This is topic So*, was I the only spammee this time? in forum Books, Films, Food and Culture at Hatrack River Forum.


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Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
 
A while back, a whole bunch of Hatrackers got spammed by a "newbie" -- and spammed his board in return.

I have a lovely little missive in my inbox. I looked for a thread on this, and then used the search function. Either no one started one, or I'm not finding it.

Or I was selected to be the lucky one.

Whoever "Ender" is, don't spam me. You will not like my response.
 

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Posted by Papa Moose (Member # 1992) on :
 
This is the third thread on it. No, you were far from the only one.
 

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Posted by Goody Scrivener (Member # 6742) on :
 
Nope, not alone
 

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Posted by Portabello (Member # 7710) on :
 
I got it too.

An odd thing was he never said he was from Hatrack -- he said he was from "the Orson Scott Card message board".
 

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Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
 
*sigh* Ok, so the search function never works properly. But I'm not usually BLIND.
 

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Posted by Goody Scrivener (Member # 6742) on :
 
Ya know, I never noticed that till you mentioned it just now, Porter. I'm becoming more and more tempted to forward his message to abuse@comcast...
 

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Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
 
*mutters half-heartedly about people who give their serious threads misleading titles*
 

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Posted by Papa Moose (Member # 1992) on :
 
Well, the thread topic didn't indicate it, and the thread on the other side was kinda generic in its topic, too.
 

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Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
 
The interesting thing, if this is the same creep as before, is that the board seems to have some legit traffic. A fair amount, even.

Of course, it could have all been faked by someone with way too much time on their hands.
 

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Posted by Boris (Member # 6935) on :
 
No. I looked, it seems just like some dork trying to get more traffic onto his favorite forum. I don't think I'd WANT to join. The level of intelligence there is...uhh...low.
 

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Posted by Goody Scrivener (Member # 6742) on :
 
Well when I first posted I was hoping that I'd find the guy was a regular on the group and I wouldn't have a reason to whine about him... and then I just forgot to rename it... LOL

edit: and the last guy got real traffic? Not just us harassing him? (I didn't bother to look at the site again when I searched out the old thread but there were at least a half dozen of us stating in the thread here that we were bombarding him on his forum.)

[ May 08, 2005, 12:38 AM: Message edited by: Goody Scrivener ]
 

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Posted by Ryuko (Member # 5125) on :
 
Oh yeah, I got that.
 

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Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
 
I was referring to this one, who may or may not be the same guy.

No idea if that other site ever got legit traffic.
 

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Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
 
I noticed right away that his e-mail was the name of the forum we trashed... Now, that doesn't prove anything, but I can't say I wouldn't put it past him.
 

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Posted by romanylass (Member # 6306) on :
 
I got spammed too.
 

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Posted by Wowbagger the Infinitely Prolonged (Member # 7476) on :
 
A simple way to deal with spammers is to hitthem where it hurts, in this case it would be internet access. You can't send spam if you can't access the web. It seems this spammer uses comcast.

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If you feel that you have been a victim of Internet abuse which took place in part or completely on the Comcast Network, please report the incident to abuse@comcast.net . Make sure to include the date and time of the incident, log files, spam examples or any other information that may be useful to the investigation and verification of the incident as well as your name and phone number or e-mail address so we may contact you directly.

Listed below are typical types and examples of activities which are in violation of the Comcast AUP and the Customer Agreement. If you are unsure whether you have been the victim of Internet abuse, the following examples may help in your determination. You may also refer directly to the Comcast AUP and Subscriber Agreement

Electronic Mail Any e-mail related infractions. Examples include: Sending unsolicited bulk mail or 'spam'; sending e-mail that contains threatening, abusive, illegal or libelous material.

Instant Messaging Inappropriate use or misuse of instant messaging applications on the Comcast network. Examples include: Sending instant messages that contain threatening, abusive, illegal or libelous material.
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