Blocking Comment Spam

Comment spam is annoying. Since I sit well below the A-List blogger rung, it isn’t my biggest problem in the world. It is just annoying.

The super fine blogware I use has a feature for blocking IP addresses. Lately I have been updating this list with IPs from comment spammers. 90% of these IP addresses originate from China. I’m considering blocking the entire class A IP block for China. If you are a legit visitor who cares about what I write, leave me a comment and tell me how bad of an idea that is.

I’m willing to share my IP list with others. Here is the list as of May 28, 2008:

67.180.242.3
116.24.109.132
125.212.41.130
195.182.195.3
61.144.189.214
218.81.142.85
124.161.38.224
221.6.155.165
218.108.15.82
221.218.213.167
125.214.254.171
65.49.14.27
89.218.180.241
121.237.79.252
92.100.38.239
91.122.52.50
222.244.132.155
88.233.20.64
88.214.201.231
88.249.98.46
68.217.129.240
61.51.191.202
212.113.58.159
65.80.11.202
193.82.139.98
203.115.140.68
85.108.145.65
91.122.38.97
88.247.106.157
222.247.176.64
72.147.4.234
221.225.63.96
85.100.196.117
88.234.126.152
203.87.179.234
88.214.199.18
85.210.142.82
85.108.242.226
24.217.104.212
85.98.46.4
88.244.229.204
75.82.236.139
82.207.52.208
88.244.233.62
91.124.72.82
82.207.63.51
195.69.171.118
196.20.7.74
132.60.240.80
198.54.202.82
218.81.151.73
85.107.193.194
88.242.205.114
78.172.87.209
219.139.128.67
89.109.62.73
91.122.190.131
84.134.127.235
203.115.140.72
216.40.222.82
218.81.142.85
221.6.155.165
60.190.240.76
60.190.240.76
218.81.155.112
88.214.193.87
88.214.201.242
88.214.203.202
213.207.218.237
121.237.79.172
125.109.54.182
122.234.49.44
60.12.45.2
72.3.137.82

If you collect IP addresses from comment spammers, please share your list also. Stick it in the comments here, if you like.

As an interesting experiment, here is the origin of all of those IP addresses. ( courtesy of http://www.ip2location.com/. IP2Location has a batch entry here: http://www.ip2location.com/demo.aspx )

IP Address Country Region City Latitude/ Longitude ZIP Code Time Zone   67.180.242.3 UNITED STATES CALIFORNIA BERKELEY 37.8753 -122.272 -08:00 Net Speed ISP Domain – COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS INC COMCAST.NET

IP Address Country Region City Latitude/ Longitude ZIP Code Time Zone   116.24.109.132 CHINA BEIJING BEIJING 39.9 116.413 – +08:00 Net Speed ISP Domain – CHINANET GUANGDONG PROVINCE NETWORK 163DATA.COM.CN

IP Address Country Region City Latitude/ Longitude ZIP Code Time Zone   125.212.41.130 PHILIPPINES – – 14.583 121 – +08:00 Net Speed ISP Domain – BAYAN TELECOMMUNICATION/SKY INTERNET BTI.NET.PH

IP Address Country Region City Latitude/ Longitude ZIP Code Time Zone   195.182.195.3 UKRAINE KYYIV KIEV 50.433 30.517 – +03:00 Net Speed ISP Domain – ISP MEGALINK MEGALINK.COM.UA

IP Address Country Region City Latitude/ Longitude ZIP Code Time Zone   61.144.189.214 CHINA BEIJING BEIJING 39.9 116.413 – +08:00 Net Speed ISP Domain – CHINANET GUANGDONG PROVINCE NETWORK 163DATA.COM.CN

IP Address Country Region City Latitude/ Longitude ZIP Code Time Zone   218.81.142.85 CHINA BEIJING BEIJING 39.9 116.413 – +08:00 Net Speed ISP Domain – CHINANET SHANGHAI PROVINCE NETWORK 163DATA.COM.CN

IP Address Country Region City Latitude/ Longitude ZIP Code Time Zone   124.161.38.224 CHINA BEIJING BEIJING 39.9 116.413 – +08:00 Net Speed ISP Domain – CNC GROUP SICHUAN PROVINCE NETWORK SHUZG.COM

IP Address Country Region City Latitude/ Longitude ZIP Code Time Zone   221.6.155.165 CHINA JIANGSU NANJING 32.062 118.778 – +08:00 Net Speed ISP Domain COMP CNC GROUP JIANGSU PROVINCE NETWORK CSISOLAR.COM

IP Address Country Region City Latitude/ Longitude ZIP Code Time Zone   218.108.15.82 CHINA – – 39.9 116.413 – +08:00 Net Speed ISP Domain COMP ZILAISHUIGONGSI –

IP Address Country Region City Latitude/ Longitude ZIP Code Time Zone   221.218.213.167 CHINA BEIJING BEIJING 39.9 116.413 – +08:00 Net Speed ISP Domain – CNCGROUP BEIJING PROVINCE NETWORK BTA.NET.CN

IP Address Country Region City Latitude/ Longitude ZIP Code Time Zone   125.214.254.171 HONG KONG HONG KONG (SAR) HONG KONG 22.283 114.15 – +08:00 Net Speed ISP Domain COMP THREELINKCOLTD –

IP Address Country Region City Latitude/ Longitude ZIP Code Time Zone   65.49.14.27 UNITED STATES CALIFORNIA PALO ALTO 37.4404 -122.14 -08:00 Net Speed ISP Domain DSL SOUND OF HOPE RADIO NETWORK HE.NET

IP Address Country Region City Latitude/ Longitude ZIP Code Time Zone   89.218.180.241 KAZAKHSTAN PAVLODAR PAVLODAR 52.3 76.95 – +06:00 Net Speed ISP Domain – JSC KAZAKHTELECOM PAVLODAR AFFILIATE METRO.ONLINE.KZ