Blocking Gmail, yahoo and hotmail is just dumb

[frau kaleun]

Originally Posted by raymond6751

I'm not into spam, nor trollers, but

I do use gmail, so I have to agree.

It's unfortunate, but as noted in the thread already started on this topic, every time those email providers are temporarily unblocked the forums get inundated with spambots.

They do not, to my knowledge, get inundated with legitimate new members using yahoo/hotmail/gmail email addies. So for Subsim overall, there does seem to be more value in blocking them than allowing them.

[seiseki]

Originally Posted by frau kaleun

It's unfortunate, but as noted in the thread already started on this topic, every time those email providers are temporarily unblocked the forums get inundated with spambots.

They do not, to my knowledge, get inundated with legitimate new members using yahoo/hotmail/gmail email addies. So for Subsim overall, there does seem to be more value in blocking them than allowing them.

Surely there must be other ways to stop spam other than blocking email providers, captcha is working for other forums, why not this forum?

This is just going to piss of a lot of legit users.

[Takeda Shingen]

Anyone remember the firestorm when we tried to institute a catchpa?

Again, we have been using the current method for years. It works well. It will continue to work well. If you are legit, you can use one of the other services. Consider it the Destiny of Honesty. Take Solace in that.

[Dowly]

Originally Posted by Takeda Shingen

Anyone remember the firestorm when we tried to institute a catchpa?

Subsim uses captcha on registration.

[Takeda Shingen]

Originally Posted by Dowly

Subsim uses captcha on registration.

Ah. Didn't know that. I never had to use one, but that was a decade ago. Well, I suppose that this renders the argument moot.

[Dowly]

Originally Posted by Takeda Shingen

Ah. Didn't know that. I never had to use one, but that was a decade ago. Well, I suppose that this renders the argument moot.

There's also a no-spam verification question thingy.

[Takeda Shingen]

Well, there ya go. Catchpas and questionaires are ineffective, as the spammers have found ways to circumvent them. And so Downley delivers the coup de grace to the complaint.

[krashkart]

Originally Posted by seiseki

Surely there must be other ways to stop spam other than blocking email providers, captcha is working for other forums, why not this forum?

This is just going to piss of a lot of legit users.

In the time you took to open this thread and complain you could have signed up for an alternate email account, registered to Subsim, and read a really long post.

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by seiseki

This is just going to piss of a lot of legit users.

I've been here eight years, and I've seen maybe eight complaints. I've never used any of the big three, because of that very reason. They're a hotbed of spammers. And trolls.

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by seiseki

Surely there must be other ways to stop spam other than blocking email providers, captcha is working for other forums, why not this forum?

This is just going to piss of a lot of legit users.

Not really....if your a 'legit user' and value the forum and community you simply acquire an email addy that is acceptable.