stopping the spammers - Page 3

ddrueding · 11-04-2009, 02:16 PM

Looks like a very useful tool indeed

MaxBurn · 11-05-2009, 08:51 AM

Wow, very cool utility. I had no idea this little forum here collected so many spam attempts.

LunarMist · 02-07-2010, 10:56 AM

Doug, I'm getting PM spam from a new member, RazzorrMan. Please kill the account.

Quote:

Originally Posted by RazzorrMan

Hello, friend. There are viruses' activities from your computer in last few days. Strongly recommend you to check your computer. You can find a report about your computer's security and solve every problem with it here: XXXXXXXXX
Thank you. Forum member.

Handruin · 02-07-2010, 10:58 AM

Killed.

Stereodude · 02-07-2010, 02:04 PM

But what should I do about the viruses' activities?

LunarMist · 02-07-2010, 05:41 PM

There are none.

Stereodude · 02-07-2010, 07:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LunarMist

There are none.

I know that.

LunarMist · 02-20-2010, 11:29 AM

Another spammer is on the loose.

Handruin · 02-20-2010, 12:23 PM

I deleted it, thanks for letting me know.

LunarMist · 04-30-2010, 07:11 PM

Damn, there was another one this morning.

ddrueding · 04-30-2010, 07:18 PM

My first visit isn't until 1600GMT most days, but I'm usually on until 0600GMT, which seems to be the "late shift" for most of our regulars.

LunarMist · 04-30-2010, 07:25 PM

IIRC it was around 0800 GMT or a little later.

Handruin · 05-01-2010, 12:14 AM

The horse porn one? LiamC notified me via PM. I took care of it when I got up in the morning. If I'm missing another one let me know.

Mercutio · 05-02-2010, 09:09 AM

I thought it was hilarious that "horse porn" had like 10 page views. You know, if you guys are THAT hard up I can send you all a little 2.5" drive full of regular naked women. The kind without horses.

Unless you wanted to see the horse part. In which case I can't help you.

LunarMist · 05-02-2010, 09:36 AM

Isn't it possibly the Google or something like it? I would not click a dangerous link on such a post. There might be a malware.

MaxBurn · 05-02-2010, 03:02 PM

I viewed the post but I didn't click the links they posted, I was all like no effin way. Anyway still doing a good job keeping the spam down, thanks.

Stereodude · 05-02-2010, 03:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mercutio

I thought it was hilarious that "horse porn" had like 10 page views. You know, if you guys are THAT hard up I can send you all a little 2.5" drive full of regular naked women. The kind without horses.

Well, I had to click on it in order to report it.

Handruin · 05-02-2010, 08:34 PM

If you want to report something but don't want to click in it because it's suspect to be bad, just copy the URL and send me a PM and I'll take care of it. I didn't even look in the thread, I just selected the check box next to it and deleted it.

MaxBurn · 05-31-2010, 09:46 AM

One thought; could we allow editing in just the for sale section? I just reported a handful of posts because I am getting a lot more spam than usual lately and found my email across many forums via google. Every other forum I just edited the old post. It's pretty handy to be able to edit for sale posts as things sell too.

Handruin · 06-04-2010, 01:48 PM

If we allow for editing, then there's the risk that the seller can change the information that was advertised and the accountability is thrown off. Has that ever been an issue in other forums?

Stereodude · 06-05-2010, 11:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Handruin

If we allow for editing, then there's the risk that the seller can change the information that was advertised and the accountability is thrown off. Has that ever been an issue in other forums?

Do you really think that's a problem with the relatively close knit group of people we have here, and the few things that are even listed FS here?

timwhit · 06-05-2010, 11:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stereodude

Do you really think that's a problem with the relatively close knit group of people we have here, and the few things that are even listed FS here?

I can't imagine it would be a problem. If it becomes a problem then the rule can be changed.

LunarMist · 06-05-2010, 07:41 PM

In other forums the previous versions of edited messages are typically available through a link so that the interested viewer san see what changes were made. It is a fair compromise.

