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Akismet DNS Issues

UPDATE: Looks like the DNS issue is starting to get resolved. The fix may not have fully propagated yet.

If your Akismet Spam Filtering is currently broken, it is probably due to a DNS issue going around. I reported it to the akismet mailing list and found that people all over the world are having the same issue. It is not just a Comcast issue.

The temporary fix is to add the following entry into your hosts file:

72.21.44.242 rest.akismet.com

Hopefully the Akismet team will fix this problem shortly.

What others have said

Robb Allen Dec 08, 2006 10:12 AM

# re: Akismet DNS Issues

Hmmm.. Seems to be working fine for me on Brighthouse / Roadrunner

Haacked Dec 08, 2006 10:14 AM

# re: Akismet DNS Issues

Oh yeah, it's working for me again.

Haacked Dec 08, 2006 10:20 AM

# re: Akismet DNS Issues

Correction, I can ping it from my home machine, but not the server my blog is hosted on. Last night, I couldn't ping it from either. The DNS fix probably just needs time to propagate.

mgroves Dec 08, 2006 11:10 AM

# re: Akismet DNS Issues

Oh, woo. I thought I had done something wrong, but I didn't realize everyone else was having the same trouble.

Keyvan Nayyeri Dec 08, 2006 11:57 AM

# re: Akismet DNS Issues

Yes, last week it was happening for some hours on my site (and I didn't know the reason) and now it's working fine.

But generally it's not working as well as the past and I'm looking for better settings for my spam rules.