Spam problem (+ fix)

[poohbeer 0]

It might be a good idea to replace the plain text email adresses in everybodies profile on this forum with pictures like on http://gathering.tweakers.net/forum/user_profile/9 or (less preferably) simply hide the email adresses in a non public database and enable a simple mail client where users can not see the email adres of the user they are emailing like http://www.motormaf.nl/forum/mail.php?user=26

Why you ask? Because Since a few days I am getting several spam emails to my email adres. That email adres is used exclusivly here so the spammers must have found it here.

[AggieDave 6]

Have you seen my profile? Works like a champ.

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Have you seen my profile? Works like a champ.

yea, I made a special email adres for this forum.. Simply change it and the spam is gone. Since I don't use it anywhere else it not a big issue for me but it would be nice if these spammers couldn't rip the adresses of this forum. The technologies are here so why not do it.

You and I made precautions against spammers but how many on this forum haven't and now have to endure lots and lots of useless emails (spam).

I just wanted to point out that dropzone.com is being used and it's users abused by spammers and how it could be fixed. Not doping anything against it while you can would be.. well.. not nice I think

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[AggieDave 6]

That's not a special e-mail addy, that's my personal address.

Just about every 'net user knows when they see a "don't spam" to take it out of the e-mail address to have the real address.

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That's not a special e-mail addy, that's my personal address.

Just about every 'net user knows when they see a "don't spam" to take it out of the e-mail address to have the real address.

editing your normal email to something spambots won't pick up is a special email to me :)
I just took a different path since I wanted to know where those spammers get their emails and well.. ALOT come from here.
Anyway, I know how to protect myself but would still like measures to be taken so spambots can't simply rip the emails from here. It's easier for 1 admin to protect all it's users then every user to protect themselves

And euhhm.. not all admins throw away mail that is not directed to an existing mailbox. often this is a typo and it could be important info so they choose to direct these mails to a special lostandfound mailbox which is flooded by dropzone.com spammers

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[Kris 0]

actually, bots shouldn't be able to scan the profiles pages for addresses since the pages are generated by a CGI script upon demand.

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actually, bots shouldn't be able to scan the profiles pages for addresses since the pages are generated by a CGI script upon demand.

Well, all I can say is I only used this email address only here on dropzone.com so it must have come from here. Either those bots are more intelligent then you think or someone has wasted lotsa time typing over emailaddresses ;)

Oh well, I'll just have my email address posted here before bounce.. what you guys do with the info is up to you.

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