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Deirdre · Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2007 6:44 am Post subject: sorry for the spam, you guys

I did indeed let my guard down, as Maiku said. That's what I get for registering people late at night.

A thousand apologies.
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Mike · Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2007 7:26 am Post subject:

No Worries my dear. You do a stirling job of keeping the purveyors of luncheon meat from our shores.

Indeed, I do believe that those of us at Vegas should take our illustrious and hard working Board Mistress/Czar/Empress for an all expenses paid night out on the town.

Maiku.
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Bailey · Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2007 8:26 am Post subject: Re: sorry for the spam, you guys

Deirdre · Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2007 8:40 am Post subject:

I meant spam messages on the board.
Now deleted.

Did you get e-mail from the guys that came here?!
I had 3 sneak in.
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Lizden · Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2007 9:02 am Post subject:

Bailey · Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2007 11:03 am Post subject:

bobsouer · Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2007 7:49 pm Post subject:

donrandall · Guest

I've had one newbee contact me asking for opinions and advice, that sort of thing - nothing rude or abusive though. My wesite's webmail program includes a little utility called Boxtrapper that makes it easy to flush the crap that comes around once in awhile.

Deirdre · Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2007 6:53 am Post subject:

The spammers that come here when I forget to disable registrations aren't e-mail spammers, they're board-bots.

The regular harvesting of e-mail addresses isn't any different than it always is on these public boards.
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Deirdre · Posted: Fri Feb 23, 2007 9:55 am Post subject:

Today, I opened registration so I could register a new member, and stopped to talk to my huusband for about 10 minutes.

In the window of time, a spammer registered and POSTED.

Jeezum Crow.
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Diane Maggipinto · Posted: Fri Feb 23, 2007 10:05 am Post subject:

You could quit talking to your husband... Lips Are Sealed

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JBarrett · Posted: Fri Feb 23, 2007 11:15 am Post subject:

Yes, but divorce lasts longer. Wink

DB: Is it really necessary to open registration for you to put new folks in? I'm surprised that the admin controls don't allow you to do that regardless of the registration status for the rest of the world.
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Deirdre · Posted: Fri Feb 23, 2007 11:41 am Post subject:

Yep.
I had to disable registrations completely.
Even with admin-only control on who is allowed to beome a full "member" here, anyone under the sun can "register" and wait pending approval, and they show up as "new members" whether they're approved or not.
I was wasting hours a week vetting registrants.
So, now that I've disabled the registration process, people are instructed to write to me.
I open registration and register new folks myself, then close registrations again.
It is MUCH LESS time-consuming, believe it or not.
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JBarrett · Posted: Fri Feb 23, 2007 12:47 pm Post subject:

I understand that part, Deirdre. What confuses me is why you, as the admin, don't have the ability to register users any time you please. Why must you be forced to open registration, add new members, then close it again? Why aren't you given the power to just add them without the open/close steps? This seems like an odd oversight in the design of the system.
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Deirdre · Posted: Fri Feb 23, 2007 12:58 pm Post subject:

It would be nice to add folks as I deem fit, I just don't seem to have the option presently.
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