I was wondering if it is possible to request new rules? I run a hosted service that is is targeted quite a lot by spammers. Most spam is detected by our own 'bad words/sites' list and the already present Atomicorp rules, but a significant amount is still getting through.

I can send copies of the most recent spam posts that are not being detected if you like. All of these follow a specific pattern that can be matched by a reqex.

Absolutely. Just send an email to support@atomicorp.com and let us know what you need.

E-mail sent

In case anyone else is following this thread, the spam is what I would call "gibberish" spam - which is probably annoying a lot of other folks too. It looks like gibberish text, a link, and maybe more gibberish. Easy for a human to detect, surprisingly hard for a computer which may be why the spammers are trying this (but who would pay attention to the gibberish links? Not people, but maybe Search Engines as an SEO attack?)

We put out some new rules this week for that kind of spam and are still working with Sempiterna on other examples that the new rules may be missing. If you have any spam cases that get past the Atomicorp rules, please let us know - those kinds of samples are exactly what we need. Email any samples you may have to support AT atomicorp DOT com.