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Reporting spam: I just wanted to remind everyone what we mean when we call something in the Forums spam. Lots of people are reporting things that really don't fall into that category.Please report the following:1. Messages about buying products and services that are not relevant to the topic or to IT professionals2....; Tags: spam, sMoRTy71; Discussion threads 2007-01-26
Spam threads & what's next: I'm sure most of you have noticed an increase in spam threads over the past couple of weeks.I just wanted to let everyone know that we are working on getting the spam threads cleaned out deleted, banning the spammers and putting measures in place to limit spam in the future.The...; Tags: feedback, hotmail, J.D., sMoRTy71, spam, spammer, spammers; Discussion threads 2007-01-03
Why is TR not removing SPAMMERS and HACKERS?: http://techrepublic.com.com/5208-6230-0.html?forumID=101&threadID=206169&start=0I would think the only way to effectively discourage both hackers and spammers is to remove all evidence of their being there as fast as they make themselves known. Am; Tags: Contact TR, discussion, feedback, hacker, hackers, jd-quick (formerly clyde), jdclyde, off-topic, spam heaven, spammer, spammers, tech republic, troll; Discussion threads 2006-12-27
A thought on how to combat SPAMMERS on TR: Just a thought here, but for the first two months someone is a member, limit their posts in length.Only give the 1/4 of the available space in a post. If they can't copy and paste their long spamming sales pitch, maybe they won't bother?I can't see them making their...; Tags: jdclyde, feedback, troll, remove, off-topic, spammers, monitor, spam, jd-quick (formerly clyde), TR PTB, Deepsand; Discussion threads 2006-12-19
Even More Fun With Spammers: Even More Fun With SpammersI got this email today in my mail and my response is included below:Dearest One, I will appreciate if your kind gesture to find time and give reponse to my message .I am john konan the only son of late Mr and Mrs David konan....; Tags: Spam, Abidjan, fax; Discussion threads 2006-01-26

Fun with Spammers: Fun with SpammersI got this email in my Yahoo account. My reply to them is right below:Dear Friend,Greetings to you and your family.My name is Mrs.Rose Foster, undergoing medical treatment Germany.I have beendiagnosed with Esophageal cancer which was discovered very late, due to mylaxity in caring for my health.I was...; Tags: Almighty, bank, BFilmFan, off-topic, smart aleck replies to scam email, spammers; Discussion threads 2006-01-23
DoS against spammers: Is it ethical to launch a DoS against a spamming website such as those claimin to sell viagra and other drugs?I keep getting endless amounts of email every other minute and I don't think it is fair.DependsIts still considered fairly unethical to launch a DoS attack and probably wouldn't be...; Tags: domain, dos, e-mail, ethics, just_chilin, off-topic, return address, spam, spammer, spammers; Discussion threads 2005-11-08
Spam from members again via peer mail: when I get a peer mail, it usually is well worth my time. Not in this case. When member techrepublic@biert.je, or as it shows up in TR as just "techrepublic" sent me a SPAM to try out polarstudios the only thing he did was make sure I will...; Tags: e-mail, feedback, jd-quick (formerly clyde), jdclyde, peer mail, solution, spam, spammers; Discussion threads 2005-08-22

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Suck spammers dry: I came across this wonderful page today. It approaches the issue of stopping spam in avery different way, by targeting the spammers and destroying their profitrather than blocking their emails. SpamVampire is a great idea, sucking the spammers bandwidth to the pointthat its costing them more than they makeThis...; Tags: spammer; Blog posts 2006-02-24
they are at it again: the spammers using peer contact that is.I doubt I was the only one who got the thing, he could send 10 of them a day.he won't be sending any more though.[ Thanks Beth :) ]Those of us who allow peer contact do not do so to enable spammers,; Tags: Spam, Jaqui, spammer, Beth; Discussion threads 2006-12-01
Spammers use YouTube as conduit: Spammers are using the "friends invite" link on YouTube to route unsolicited e-mails. The e-mails appear to come from the e-mail address service@youtube.com, getting through spam filters that take the source to be legitimate. Here's a quote from an article at techworld: "Spammers are doing this to defeat...; Tags: Spammer, Spam Filter, YouTube Inc., Spam, E-mail, Security, Spam And Phishing, Online Communications, Arun Radhakrishnan; Blog posts 2007-10-08
Essential Measures for Fighting Spam: Spammers have many ways of collecting and identifying email addresses - from harvesting them and buying them, to launching dictionary style attacks. It may never be possible to hide from the spammers completely, but read these free tips that every email user can use to try and guard their email...; Tags: Spammer, E-mail Address, E-mail, Spam, Online Communications, Security, Spam And Phishing; White papers 2006-01-01
MySpace Profile Protector (rar): MySpace Profile Protector was created to help Tom tackle spammers and hackers by blocking browser access. When you install MySpace Profile Protector you are protected instanly against the latest known threats. We spend hours everyday searching MySpace for spammers and hackers. MySpace are working hard on ways to filter out...; Tags: Spammer, Hacker, MySpace, Hacking, Spam, Security, Spam And Phishing; Software downloads 2007-05-30
SmE Protect (zip): SmE Protect is a lite script, the objective is protect your against spammers others type of abuse. Protect against email injections method used by many spammers, optional generate a log from blocks and send a email from site admin.; Tags: Small And Medium Enterprise, SmE Protect, Smb/Sme, E-mail, Online Communications; Software downloads 2006-05-19
Orbit SecureMyEmail (zip): OrbitSME is an easy & effective method to secure your email address from spammers & bots. The concept of the project is simple, we hide your email address from spammers & bots while allowing users the ability to email you from their default email clients. This version is the first...; Tags: Spammer, Bot, E-mail Address, Orbit Services, OrbitSME, E-mail, Online Communications; Software downloads 2007-10-24
Spammers leveraging YouTube e-mail address: Spammers are abusing the "Invite Your Friends" system to send out "massive quantities of spam," according to content security outfit Marshall. The facility was intended to allow users to invite their friends to view videos that they they find interesting or have posted. It looks like spammers...; Tags: Spammer, YouTube Inc., E-mail Address, Spam, Security, Spam And Phishing, Paul Mah; Blog posts 2007-10-05
Why we all need to kick a spammer in the nuts: From Techdirt: "Kicking A Spammer In The Nuts Daily Turns Out To Be Effective"While some people are big fans of the idea of vigilante justice against spammers, it seems only likely to lead to problems eventually. However, with companies such as IBM buying into the...; Tags: Spammer, Spam, Security, Spam And Phishing, Jay Garmon; Blog posts 2006-01-18
Black Frog leaps into fight against spam: One way or another . . . we will get youToo bad Bluesecurity Blue frog wasn't up to snuff to combat the spammer, but spamming the spammer is not the best way I advocate 'bombing' the spammer and thereby frying the ISP that they abused that will get the ISP's...; Tags: spammer, spam bomb, ZenWarp, security, Internet Service Provider; Discussion threads 2006-05-25
Stock spammers switch to MP3: Stock spammers switch to MP3 filesDo you reckon that blocking MP3 and other audio files at the gateway would be viable here?; Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Spam, paulmah@..., MP3, stock; Discussion threads 2007-10-19
Spammers target 'guilty conscience' to get users to download malware: Spammers target 'guilty conscience'Lucky for me on two counts then.1) malware doesn't seem to be a problem for linux. :p2) I have no concience when it comes to my actions, I don't hide them from public view to begin with.Curiosity sounds more accurate than guiltwouldn't you be curious if...; Tags: Cyberthreats, Spyware, adware & malware, spam, Jaqui, sympathy, spammer, malware; Discussion threads 2007-11-21

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