Spambot retaliation proposal

Kapitan_Phillips · 01-13-07, 01:15 PM

After reading a post on this forum about spam on the internet, and following the recommended www.419eater.com link, I'm interested to know if anyone on here is willing to bait these spammers who have infested Subsim and, like a bad smell, have lingered and irritated everyone.

What do you think?

mr chris · 01-13-07, 01:16 PM

Who are the spam bots here on SS?

Takeda Shingen · 01-13-07, 01:21 PM

The spammers are under control. We have been systematically deleting their threads and banning their IPs. We only see one or two per week, and they are dealt with both quickly and with prejudice. This is to be expected on a forum as large and popular as SubSim, and the less time you spend on them, the better everything will be. Remember, they are here to get attention.

Gizzmoe · 01-13-07, 01:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Takeda Shingen

The spammers are under control.

Especially since we changed the forum registration procedure in November last year (verification questions). Spambots really are no longer a problem here for the time being.

Kapitan_Phillips · 01-13-07, 01:21 PM

They're the people who join, post long threads in forums, then never return.

For example, the most recent one is in the Sub Command forum, the name is unitestore

mr chris · 01-13-07, 01:23 PM

Well ive never seen anyone before. I thought a spam bot was a person that just poated for the sake of it like posting in a thread and not saying anthing contrustive.

Takeda Shingen · 01-13-07, 01:24 PM

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Originally Posted by mr chris

Well ive never seen anyone before. I thought a spam bot was a person that just poated for the sake of it like posting in a thread and not saying anthing contrustive.

Those are spammers too, but the ones in question are corporate, as they are trying to sell something.

mr chris · 01-13-07, 01:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Takeda Shingen

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Originally Posted by mr chris

Well ive never seen anyone before. I thought a spam bot was a person that just poated for the sake of it like posting in a thread and not saying anthing contrustive.

Those are spammers too, but the ones in question are corporate, as they are trying to sell something.

Ah i see you would have throught people would have better things to do with there time.

STEED · 01-13-07, 02:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Kapitan_Phillips

After reading a post on this forum about spam on the internet, and following the recommended www.419eater.com link, I'm interested to know if anyone on here is willing to bait these spammers who have infested Subsim and, like a bad smell, have lingered and irritated everyone.

What do you think?

Hang on how much rope do you need to hang them all.

Kapitan_Phillips · 01-13-07, 06:28 PM

Basically, we should lead them on a wild goose chase, make them run around doing things for someone who doesnt exist :P

It'd be hilarious to watch them scurry about thinking they've roped a $10,000 deal, then get brushed away :rotfl:

Oberon · 01-14-07, 09:00 AM

I'm all for retaliation against Spambots, pity there isn't some kind of EM surge we can send to Spambot creating computers.

01-13-07, 01:15 PM	#1
Kapitan_Phillips Silent Hunter Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Swansea Posts: 3,903 Downloads: 204 Uploads: 0	Spambot retaliation proposal After reading a post on this forum about spam on the internet, and following the recommended www.419eater.com link, I'm interested to know if anyone on here is willing to bait these spammers who have infested Subsim and, like a bad smell, have lingered and irritated everyone. What do you think? __________________ Well, here's another nice mess you've gotten me into.

01-13-07, 01:16 PM	#2
mr chris Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Herefordshire, England Posts: 3,562 Downloads: 216 Uploads: 0	Who are the spam bots here on SS? __________________

01-13-07, 01:21 PM	#5
Kapitan_Phillips Silent Hunter Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Swansea Posts: 3,903 Downloads: 204 Uploads: 0	They're the people who join, post long threads in forums, then never return. For example, the most recent one is in the Sub Command forum, the name is unitestore __________________ Well, here's another nice mess you've gotten me into.

01-13-07, 01:23 PM	#6
mr chris Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Herefordshire, England Posts: 3,562 Downloads: 216 Uploads: 0	Well ive never seen anyone before. I thought a spam bot was a person that just poated for the sake of it like posting in a thread and not saying anthing contrustive. __________________

01-13-07, 06:28 PM	#10
Kapitan_Phillips Silent Hunter Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Swansea Posts: 3,903 Downloads: 204 Uploads: 0	Basically, we should lead them on a wild goose chase, make them run around doing things for someone who doesnt exist :P It'd be hilarious to watch them scurry about thinking they've roped a $10,000 deal, then get brushed away :rotfl: __________________ Well, here's another nice mess you've gotten me into.

01-13-07, 01:21 PM	#3
Takeda Shingen Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2000 Posts: 8,643 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	The spammers are under control. We have been systematically deleting their threads and banning their IPs. We only see one or two per week, and they are dealt with both quickly and with prejudice. This is to be expected on a forum as large and popular as SubSim, and the less time you spend on them, the better everything will be. Remember, they are here to get attention.

01-14-07, 09:00 AM	#11
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	I'm all for retaliation against Spambots, pity there isn't some kind of EM surge we can send to Spambot creating computers.