How to stop the email spam?

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  exterminat · Member · Oct 7, 2011 at 12:48 am

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  I used to have a filter folder for WP comment emails, but now the sender is coming up as “Unknown” and I can’t filter them

  Needless to say, it’s clogging up in my inbox.

  How do I stop this madness?!

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  micahcooksey · Member · Oct 7, 2011 at 12:55 am

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  Here are a few articles you can read:

  http://en.support.wordpress.com/unwanted-comments/
  http://www.sitepoint.com/stop-comment-spam/
  http://www.baekdal.com/tips/comment-spam

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  exterminat · Member · Oct 7, 2011 at 12:58 am

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  All of those posts are old, and I have NO idea how to find that setting in the new dash… anyone want to lend a helping hand? :)

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  exterminat · Member · Oct 7, 2011 at 1:05 am

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  Whoopsie, I think it’s a setting our admin has enabled for everyone, because I don’t see the option for Discussion…

  Ah well, thanks!

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  micahcooksey · Member · Oct 7, 2011 at 1:06 am

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  Okay, does that answer your questions then?

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  exterminat · Member · Oct 7, 2011 at 5:44 pm

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  Yep, it does. Thanks!