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[Scot Hacker <shacker AT berkeley.edu>]

On Jan 11, 2007, at 12:18 AM, John Joseph Bachir wrote:

> On Wed, 3 Jan 2007, Scot Hacker wrote:
>
> > Akismet for Movable Type gets installed with one key for the  
> > entire MT installation, regardless the number of blogs or users.
>
> Scott-
>
> Do you have any more info on how this is done, both in terms of  
> architecture and Akismet-policy? I've seen the offereing of an  
> "Enterprise API Key" but there is no mention of [1] how to  
> implement this architecturally and [b] if there is a solution for  
> non-profit multi-blog sites. I've raised this question a couple  
> times on the Akismet email list with not much response.

I actually corresponded with Akismet support about this once. The  
answer is that a single key is fine, but you're still responsible for  
purchasing multiple Akismet licenses, if licensing requirements apply  
to you.

The important take-away for Lyceum development is that administrators/ 
webmasters will have your hide if you make them obtain a separate key  
for each blog. That approach just doesn't scale.

Scot


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