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Simple Trackback Validation Plugin performs a simple but very effective test on all incoming trackbacks in order to stop trackback spam. Now with topsy.com blocker.
How it works:
When a trackback is received, this plugin
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checks for topsy.com trackbacks and marks this as spam.
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checks if the IP address of the trackback sender is equal to the IP address of the webserver the trackback URL is referring to. This reveals almost every spam trackback (more than 99%) since spammers do usually use bots which are not running on the machine of their customers.
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retrieves the web page located at the URL included in the trackback. If the page doesn’t a link to your blog, the trackback is considered to be spam. Since most trackback spammers do not set up custom web pages linking to the blogs they attack, this simple test will quickly reveal illegitimate trackbacks. Also, bloggers can be stopped abusing trackback by sending trackbacks with their blog software or webservices without having a link to the post.
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There are several options available and you also can enable logging to get all actions, which are performed by the plugin, logged. Also, you can select how to treat spam trackbacks (do not save in the database or mark as spam or place into moderation) and several other stuff.
Please visit <a href="http://sjmp.de/blogging/simple-trackback-validation-with-topsy-blocker/" title="Simple Trackback Validation with Topsy Blocker" rel="nofollow ugc">the official website</a> for further details and the latest information on this plugin.

Simple Trackback Validation with Topsy Blocker

REPLACEMENT of the original Simple Trackback Validation Plugin from Miachel. Performs a simple but very effective test on all incoming trackbacks in o …

mikegogulski

Pingcrawl aims to replicate WordPress.com’s “Possibly related posts” capability. It queries Google Blog Search for related blog posts (based on tags, or the post title if there are no tags), tries to verify that they are pingback/trackback compatible sites and, if so, adds links to such posts to the end of each blog post where it is invoked.
Scope-limiting configuration options are included to enable Pingcrawl to fit any WordPress installation’s memory/execution time budget.
<h3>Licence</h3>
Pingcrawl is free software released under the GPL. If you find it valuable, you’re invited to make a <a href="http://www.nostate.com/support-nostatecom/" title="Donate with PayPal, MoneyBookers, etc." rel="nofollow ugc">small donation</a> toward its ongoing support and maintenance.

Pingcrawl

Pingcrawl adds a "Possibly related posts" capability by querying Google Blog Search for post tags and pinging the results.

Simple Trackback Validation with Topsy Blocker vs Pingcrawl