the Turing Test, intended for spam prevention in guestbooks, blogs and wikis.

	MSNBC - Spammers now clogging blogs, IM - http://www.msnbc.msn.com/?id=3475953 Spam has never been limited to e-mail. But now, commercial pitches are increasingly popping up in online chats, instant messages, cell phones with text messaging and weblog comments.
	No Guestbook Spam Anymore - http://www.nogbspam.com/ Offers instructions for webmasters for avoiding and eliminating spam in guestbook.
	Simon Willison: Blacklisting Comment Spam - http://simon.incutio.com/archive/2003/09/02/blacklisting One man's efforts to create and maintain a blacklist.
	Simon Willison's Weblog - Solving Comment Spam - http://simon.incutio.com/archive/2004/01/28/solvingCommentSpam Feasible ways to stop or thwart comment spam.
	Internetnews.com - Six Apart Trains Guns on 'Comment Spam' - http://www.internetnews.com/dev-news/article.php/3331341 The blog tools vendor Six Apart plans to roll out an open online authentication system to fight the growing phenomenon of comment spam.

	Spam Huntress - Spam cleaning for blogs - http://spamhuntress.com/2005/04/13/spam-cleaning-for-blogs/ Spam huntress dissects blogspam.
	Typepad Vs. Commentspam - http://www.sixapart.com/typepad/news/2004/05/typepad_vs_comm.html The steps that Typepad has taken in order to rid its users of spam comments.

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