TOPIC: Spam getting through

    function isBlocked($ip)
    {
        if ($this->_ban != '') {
            $ipList = split(',', $this->_ban);
            foreach($ipList as $item) {
                if (trim($item) == $ip) return true;
            }
        }
 
 		//Ingu :: check if comments have been posted within the last 10 mins from the same IP
		//if yes, disallow. For a human being to comment properly, he would spend more than
		// 10 mins to ponder
 
        global $database;
        $database->SetQuery("SELECT * FROM jos_comment WHERE ip='$ip' and date > DATE_SUB(now(),INTERVAL '0:10' HOUR_MINUTE)");
        $data = $database->loadAssocList(); // or die('Database error: getNewPost!');
 
        if ($data) {
			//if some rows are returned, mark the IP as a banned ip.
			return true;
        }
 
 
        return false;
    }