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Re: suspicious mail?
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Sat May 09, 2009 2:12 pmby Dave
I'm sure somebody well versed in the dark arts of php has written something to crawl the web doing this, I've seen a few things that can register and post spam but this seems somewhat more elaborate. I registered ages ago so I can't remember the system does HG have a captcha type thing, all I remember is I needed to e-mail Sharon to get my account activated.
Re: suspicious mail?
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Sat May 09, 2009 3:58 pmby RichW
I got it too. Seems to have been cleared. Oh well got me to look around.
Re: suspicious mail?
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Sat May 09, 2009 4:14 pmby tam
I received mine, today........no message attached.
tam
Re: suspicious mail?
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Sat May 09, 2009 4:44 pmby BrigitDoon
I don't get emails notifying me of pm's for some reason.
Anyway, I've been bothering my swede...
What *would* happen if I took Viagra?
Feel free to hide behind the sofa.
Re: suspicious mail?
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Sat May 09, 2009 6:02 pmby alexxe
Hi guys,
You won't know me because I haven't posted since 2004 and I got this message weirdness, so thanks for figuring it all out that it was Viagra. Less Viagra aggro for me then. Cheers.
Re: suspicious mail?
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Sat May 09, 2009 6:47 pmby Dave
Looks like one for the conspiracies thread
HG Admin send out anonymous message to all members knowing that many may not have contributed in a while. Or other such nonsensicle ramblings...............
Re: suspicious mail?
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Sun May 10, 2009 12:18 amby BrianCharlton
I got one too today !
Don't buy the Viagra it is fake (I am told
)
They are just made out of concrete dust -
Re: suspicious mail?
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Sun May 10, 2009 3:01 amby hughie
dave3009 wrote:I registered ages ago so I can't remember the system does HG have a captcha type thing,
Hi Dave,
Bots have been able to get through the current phpbb3 Captcha for the past few months - it was always going to be just a matter of time. The fix is said to be in the next upgrade. But there are easy ways to keep them out if they are bots - real people are a different thing.
Re: suspicious mail?
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Sun May 10, 2009 5:22 pmby dydo
Today, I had exactly the same experience as Luco. What a waste of time ! What is this all about ? Is anyone getting anything out of it apart from the adolescent thrill of annoying a lot of people
dydo
Re: suspicious mail?
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Mon May 11, 2009 2:39 pmby Jazza
Someone created an account (using a script most likely) to Spam people. I deleted that user along with their content , hence why some people who clicked through after that didnt have the message at all.
Re: suspicious mail?
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Mon May 11, 2009 8:57 pmby conn75
And there was me thinking I was wanted...
Re: suspicious mail?
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Mon May 11, 2009 9:16 pmby Josef
conn75 wrote:And there was me thinking I was wanted...
Au contraire - we're dying to see your latest batch of digital photos, Conn.
Re: suspicious mail?
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Tue May 12, 2009 7:56 amby Sharon
I never got the spam...I feel left out!!!
Thanks to all the folks who drew attention to the prolific spammer.... though Jazza had him nuked before i got them
Re: suspicious mail?
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Mon May 25, 2009 3:34 pmby [Paul Ferrie]
Can you not disable new users rights?
I got my second spam PM today from here.
Re: suspicious mail?
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Mon May 25, 2009 8:23 pmby oorwullie
i just got one from a newish member with no posts to his name. any moderator with a few minutes to spare please annihilate ferracont.
or maybe it is a moderator just trolling to get old members to post something.
