Translations:Manual:Combating spam/122/en

While the original SORBS was primarily intended for dealing with open web proxies and e-mail spam, there are other lists specific to web spam (forums, blog comments, wiki edits) which therefore may be more suitable:
 * $tornevall operates in a very similar manner to SORBS DNSBL, but targets open proxies and web-form spamming. Much of its content is consolidated from other existing lists of abusive IP's.
 * $projecthoneypot specifically targets 'bots which harvest e-mail addresses from web pages for bulk mail lists, leave comment spam or attempt to steal passwords using dictionary attacks. It requires the user register with projecthoneypot.org for a 12-character API key. If this key (for example) were 'myapitestkey', a lookup which would otherwise look like '89.67.45.123.http.dnsbl.sorbs.net.' or '89.67.45.123.opm.tornevall.org.' would need to be 'myapitestkey.89.67.45.123.dnsbl.httpbl.org.'
 * Web-based blacklists can identify spammer's e-mail addresses and user information beyond a simple IP address, but there is no standard format for the reply from an HTTP blacklist server. For instance, a request for $botscout would return "Y|IP|4" if the address is blacklisted ('N' or blank if OK), while a web request for $stopforumspam would return "ip yes  2009-04-16 23:11:19  41" if the address is blacklisted (the time, date and count can be ignored) or blank if the address is good.