05.29.2008

Akismet Vs. TypePad AntiSpam

Anybody that runs a blog knows what a PITA comment spam can be.  Even smaller blogs like mine routinely receive comment spam, its an unavoidable fact of blogging life.  Any tool that can help combat the spam plague is a welcome addition in my book.  But how should I feel about solutions that aren’t marketed as standards but as proprietary formats?

How I ultimately feel about Typepad AntSpam ultimately depends on whether Typepad allows non MT based products to access it via API or other method.  Akismet has worked well so far, but I am always willing to look for alternate or additional methods of combating the plague known as comment spam.  I hope that 6A considers opening up the standard to everyone if it’s successful.  They well might given it would be a chance to provide a consistant anti-spam standard.  Then again, they may not if they take any ques from Apple.