comment problems fix

okay, here’s the info if you’re still having spam comment problems.
i found the script info via a google search, but couldn’t download the file via geeksblog. it appears to be the same file that you can get on the mt plugin site, but i haven’t compared them. after a little more searching, it turns out that lomara has a copy on her site, which i used, following geeksblog’s instructions.
it was very simple, especially since i want to close comments on all of my blogs past a certain amount of time. i saw other notes that david raynes’ plugin has other options, so you may want to compare the two. but geeksblog’s worked for me because i needed simple. i didn’t leave it on my server, though, because it contains sensitive information. i’ll load it and run it as i need it. it may need adjustment now that i’ve changed my comments file name.
there’s some great information about combating spam on learning mt.
i highly recommend that you rename mt-comments.cgi. if the bots can’t find it, they can’t abuse it. my webhost sent me very simple instructions and they worked like a charm. i’m going to **** out the name i used. just insert the name of your choice that will indicate your comments file and use that name in these two places.
1) Rename mt-comments.cgi to mt****.cgi
2) Edit your mt.cfg, find the line that says:
# CommentScript mt-comments.pl
and change it to read:
CommentScript mt****.cgi
3) Rebuild your Blog Files.
it really was that easy and my comments worked right away. my spammer, however, was gone. yay! if you have any questions at all, please let me know.