Spam Protect Askimet problem

[kraj]

Serendipity 1.1.4, FreeBSD 6.2, PostgreSQL 8.2.x, PHP 5.2.3

I have enabled Akismet spam protection in the plugin.
serendipity_spamblocklog is showing the following:

API_ERROR Akismet API verification failed: false

I have Akismet enabled in my SMF Forum and it is working properly, so it is not an issue with either access to the server or the wrong key.

Also, is there any documentation which explains the different functionality of the plugin? Some of the settings were not clear, such as the meaning of the differenst settings?

For example, I understood the "links in comments" to mean placing URL's in the comments (such as to prevent spam advertising), but that is obvioulsy not the case.
Additionally, is there a document which explains what moderation means, and in particular what auto-moderation is?

Sorry to be such a PITA. Trying to understand the workings of Serendipity better.

[garvinhicking]

Hi!

You entered the right API key with no spaces? Usually this error should only happen when Akismet reports it. Does it happen every time?

Also, is there any documentation which explains the different functionality of the plugin? Some of the settings were not clear, such as the meaning of the differenst settings?

Only the documentation in the description of these options. I'm writing a s9y book that will cover those things in depth, but this will take until the beginning of next year.

For example, I understood the "links in comments" to mean placing URL's in the comments (such as to prevent spam advertising), but that is obvioulsy not the case.

Exactly that is meant! It counts http:// links.

Additionally, is there a document which explains what moderation means, and in particular what auto-moderation is?

Moderation is, when a comment can only be seen until it is approved by an admin in the "comments" section of the admin.

Auto-moderation is moderation that only happens when a certain assertion is met, like if a comment has 4 links it is not moderated, but with 5 links it will be. That would be auto-moderation, because it depends on input.

Sorry to be such a PITA. Trying to understand the workings of Serendipity better.

No PITA taken.

Regards,
Garvin

[kraj]

Hi!

You entered the right API key with no spaces? Usually this error should only happen when Akismet reports it. Does it happen every time?

Yes, I did. No spaces, eihter beginning or trailing

For example, I understood the "links in comments" to mean placing URL's in the comments (such as to prevent spam advertising), but that is obvioulsy not the case.

Exactly that is meant! It counts http:// links.

Hmmm ... It was definitely not tagging comments which I purposely did this to for testing as spam. had the limit set to one, and it made it through. I also made sure I was not logged in as administrator when I posted the comment.

Could it be because of the Akismet API failure, or maybe there is something wrong with that particular plugin in my system?
I did not see how I can reinstall the plugin.

Thanks for your assistance.

[garvinhicking]

Hi!

Could you make a screenshot of your config? Are you using the s9y 1.2 version? I believe a fix was required to properly count links...

Regards,
Garvin

[kraj]

Using 1.1.4.

Will install 1.2 and see if it solves the issues.
Anything in particular needed for the upgrade other than copying the distribution files over the exising ones?

Thanks in advance for your great support.

Regards,

Benjamin

[garvinhicking]

Hi!

Uploading 1.2 should be all you need.

Regards,
Garvin