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	AngryPets.com: ReverseDOS - http://angrypets.com/tools/rdos/ A free tool by Michael Campbell to stop comment and referrer spam by serving up an access denied response to spammer's bots.
	Wired: When the Spam Hits the Blogs - http://www.wired.com/culture/lifestyle/news/2002/10/56017 Strange things are afoot in blogland. Owners of weblogs have recently noticed that their referral logs have become the newest target for spam.
	MetaFilter - Referer Log Spam - http://www.metafilter.com/comments.mefi/21063 Talks about companies like mastodonte.com and their business models of spamming referrer logs.
	kuro5hin.org - Referrer log spam - http://www.kuro5hin.org/story/2001/5/30/22341/3757 An early article noting website visits from spammers.
	Kasia in a Nutshell: Spamming through Referrer Logs - http://www.unix-girl.com/blog/archives/000264.html A weird referrer entry prompts some detective work and a log sanitization spree.

	Referrer Log Spamming - http://www.komar.org/faq/scumbags/referrer-log-spamming/ Brief description of the technique and the purpose, with some examples.
	Sam Ruby: Referrer Spam - http://www.intertwingly.net/blog/1649.html Weblog entry discussing ongoing problems and solutions.
	Capn Design Archives: Referrer Spam is Out of Control - http://www.capndesign.com/archives/2004/07/referrer_spam_is_out_of_control.php Weblog entry with a few coding suggestions and examples to thwart the spammers.
	ihelpyou.com: Why You Shouldn't Publish Your Web Logs - http://www.ihelpyou.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=9595 Forum thread explaining that you should not publish your website statistics online, because of referrer spam.
	ILoveJackDaniels.com: Block Referrer Spam - http://www.ilovejackdaniels.com/spam/block-referrer-spam/ Dave Child provides a blacklist of spamming sites which can be used in an .htaccess file on an Apache server to block referrer spam.

Redemption in a Blog: Smarter Referrer Spam? - http://blog.codefront.net/2004/04/06/smarter-referrer-spam/
Blatant referrer spam may be evolving into more a subtle game.

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