I have written a script which displays my logfile. Today I wrote a new one to throw out all the lines that contain "403", the http return code for access forbidden, which is how I handle referrer spam. That way I can more easily see who is really reading my page, instead of just spamming it. I can also see new spams that may get by my traps.
That's how I determined that 80% of page requests to my site are spam.
People, this is getting ridiculous. Somebody needs to kill a couple of these guys so the word will get out.
Posted on March 19, 2005 07:17 PM