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SPAM Alert 2 Sep 2010 - Susanbaby

Labrug | 02/09/2010 - 09:34
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Please note that we have had another Spammer attempt to infiltrate our site. Some of you may have received a message along the lines of the example posted below. Please remove all messages from this user. They have also been blocked from the site.

Sample Email

From: susanbaby
To: <NAME>
Subject: <EMAIL ADDRESS>
Date: Thu, 02/09/2010 - 04:01

<EMAIL ADDRESS>

Hello New Friend
My name is Miss susan and i am a young beautiful girl with full of love and romantic lady, it is my great pleasure to contact you today,after veweing your profile from here (www.theatre.asn.au .I will be very happy if you can write me back through this mail to know all about each other, and also give you my pictures and details about me,
Have a nice day
Miss susan

<EMAIL ADDRESS>

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Grant is needed
Author: Na
Date: 02/09/2010 - 10:03

I recommend Grant take a look at this; I've previously banned two members of similar names doing the same thing. Perhaps thre's a common thread which will make banning a little more permanent.


Not sure
Author: Labrug
Date: 02/09/2010 - 10:21
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Appart from the general content of the messages, there is nothing consistent about them. Previous postings have sourced from Russia, Europe, etc. This one came from Dakar, Africa (apparently).

Also, I don't think SPAM filters can be applied to Private Mail. Maybe this can be addressed in any future upgrades but not likely here.

Just my thoughts.

Absit invidia (and DFT No no no)

Jeff Watkins

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I didn't mean spam filters.
Author: Na
Date: 02/09/2010 - 10:37

I didn't mean spam filters. I meant blocking IPs or something.

Given that I'm 'at work' I haven't taken a deep look in the backend, I just thought I'd mention the similarities just in case.


Actually
Author: Labrug
Date: 02/09/2010 - 10:42
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Actually, I was just thinking "out loud" so to speak. Eye-wink That's the thing with Text Dialogue... you can't see when someone goes off with the fairies. Nuts We need an emoticon for that...

Absit invidia (and DFT No no no)

Jeff Watkins

Looking for an Agent? Read this first!!


Private message spams
Author: Grant Malcolm
Date: 03/09/2010 - 22:34
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Thanks for the follow up on this Jeff and Na.

Just for everyone's info, I have made a few small changes that will limit private messages so that each user can only send one every six minutes - rather than one very six seconds using a bot/script as susanbaby was doing.

It won't stop the spammers from trying but it will put a dent in the impact they can make.

Cheers
Grant

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