SPARKS

Missy en ski · Sub-Deity Joined: 26 Jan 2006 Posts: 924 Location: Finland

It could have come from the French Sparks site also... I've never in my life have got these spam posts in my computer before. But there is hope: in last two days, I've got no disgusting mails!
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loz · Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 3:29 pm Post subject:

Drats! I could have really used some Viagra from our newest member!
But! I just couldn't bring myself to click in his website!
Mods! I have offered you the easy fix! Remove the option to post a URL until they acknowledge the e-mail! The squiggly letter thing is easy for anyone with OCR!

Missy en ski · Sub-Deity Joined: 26 Jan 2006 Posts: 924 Location: Finland

I agree, Loz! Please mods do something! I want them out of my email!!! Anybody know what I should do? Do I have to change my email?
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E-Clect-Eddy · Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 4:46 pm Post subject:

Spammail is a worldwide problem. There is stuff you can do and programs (SpamAssassin or Hitman Pro) you can use but it won't stop all of it. making sure you and the people you mail with all have an up-to-date anti-virussoftware is a must. Having all the latest patches voor Windows is also adviseable voor you and the folks you mail to. Once your e-mailadres is hi-jacked and known to be active it could be (re-)sold to guys wanna making money off it.
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Missy en ski · Sub-Deity Joined: 26 Jan 2006 Posts: 924 Location: Finland

OMG! I'm hijacked!! OMG OMG!

I'm using Mac, I thought it's intouchable! I hate this spam business!

I have to call my email server!

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E-Clect-Eddy · Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 5:50 pm Post subject:

loz · Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 7:06 pm Post subject:

@Missy!
Try logging on to www.symantec.com
They offer a free virus/spam/spyware scan.
If you do not already have it, buy Norton anticrap software.
Via Symantec. It's belt and braces. But you must automate it to pick up all the new nasties at least once per week.

Missy en ski · Sub-Deity Joined: 26 Jan 2006 Posts: 924 Location: Finland

Thank you very much, Loz and Eddy for your help!!! I love you!

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E-Clect-Eddy · Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 1:06 pm Post subject:

Money spend on antivirussoftware is well spend... if you get a total systemcrash or a really, really slooooooooow system it's more than irritating and cost of repairs go far beyond twice or triple that spend on av-software. However there is plent of good free stuff: AVG, AVAST and my favorite from germany www.free-av.com (free for personal use).
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loz · Posted: Fri Oct 13, 2006 10:06 pm Post subject:

Sorry mods! This is pants!
I love the band, but not Cialis, Viagra etc...
If You need help, let Eddy & me know.
We can deal with it.
If he agrees....

E-Clect-Eddy · Posted: Sat Oct 14, 2006 7:13 pm Post subject:

Hey, Loz what's going on? Sure I wanna help out but what you have in mind? I assume you're talking about the members with websites to strange places. To keep it short/fast sollution: don't look them up. I'm not interested in new members until the get unto a topic and reveal themselfs .... no not that!

..or is it something else? maybe new members/posters should not be able to post until they've been given permission by a moderator even if somehow this looks like a big brother scenario.
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Eric Murray · Posted: Sun Oct 15, 2006 4:16 pm Post subject:

Agree with Eddy
dont ever look or log on to them.
our mods will never be able to control spam.

CALI · Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2007 5:33 am Post subject:

It looks as though they are tempting you to watch a video (reference to media player being made) of said event and then it looks as though you will need to download a plugin to be able to watch and then no doubt, your computer will be infested with a virus. That's my take on their game anyway.
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Andy · Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2007 5:01 pm Post subject:

Come on mods, Ciapatek's made 3 spam posts.

CALI · Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2007 6:55 pm Post subject:

Can they get hold of your email address because I have never had so much junk email as what I am getting at the moment. 45 emails today and 99% of it was a load of hooey. It will all be relative now though cause in the next couple of days, my email address will be changing and I will inform the people who want to know what it will be. It's all to do with Telewest/NTL being taken over by Virgin. God bless Richard Branston

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E-Clect-Eddy · Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2007 10:40 am Post subject:

If i remember correctly i read a story last week saying spam(e-mails) had been up 280% compaired to 3 months ago. I used to hardly get any spammails but since about a year (or maybe two) ago they seem to find me. I assume more people i know who have a computer more often have been infected with malware etc. I guess the shear volume of send spam/virussen/mailware is rising so much it effects more and more folks.
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BG99 · Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2007 12:55 pm Post subject: More Spam??

Everyone:

I used to get a lot more spam, but it's way down in 2 of my 3
e-mail accounts - the other one gets the bulk of it - Hotmail
does have a 'block' feature, but it gets filled up so fast that I
don't even bother using that anymore - it's just easier to click
and delete.

Still, these automated spam-bots change their addresses daily,
but at least Hotmail filters out most of it to the Junk Mail box.

Bill
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BG99 · Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2007 12:58 pm Post subject: Different Message Board

Ian:

Like I suggested before, R&R should just move the forum
to a new platform - EZ Board and Yuku seem to be the best.

A lot of artists and their sites are making the migration 'over
there.'

You also had mentioned before that these automated spam-bots
are just exploiting a bug in the PHPBB software.

Not sure if the moderators would be able to fix it??

Thanks,
Bill
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E-Clect-Eddy · Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2007 1:18 pm Post subject: Re: Different Message Board

Annika · Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2007 12:21 pm Post subject:

I guess we all get those annoying emails from Jazmine and company
It is funny how in the subject line they start with: "RE:" like I have already written to them and now just replying to my message. They must relly think people are stupid!!! I know who I am writing to and it's sure not to Jazmine that asking me if I want to increase my ...... 3 inches!!!!!!
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