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Old Dec 28, 2003 | 09:55 AM
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Down with Spam!!! This guy likes boys. And that is all I will say about that.

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Old Dec 28, 2003 | 10:30 AM
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add me to the list of spammed evolutionm.net folk... this is ridiculous.

Old Dec 28, 2003 | 11:36 AM
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It looks like we'll implement a minimum post count to email users. This should help prevent future spam registrations as they'll have to post on the forums before they can even attempt to spam. We're also going to add an email flood check so a user can only email through the site every x seconds. These updates should help prevent any future spam issues.

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Old Dec 28, 2003 | 11:44 AM
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Sounds great Mark. Thought I was the only one. It must be a new way to spread spam. Hopefully we don't see this happen again.
Old Dec 28, 2003 | 11:45 AM
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Ok, flood check and minimum post count features are in place. You now need to have at least 5 posts before you can email another member and you can send no more than 1 email per 30 seconds. Hope this helps the situation!

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Old Dec 28, 2003 | 11:51 AM
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I got it too. Good to see that Mark is on top of the problem, though.

Old Dec 28, 2003 | 12:28 PM
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VBulletins is the most popular commercial forum application, it was only a matter of time before they figured out how to use it to spam. I use PHPBB2 which is similar.. That app also has similar issues with spammers.. KK's changes will curb it if not eliminate it since posts are the one thing you can't fake (and not be detected quickly)
Old Dec 28, 2003 | 12:33 PM
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i got spammed as well
Old Dec 28, 2003 | 03:32 PM
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Cool, those sound like good ideas. The flood control should deter anybody from trying this again.
Old Dec 28, 2003 | 04:15 PM
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I was interested in the interest rates but only apply tp America

Oh yeah, i was just coming in here to post a thread bout this, but i got beaten..

Thanks Mark !
Old Dec 28, 2003 | 04:32 PM
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I got it also. Spam!!!
Old Dec 28, 2003 | 04:51 PM
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Old Dec 28, 2003 | 05:55 PM
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i got it too

Add me also
Old Dec 28, 2003 | 06:02 PM
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I got spammed as well.

Add me to the list.

I'm glad KK (Mark) acted swiftly and closed down Davidz's account!
Old Dec 28, 2003 | 06:03 PM
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I am joining this club also

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