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Re: There's No One Listening
Posted by: SWEDE (---.lightspeed.iplsin.sbcglobal.net)
Date: September 28, 2015 12:22AM

Thanks Jeff. Thought it would be a try.

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Re: There's No One Listening
Posted by: Jeff_Weiner (---.sub-70-194-105.myvzw.com)
Date: September 28, 2015 12:51AM

SWEDE Wrote:
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> Thanks Jeff. Thought it would be a try.

Now, the DEA and the FBI might be interested, but you'd have to send them samples of the postings, and they may want them to remain until they catch whoever is doing this.

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Re: There's No One Listening
Posted by: wayupnorth (172.87.4.---)
Date: September 28, 2015 12:11PM

Hi All,

Was out of town for the weekend. When I checked in here this morning, I see that the spam posts are gone. Any info on this? Did someone get the attention of the mods on this forum?

Edit: I now see that the spam is not, in fact, gone. My morning coffee must not have kicked in.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/28/2015 12:14PM by wayupnorth.

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Re: There's No One Listening
Posted by: Dunning1 (216.81.94.---)
Date: September 28, 2015 04:25PM

Bringing it back to the top

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Re: There's No One Listening
Posted by: Jeff_Weiner (---.sub-70-194-103.myvzw.com)
Date: September 29, 2015 03:46AM

Back to top.

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Re: There's No One Listening
Posted by: Jeff_Weiner (---.sub-70-194-97.myvzw.com)
Date: September 29, 2015 05:05AM

And again...

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Re: There's No One Listening
Posted by: MisterDrexciya (---.ehv.campus.philips.com)
Date: September 29, 2015 07:28AM

"Users" like redser45 and others are not real persons; these are spambots that scan for any message boards with weak security. They are not specifically targeting FC but any site on this globe. Using google, you will notice that redser45 can be found on many message boards around the globe. These bots are designed even to reply to spam from other "users" in order to make them appear "human" and to keep their junk high up in the posting order. Obviously, sending real-human replies to them is futile: "they" don't read them.

It seems as if the FC message board has a weak link in its website security which is exploited. The spambots are able to make their accounts automatically through a backdoor and thus are able to keep spamming. The real purpose is not to sell fake money, grades and all that but to have people click on the links in the spam messages in order to install spyware of hijackware. Don't expect much from the FDA or FBI; the criminals behind these spambots are very hard to trace and often in countries in which the US has no jurisdiction.



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 09/29/2015 07:29AM by MisterDrexciya.

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Re: There's No One Listening
Posted by: rjmachon (---.hsd1.il.comcast.net)
Date: September 29, 2015 02:46PM

Does anyone know why "Word Press" has shut down. None of the blogs like from JR Schmidt, Chicago History Today are not online now.

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Re: There's No One Listening
Posted by: wayupnorth (172.87.4.---)
Date: September 29, 2015 06:12PM

bump to top

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Re: There's No One Listening
Posted by: Jeff_Weiner (---.sub-70-194-96.myvzw.com)
Date: September 29, 2015 07:34PM

And another bump.

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Re: There's No One Listening
Posted by: SWEDE (---.lightspeed.iplsin.sbcglobal.net)
Date: September 29, 2015 08:21PM

Stay on top

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Re: There's No One Listening
Posted by: rjmachon (---.hsd1.il.comcast.net)
Date: September 29, 2015 10:03PM

btt

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Re: There's No One Listening
Posted by: wayupnorth (172.87.4.---)
Date: September 30, 2015 01:43AM

Working on a new forum as I post. Update tomorrow.

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Re: There's No One Listening
Posted by: SWEDE (---.lightspeed.iplsin.sbcglobal.net)
Date: September 30, 2015 12:13PM

Will this new forum keep away the spam posts?

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Re: There's No One Listening
Posted by: Jeff_Weiner (---.sub-70-194-76.myvzw.com)
Date: September 30, 2015 03:30PM

SWEDE Wrote:
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> Will this new forum keep away the spam posts?

One can hope. Sure would be nice to be able to import all the old threads.

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Re: There's No One Listening
Posted by: wayupnorth (172.87.4.---)
Date: October 01, 2015 12:06AM

Hey All,

The Captcha that you must now enter to make a post defeats the spambots. Glad to see that someone was actually listening and that this great forum doesn't have to die and be replaced by an alternative. It would have been a crime to lose all the information contained on the threads here. Thank you for listening moderators and taking the necessary steps to keep the spammers at bay.

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Re: There's No One Listening
Posted by: Jeff_Weiner (---.sub-70-194-73.myvzw.com)
Date: October 01, 2015 12:30AM

Well, if there's supposed tp be a Captcha window in PM's, it's not up yet. I tried answering a PM, and it kept bombing.

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Re: There's No One Listening
Posted by: SWEDE (---.lightspeed.iplsin.sbcglobal.net)
Date: October 02, 2015 01:26AM

Note: Three spam posts this last hour.

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