blog settings?

[mellowtigger]

Is there a way to set a default on my Livejournal blog that will automatically allow Friends to post but everyone else (Livejournal user or not) to automatically Screen?  I'm seeing a recent increase in spammers using my blog to post ads.  I delete them promptly, but I really dislike the idea of closing my journal to public comment.



Would this map have anything to do with the change?  I usually don't check my own profile page, but I did it this morning after deleting some more spam.  I had viewers from more continents than I knew about previously.  Did I somehow become popular, or is it just that spammers have infected machines in all these locations?

Comments

[mellowtigger]

Ooh, thanks! I changed only a single setting just now:
Anti-Spam: Show CAPTCHA to "non-friends"

I think that's exactly what I need to prevent these recent spams. We'll see.

[joshuwain.livejournal.com]

I did this a few months ago but some still -somehow- slip through. It's rare but I'm hoping it only applies to spamming my old, pre-setting posts. Otherwise, I can't figure out why it doesn't stop all spam attempts.

[foeclan.livejournal.com]

CAPTCHA doesn't stop all attempts. There are algorithms that can recognize them some of the time, so things can still slip through.