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Moderators and Russian Spam
Good Day folks,
The last few days we've received a fair amount of spam form a lone Russian. S/He is trying to get you to click on his/her links so that s/he can infect your machine with a virus. (pardon the gender PCness I'd bet dimes to dollars that it is a he at least marginally so)
It isn't too big a problem except that I am currently tied up with family and vacation so I have asked 3 of our more trusted posters (truth is this site is so good i could make most if not all of you moderators) to be Mod's to help me rein this bozo in whilst I am pretending to have a life.
If and when they accept the offer to be moderators I'll make another announcement. It could be that their term as Mods will be short lived as the site really needs very little moderating or they may stay on as I have a big shooting assignment coming and then a move.
I'll post more as things develop. For the next week I won't be online for more than a few minutes a day mostly in the mornings and evenings (PST).
Thanks a boatload for being such an easy group.
jdc
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Yeah, noticed that spammer a few days ago.
Just ignored it.
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If they are really all from the same source, can't you ban the IP address?
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hmm ... looks like some's getting through. Pantyhose plumper indeed
... I did offer to moderate :-)
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Ok, for now I have banned all .ru email from being able to register (that was one thing it all had in common). This is quite out of hand, I'll continue to keep an eye on it. If you see any more please report it. Thanks!
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 Originally Posted by Sean  Ok, for now I have banned all .ru email from being able to register (that was one thing it all had in common). This is quite out of hand, I'll continue to keep an eye on it. If you see any more please report it. Thanks! What's the best way to report it?
I reported it to a moderator who had an email address. I figure PM's do no good because you'll see the spam as soon as you log on anyway. So, who is best to contact?
Thanks.
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Well, I just read in the "Feedback and Discussion" forum about the "Report Post" button, which is situated at the bottom right corner of posts. Those buttons are rather indistinct on a small screen and I had not recognized what they were before. I think they should be made larger or clearer.
Just wondering-are those spammers picking on HybridPhoto or is there a problem with spam protection?
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another spammer is back. I've been recieving email from the forum administrator (multiple email), asking me to click on a link because my system is 'infected'
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me too
just opened here and had two messages
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