Hi, Newbie here. I use your software for my blog and lately, i've been getting a lot of porn trackbacks which i'm deleting as junk. Forgive me but can someone explain to a real novie just what a trackback is.....and how do i stop the porn?
Thanks,
John V

What version of Movable Type are you using? The options for disabling/moderating TrackBacks differ depending on the version, as to the available spam prevention methods.

I'm using 3.2 and iIm just glad there's something to address the issue. I'm getting a LOT of weird stuff!
Thanks,
John V

Just read the manual carefully and look out for spam filter, it will be explained over there, if you face further doubts Pm me or reply .

Hi;
I just posted this over in the comment section, but it applies here too. Try the Akismet plugin, it works great. It lets a few sneak by, and will flag a false positive every now and then, but it works really, really well. I created a post on my blog a while back telling where to get it and how to set it up: http://www.pqinternet.com/39.htm.

Hope this helps,
Fred

I too am having the same problem however I'm getting those personal loan and bad credit trackbacks which really have nothing to do with my blog. I also tried to install Akismet and it seems to get rid of all my comments which isn't very good. Any other suggestions?

Personally I deleted the trackback script from the server, disallowed trackbacks in settings and removed the code from my templates. I haven't had a junk trackback since. Of course this will not work if there are legit trackbacks among the ones you get.

You may want to take a look at the Ultimate Trackback Help Guide.