Spam And Deleting Users

[MathewA]

Jees! get over yerself. Or buy some looser fitting underware - you seem too up tight.

And on another note since you have responded with the why me... You started this with your original ignorant (and no I chose ignorant purposely not to insult) demanding post.

Hmmm I'm being a bit abrasive - I better take another haldol or 2... maybe 3.

[ubeaut]

Don't know where you are sending your emails but none have ever arrived at the administrators. Probably disappeared into the spam filter.

Just exactly what sort of spam are you receiving?? I'll bet it's mostly and not woodwork related.

NO SPAM ORIGINATES FROM THESE FORUMS. All information gathered for the purpose of membership and management of these forums is kept encoded and in the strictest confidence. Unless you have asked for your email address to be made public (which you haven't) no one can access it. So it is impossible for any spam to have originated from this site or any of its members.

You would probably do well to invest in Ad-Aware SE Pro and get rid if the trackers that are most likely abounding in your computer and sending out info to hundreds of spammers. Keep away from sites and almost any site with pop ups.

I will not delete you as a member as it completely disrupts all threads you have participated in I will however ban you as a user if you wish. This will leave your posts in tact. If you do not wish to be banned speak now or forever hold your piece.

Neil Ellis
Owner of Woodwork Forums
Head Administrator

[Robert WA]

Quote: "If you do not wish to be banned speak now or forever hold your piece."

I think that should be "peace" Neil. Holding his piece may be the reason he is so unhappy. It might be a very small piece.

[Daddles]

No, no, no. Neil was referring to the piece of wood he whops himself on the head with before going to bed of a night.

Richard

[kiwigeo]

Qyn,

Why dont you post up an example of this spam complete with expanded header information and maybe we can help you with your problem.

Martin

[outback]

Quote: "If you do not wish to be banned speak now or forever hold your piece."

I think that should be "peace" Neil. Holding his piece may be the reason he is so unhappy. It might be a very small piece.

Nope, Neil had it right.

Like I said
Elevator doesn't go all the way to the top floor

Missing a few buttons on his remote control

The wheels spinning but the hamsters dead

Doesn't have all the chairs around the table

The gates are down, the lights are flashing, but the train ain't coming.

[JackoH]

Fried Spam, tomatoes and mushies, on toast.Yum Yum!
(A couple of feathers short of a Doona?)

[Kris.Parker1]

Qyn - A European scallop used as food (definition).

I to have never received spam from anywhere. I also have a spam filter. I do not know how you got spam, but maybe as a hint you shouldn't sign up to so many sites...

[kiwigeo]

Qyn - A European scallop used as food (definition).

I to have never received spam from anywhere. I also have a spam filter. I do not know how you got spam, but maybe as a hint you shouldn't sign up to so many sites...

With your email address proudly on display at the bottom of your posts I wouldnt be surprised if within a few weeks you start getting a torrent of spam. Youre a brave man.

[echnidna]

Fried Spam, tomatoes and mushies, on toast.Yum Yum!
(A couple of feathers short of a Doona?)

think I'll go and have lunch early today

[Cliff Rogers]

With your email address proudly on display at the bottom of your posts I wouldnt be surprised if within a few weeks you start getting a torrent of spam. Youre a brave man.

Yeah, I agree with that, there is heaps of 'spider' software out there that trolls for valid e-mail addresses on web pages, I wouldn't display my normal e-mail address either.

The one place that I do display an e-mail address on a web page is a special address so I know it will get hit with spam & I can filter anything to that address.

Even the e-mail address that I use when I sign up to forums is not my normal address, it's a web mail address that gets filtered.

[Jon]

I just want to know which one of you sent my email address to the Viagra companies?
Every morning I get two or three offering me nasel sprays, tablets etc. I don't need them, honest I dont.

Jon (feeling a little insecure)

[barnsey]

I just want to know which one of you sent my email address to the Viagra companies?
Every morning I get two or three offering me nasel sprays, tablets etc. I don't need them, honest I dont.

Jon (feeling a little insecure)

Yeah me to - and pirated software, pharmacuticals, male and female anatomy enhancers guaranteeing 30% bigger longer whatever - Neil you should be ashamed with us having to put up with this crap And I thought it was SWMBO handing my email address out :eek:

qyn - 2 pieces of advice

let go of that piece your holding on to - actually it must be two coz you can't get that silly playing with one :eek:

Get some anti virus/spam software there are lots of free ones but McAfee IMHO is as good as it gets.

[JackoH]

What don't you need Jon, the spam or the drugs?
(Be very careful what you put up your nose! and if you must take Viagra swallow it very quickly!)

[qyn]

You've all made your opinions known.

I have already conceded it is not coming from here. The other forums were for dog grooming and german shepherd dogs and I'm a female so maybe that will give you another excuse to have a go at me. Yes, all the spam is , viagra or male performance related as indicated in the email subject. I can't post any because they get deleted immediately which meant I deleted something hidden amongst them that I didn't meant to which is why I was originally so ****** off. Not that I think anything I have said deserves the reaction recieved.

Sure, there are other sources of spam but in 8 years of internet use this is the first time I have recieved any and it only happened since I joined here. So, just like a woman no doubt, this forum copped the blame. I suppose it was just a coincidence but I could not see anywhere else where male oriented spammers would see me as a male.

The spam filters I have used have stopped me getting some things I did need but I will try the ones mentioned here plus another suggestion from elsewhere.

So howsabout we just call it quits for this topic. Ban me or not as you wish but as this is not the source of what I am recieving then it won't make any difference anyway. I do still like this website for it's wealth of information and most of it's participants. Some of you do tend to get a bit carried away and unforgiving but ......... I'll forgive you any rude comments if you do the same.