11-04-2009, 02:16 PM	#101
ddrueding Fixture Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Monterey, CA Age: 30 Posts: 11,361	Looks like a very useful tool indeed __________________ i7EE@4Ghz, 12GB RAM@1600MHz, OCZ Z-Drive m84 512GB, HD5870, Gigabyte GA-EX58A-UD9, 7 Ultimate Lenovo Thinkpad T410: i7 M620 (2.67Ghz), 8GB RAM, 200GB Vertex LE, NVidia NVS 3100M (512MB), 14.1" (1440x900)

11-05-2009, 08:51 AM	#102
MaxBurn Storage Freak Apprentice Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Nashua, NH Posts: 1,634	Wow, very cool utility. I had no idea this little forum here collected so many spam attempts. __________________ sj

02-07-2010, 05:41 PM	#106
LunarMist Hairy Aussie Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: USA Posts: 5,350	There are none. __________________ --Lunar

02-20-2010, 11:29 AM	#108
LunarMist Hairy Aussie Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: USA Posts: 5,350	Another spammer is on the loose. __________________ --Lunar

04-30-2010, 07:11 PM	#110
LunarMist Hairy Aussie Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: USA Posts: 5,350	Damn, there was another one this morning. __________________ --Lunar

02-07-2010, 10:58 AM	#104
Handruin Administrator Hairy Aussie Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: MA Posts: 7,372	Killed.

02-07-2010, 02:04 PM	#105
Stereodude Storage? I am Storage! Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Michigan Posts: 3,872	But what should I do about the viruses' activities?

02-20-2010, 12:23 PM	#109
Handruin Administrator Hairy Aussie Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: MA Posts: 7,372	I deleted it, thanks for letting me know.

04-30-2010, 07:18 PM	#111
ddrueding Fixture Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Monterey, CA Age: 30 Posts: 11,361	My first visit isn't until 1600GMT most days, but I'm usually on until 0600GMT, which seems to be the "late shift" for most of our regulars. __________________ i7EE@4Ghz, 12GB RAM@1600MHz, OCZ Z-Drive m84 512GB, HD5870, Gigabyte GA-EX58A-UD9, 7 Ultimate Lenovo Thinkpad T410: i7 M620 (2.67Ghz), 8GB RAM, 200GB Vertex LE, NVidia NVS 3100M (512MB), 14.1" (1440x900)

04-30-2010, 07:25 PM	#112
LunarMist Hairy Aussie Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: USA Posts: 5,350	IIRC it was around 0800 GMT or a little later. __________________ --Lunar

05-01-2010, 12:14 AM	#113
Handruin Administrator Hairy Aussie Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: MA Posts: 7,372	The horse porn one? LiamC notified me via PM. I took care of it when I got up in the morning. If I'm missing another one let me know.

05-02-2010, 09:09 AM	#114
Mercutio Fixture Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: I am omnipresent Posts: 13,055	I thought it was hilarious that "horse porn" had like 10 page views. You know, if you guys are THAT hard up I can send you all a little 2.5" drive full of regular naked women. The kind without horses. Unless you wanted to see the horse part. In which case I can't help you. __________________ His approach to statesmanship has all the subtlety of Walker, Texas Ranger minus Chuck Norris' grammar and diction. - homer ca.

05-02-2010, 09:36 AM	#115
LunarMist Hairy Aussie Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: USA Posts: 5,350	Isn't it possibly the Google or something like it? I would not click a dangerous link on such a post. There might be a malware. __________________ --Lunar

05-02-2010, 03:02 PM	#116
MaxBurn Storage Freak Apprentice Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Nashua, NH Posts: 1,634	I viewed the post but I didn't click the links they posted, I was all like no effin way. Anyway still doing a good job keeping the spam down, thanks. __________________ sj

05-02-2010, 08:34 PM	#118
Handruin Administrator Hairy Aussie Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: MA Posts: 7,372	If you want to report something but don't want to click in it because it's suspect to be bad, just copy the URL and send me a PM and I'll take care of it. I didn't even look in the thread, I just selected the check box next to it and deleted it.

05-31-2010, 09:46 AM	#119
MaxBurn Storage Freak Apprentice Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Nashua, NH Posts: 1,634	One thought; could we allow editing in just the for sale section? I just reported a handful of posts because I am getting a lot more spam than usual lately and found my email across many forums via google. Every other forum I just edited the old post. It's pretty handy to be able to edit for sale posts as things sell too. __________________ sj

06-04-2010, 01:48 PM	#120
Handruin Administrator Hairy Aussie Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: MA Posts: 7,372	If we allow for editing, then there's the risk that the seller can change the information that was advertised and the accountability is thrown off. Has that ever been an issue in other forums? __________________ ECHOES. Nature's way of mocking your loneliness.

06-05-2010, 07:41 PM	#123
LunarMist Hairy Aussie Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: USA Posts: 5,350	In other forums the previous versions of edited messages are typically available through a link so that the interested viewer san see what changes were made. It is a fair compromise. __________________ --Lunar

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