Trackback?

Less · 17-07-2007, 05:43

I was just posting in another thread, when I noticed something called trackback, call me a dummy if you want but is this a new feature I don't remember it and the really worrying part is that most of the links seem to be for porn sites!

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Trackback Send Trackbacks to (Separate multiple URLs with spaces):
Already pinged:

zithromax
Webcams porno
Video amateur sexo
contact lens

(I've removed the links so if you're curious enough to want to see them you'll have to google).

WillowTheWhisp · 17-07-2007, 07:17

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A Trackback is simply an acknowledgment. This acknowledgment is sent via a network signal (ping) from Site A (originator) to Site B (receptor). The receptor often publishes a link back to the originator indicating its worthiness.

Trackback requires both, Site A and Site B to be Trackback enabled in order to establish this communication. Trackback does not require for Site A to phisically link to Site B.

Phisically? Is that American spelling?

mrjdallen · 17-07-2007, 07:19

strange but true

Less · 17-07-2007, 11:30

Quote:

A Trackback is simply an acknowledgment. This acknowledgment is sent via a network signal (ping) from Site A (originator) to Site B (receptor). The receptor often publishes a link back to the originator indicating its worthiness.

Trackback requires both, Site A and Site B to be Trackback enabled in order to establish this communication. Trackback does not require for Site A to phisically link to Site B.

Thanks Willow, it's as clear as mud now!

So who trackbacked whom? Did I somehow find the porn sites or, (as I suspect) because the title of the thread is 'Is this love?' did they find me?

Less · 17-07-2007, 11:46

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Some individuals or companies have abused the TrackBack feature to insert spam links on some blogs (see sping). This is similar to comment spam but avoids some of the safeguards designed to stop the latter practice. As a result, TrackBack spam filters similar to those implemented against comment spam now exist in many weblog publishing systems. Many blogs have stopped using trackbacks because dealing with spam became too burdensome.

So it looks like yet another way for the spammers to attack us.