Post by Gord on Nov 23, 2007 22:30:08 GMT -8
Two quick things.
First, the 'test' member was me playing around with the forum. I since deleted poor 'test' but he still shows up. Maybe a guest that's been waiting for a good time to join up will find this to be a perfect time so 'test' wont be sitting there silently annoying me..
Second, I have suspicions of a guest that frequents the site. While honoured that someone is interested in the site to be on it for hours on end, including the wee hours of the morning, I do find it odd. I suspect a 'bot'. I am going to remove access to this computer to our site. If this is someone, please contact me and I will remove the ban and extend my deepest apologies for doing that and also for joking around about the amount of time spent on the site. I, myself, often forget to close the page and leave myself signed in all night or for several hours at a time.
For those wondering or perhaps concerned about a potential bot, please dont be. There is nothing they can do aside from collect any email addresses posted (and why I edit any that pop up to save you the hassle of spammers). A great deal of effort is made to get valid email addresses to sell so companies can send spam emails. Perhaps you've seen them regarding fake Rolex watches that look like real Rolexes or for other various products, services and so forth. There is no increased risk to your computer from participating in the site over regular web browsing. If my suspicions are right, this bot is just looking for email addresses. If somone types an email, such as dont_send_spam@emails.com it gathers it to the collection is gets from its other places it goes.
Let me know if you have any concerns or questions about this.
First, the 'test' member was me playing around with the forum. I since deleted poor 'test' but he still shows up. Maybe a guest that's been waiting for a good time to join up will find this to be a perfect time so 'test' wont be sitting there silently annoying me..
Second, I have suspicions of a guest that frequents the site. While honoured that someone is interested in the site to be on it for hours on end, including the wee hours of the morning, I do find it odd. I suspect a 'bot'. I am going to remove access to this computer to our site. If this is someone, please contact me and I will remove the ban and extend my deepest apologies for doing that and also for joking around about the amount of time spent on the site. I, myself, often forget to close the page and leave myself signed in all night or for several hours at a time.
For those wondering or perhaps concerned about a potential bot, please dont be. There is nothing they can do aside from collect any email addresses posted (and why I edit any that pop up to save you the hassle of spammers). A great deal of effort is made to get valid email addresses to sell so companies can send spam emails. Perhaps you've seen them regarding fake Rolex watches that look like real Rolexes or for other various products, services and so forth. There is no increased risk to your computer from participating in the site over regular web browsing. If my suspicions are right, this bot is just looking for email addresses. If somone types an email, such as dont_send_spam@emails.com it gathers it to the collection is gets from its other places it goes.
Let me know if you have any concerns or questions about this.