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There are (at least) 2 kinds of spam - "technical" spam such as bots hammering the web service with requests and consuming resources, and the commonly-accepted

There are (at least) 2 kinds of spam - "technical" spam such as bots hammering the web service with requests and consuming resources, and the commonly-accepted definition of spam where bots post promotional or other obnoxious content. I feel like the article here talks more about the first kind. I do agree with your solution for the second kind of spam though.

remram 4y ago
> bots hammering the web service with requests and consuming resources I've never seen this referred as "spam". Denial of service, botting, scraping, sure, but does anyone call that spam?
- Nextgrid 4y ago
  The author seems to be referring to this as "spam" so I've reused their definition. In general I agree, what the author is experiencing is more akin to a DoS than a spam attack.
- tpoacher 4y ago
  It's spam from a server owner's point of view in the broader sense, in that it is "junk requests" instead of legitimate requests, they can be sent as a flood at no cost or consequence to the senders, and it's up to you as the recipient to find a way to filter it all to separate the wheat from the chaff. It's certainly not denial of service, that means something far more specific. One could call it "scraping", but I'd argue the meaning / emphasis is different (it'd be like describing trolling as 'typing'). And "botting" is not a word. :)
  - dtgriscom 4y ago
    > And "botting" is not a word. :) It is now! OED, here we come.
  - bambax 4y ago
    But supposing it's not purely malicious, what's the benefit to the spammer?
  - remram 4y ago
    > And "botting" is not a word. That's fair. Replace with "scripting" if preferred.