08-06-2004 05:11									#1
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... or am I getting spam from Apolyton? (or rather, someone with access to the member info)

Why else would I be getting spam mail with finland as the title?

	08-06-2004 06:16									#2
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Its just you.

	08-06-2004 09:48									#3
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it's just you.

finns are not evil

	08-06-2004 10:04									#4
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quote: Originally posted by Dissident it's just you. finns are not evil

he's been possessed by the Finns!

	08-06-2004 10:16									#5
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Haven't got anything like that at all.

	08-06-2004 13:17									#6
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quote: Originally posted by Kucinich ... or am I getting spam from Apolyton? (or rather, someone with access to the member info) Why else would I be getting spam mail with finland as the title?

what does apolyton have to do with finland?

	08-06-2004 14:06									#7
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Seems a bit of a stretch to attribute this to 'Poly.

	08-06-2004 14:38									#8
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I feel left out, I don't get poly-spam.

	08-06-2004 14:44									#9
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Perhaps the future lies with:

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	08-06-2004 15:22									#10
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	08-06-2004 16:23									#11
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I dont believe the spammers have access to our account info since I dont get spam at my poly email address.

I have seen spam at my 'real' email that uses words that were posted only at poly i.e. I wasnt discussing whether Lincoln was a self-aggrandizing bastard anywhere else then I suddenly get spam with those terms in the subject.

The thing that confuses me is how they get my 'real' email. It must be something to do with cookies I think.

	08-06-2004 17:06									#12
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What is the link between Poly, Finns and Spam (besides Off-Topic) ?

	08-06-2004 17:26									#13
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Spammers get your real e-mail bc your e-mail address is going over the internet everytime you sent an e-mail.

If someone forwards you an e-mail, you can get on a spamlist. If you are included in one of your fine friends "Forward this message so Brian can get a new kidney" e-mails, you'll surely get on spamlists. Since those e-mails pass spam-companies as well. They say thanks to brian and add all recipients to their lists.

Everyone who uses internet mail will receive spam. The more active you are, the more spam you'll receive.
It's a part of the internet.

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	08-06-2004 17:36									#14
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Kooch, stop viewing Finnish porn.

	08-06-2004 19:04									#15
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Its not simply a question of spam and email. That's obvious.

The question is how I can get spam with poly topics in the subject to an email address that has never been used (or mentioned) at poly? I suppose spyware could explain it the link, but AFAIK (and I do check) I've never had any.

Hmmm? What about an IP address? Is there an IP address (or some other identifier) in the property info of our posts here? Since I had a static IP address at home I guess that could have been used to send spam to my 'real' email.

Last edited by SpencerH on 08-06-2004 at 19:09

	08-06-2004 19:32									#16
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That's worrisome, because I tend to block every mail with English in the topic, unless it contains "apolyton". Will the spammers (all English-speaking) find a way past my protection?

	08-06-2004 19:38									#17
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I dont think it's a big problem. Hell, I'm not even sure it isnt just some weird coincidence. For now, I just think its an interesting possibility and when I see threads like this I chime in with my 2 cents.

	08-06-2004 20:20									#18
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quote: Originally posted by Spiffor That's worrisome, because I tend to block every mail with English in the topic, unless it contains "apolyton". Will the spammers (all English-speaking) find a way past my protection?

hi ,

sooner or later they tend to do that , ....

then agaain you could add each piece of spam on a blocked senders list , .... most isp's have now some protection that stops it at the server , .....

have a nice day

	08-06-2004 22:52									#19
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It's just you! And stop surfing on Finnish porno sites.

	08-06-2004 23:31									#20
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@Spiffor: You don't get any French-speaking spam? I get noticeable amounts on my French address.

	09-06-2004 00:04									#21
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You're French? I thought you were Swedish...

	09-06-2004 01:22									#22
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What's with these French nowadays??? you're not supposed to speak any other language, dammit.

That's our perogative!!!

	09-06-2004 02:26									#23
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@Kuciwalker: I'm a Swede, living in Germany, and having a French email address. Confusing, isn't it?

	09-06-2004 03:05									#24
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I don't get French spam but Spanish spam. They always want to increase el tamaño de mi pene.

	09-06-2004 03:14									#25
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I get spam in every language I know, and in a couple I don't.

They cover every topic one could possibly imagine, and then some.

	09-06-2004 03:17									#26
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I've been getting some odd messages lately of spam coming from my email address.

I don't spam people, but somehow spammers have figured out a way to use my email to spam others.

	09-06-2004 08:24									#27
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	09-06-2004 08:41									#28
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It's just you.

	09-06-2004 10:08									#29
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quote: Originally posted by Spiffor That's worrisome, because I tend to block every mail with English in the topic, unless it contains "apolyton". Will the spammers (all English-speaking) find a way past my protection?

that's a great idea. I should block all e-mails with English in the topic. Of course that's the only language I can speak... But it's worth it to get rid of spam.

	09-06-2004 14:11									#30
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All spams I get are only in English and Hebrew (WTF?)?