X-Git-Url: https://sipb.mit.edu/gitweb.cgi/ikiwiki.git/blobdiff_plain/ff9a61b48100c66d2a212270017d7b5cae0386ac..2c310f8349182ca155a8cad1d8454f9937e87527:/doc/plugins/blogspam.mdwn diff --git a/doc/plugins/blogspam.mdwn b/doc/plugins/blogspam.mdwn index 28d0432b3..a13b6e8f4 100644 --- a/doc/plugins/blogspam.mdwn +++ b/doc/plugins/blogspam.mdwn @@ -3,14 +3,22 @@ This plugin adds antispam support to ikiwiki, using the [blogspam.net](http://blogspam.net/) API. Both page edits and -[[comment|comments]] postings can be checked for spam. +[[comment|comments]] postings can be checked for spam. Page edits that +appear to contain spam will be rejected; comments that look spammy will be +stored in a queue for moderation by an admin. + +To check for and moderate comments, log in to the wiki as an admin, +go to your Preferences page, and click the "Comment Moderation" button. The plugin requires the [[!cpan RPC::XML]] perl module. You can control how content is tested via the `blogspam_options` setting. The list of options is [here](http://blogspam.net/api/testComment.html#options). By default, the options are configured in a way that is appropriate for -wiki content. This includes turning off some of the more problimatic tests. +wiki content. This includes turning off some of the more problematic tests. +An interesting option for testing is `fail`, by setting it (e.g., +`blogspam_options => 'fail'`), *all* comments will be marked as SPAM, so that +you can check whether the interaction with blogspam.net works. The `blogspam_pagespec` setting is a [[ikiwiki/PageSpec]] that can be used to configure which pages are checked for spam. The default is to check