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Spam alert - Luxupurse: Fashion update
07-29-2007, 08:11 AM
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Spam alert - Luxupurse: Fashion update
Both jj and I have received a PM from Luxupurse entitled Fashion update which is just an advert for handbags.
What is going on? Is this a new revenue stream? Has the board reached another new low?
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07-29-2007, 08:20 AM
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Me too. Banning NOW!
On edit: This user has been banned and no, this is not some new form of revenue. It's spam - the cyber equivalent of unwanted phone solicitations during dinner!
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07-29-2007, 08:33 AM
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I got one too.
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Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea.<br />-Robert A. Heinlein
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07-29-2007, 08:34 AM
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Location: Texas
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I got one too. Here it is.
Fashion Update
Luxury Purses and Accessories on sales: removed link email:removed link
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Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea.<br />-Robert A. Heinlein
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07-29-2007, 08:43 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2005
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I received a PM from this creature and will not alllow me to pM back..so excuse me while I send the message here:
Die scum!
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Originally Posted by luxupurse
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07-29-2007, 08:52 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2007
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Yes, I got that, too. I deleted the PM.
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07-29-2007, 09:01 AM
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Location: Pacific NW
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If you get spam with links: Please don't click on the links. You may be taken to a site with harmful tracking tools. Do not respond to any embedded e-mail links as the spammer then can use the reply function to send more spam.
Once a user has been banned, they can no longer access their PM box and in this case hopefully the mail they sent has also been wiped.
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07-29-2007, 09:46 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
Give me a forum ...
Join Date: May 2006
Location: west coast, hi there!
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I got one too, dated today at 5:47am. But there was no PM in my message box so perhaps this is fading out. Darn and I was so looking forward to showing off my new purse to my DW  .
Les
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07-29-2007, 10:01 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Losing my whump
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Dangnabit, I didnt get the spam and my wife wants a new purse.  
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Be fearful when others are greedy, and greedy when others are fearful. Just another form of "buy low, sell high" for those who have trouble with things. This rule is not universal. Do not buy a 1973 Pinto because everyone else is afraid of it.
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07-29-2007, 10:47 AM
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Spam
I got one too!
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07-29-2007, 12:07 PM
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I got one too - didn't click though. Whew! Dodged that one!
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07-29-2007, 12:29 PM
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Got one too...at least notification in my email...pm gone...nice work, forum admins
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07-29-2007, 12:32 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Central, Ohio, USA
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I got a PM also. Deleted it.
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Vietnam Veteran, CW4 USA, Retired 1979
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07-29-2007, 12:38 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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I got one too. Does this happen often? Perhaps there could be some controls put in, like limiting the number of PMs you can send in some set period of time, at least for new members? Just a suggestion. I know stopping spam is tougher than it seems. It's good to know that PMs go away when a user is deleted like Janet did, maybe that's good enough. Thanks!
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07-29-2007, 01:53 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2007
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Quote:
Not to worry, I can send you mine.... 
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07-29-2007, 02:09 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Pacific NW
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Quote:
Originally Posted by RunningBum
I got one too. Does this happen often? Perhaps there could be some controls put in, like limiting the number of PMs you can send in some set period of time, at least for new members? Just a suggestion. I know stopping spam is tougher than it seems. It's good to know that PMs go away when a user is deleted like Janet did, maybe that's good enough. Thanks!
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It is possible to place more limits on messaging but it's a double edged sword. Currently, you can only cc 5 folks at once, per message. Reducing that number would most likely frustrate many members, myself included. It's also possible to increase the elapsed time between PM sends, but again that has drawbacks as well. Currently, it's set at 60 seconds.
Spam is a daily annoyance and just as we figure out how to stop spammers, they find new ways to infest the ether.
I take some small bit of solace in the fact they probably have really low job satisfaction.....
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07-29-2007, 03:47 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
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Location: Bossier City
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You can have mine!
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07-29-2007, 05:21 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Join Date: Dec 2003
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Quote:
Originally Posted by martyb
You can have mine!
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Nice...so I can make a good decision, why dont you two each tell me about the purse you've got that you're willing to send me?
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Be fearful when others are greedy, and greedy when others are fearful. Just another form of "buy low, sell high" for those who have trouble with things. This rule is not universal. Do not buy a 1973 Pinto because everyone else is afraid of it.
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