What's with all the spam?

Post by **SonicClang** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 7:31 pm

Is anyone else getting a butt-load of spam from this server? I'm getting a bunch of reply notifications. It's like I was supposed to be getting notified for as long as the site has been back up, and they're all just now coming today.

Anyone else?

Post by **roughrider** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 7:50 pm

Nope, haven't got a single one.
Maybe you have a secret admirer.

Post by **SonicClang** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 7:54 pm

I don't know what's going on!!! I'm getting an e-mail every couple minutes.

When the site came back up and I was trying to activate my account, it kept saying "please check your e-mail so you can continue with the creation of your account" and I never got the e-mail. I must have tried that 15 times... and just now the e-mails are coming.

They're all from the same address. rawATquake3world.com. They're automated e-mails.

Oh btw rough... I LOVE your servers.

best Q3 DM and CTF experiences I've ever had online were on the A51 servers.

Post by **roughrider** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 7:56 pm

Weirdness.
Try to get in touch with raw.

Post by **CrinklyArse** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 8:00 pm

try going to GD. 2 topics made about this.

Post by **DooMer** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 8:04 pm

Yeah, GSI fixed our SMTP issues. Sorry about that. I got spam owned too.

Post by **roughrider** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 8:09 pm

W00t!
Thanks SonicClang. We have all kinds of fun there. Have alot of good people that play there. Of course, we have our share of assholes too, but is like that just about everywhere you go so is just par for the course.

Will see ya on the server

Post by **schwim** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 8:09 pm

it's not spam(untargeted mail). It's a realllly belated topic reply notification.

Someone just finally purged the smtp server obviously

thanks,
json

Post by **SonicClang** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 8:11 pm

Well yeah, ok, I know it's not technically spam, but I've gotten like 200 e-mails so far just today.

I'm sure it'll clear itself out eventually.

Post by **Vexar** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 8:26 pm

This is like months old... they should have created a date filter or something so it just trashed the old crap.

Peace, I still love you guys!

Post by **obsidian** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 8:29 pm

A little explanation:

While the forum has up and running for the last few months the SMTP server was still disabled. Raw contacted GSI and finally got it back online. If you have the reply notification option enabled in preferences, it looks like it's sending you every single notification that you've requested, although a little belated.

LOL @ SonicClang

Post by **SonicClang** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 8:41 pm

And of course turning that option off right now wouldn't do me a damn bit of good!

Ahh, it's fun when life throws you a little curve ball every once in a while.

Post by **roughrider** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 8:49 pm

schwim wrote:it's not spam

thanks,
json

Yummm, SPAM!
heheh
Hey bud, how goes it?

Post by **SCDS_reyalP** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 9:26 pm

Ah ha, finally got my old account back after requesting the pw on Sat, 30 Apr 2005 :icon28:

Post by **SonicClang** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 10:57 pm

I know what you mean. Luckily I was able to talk to one of the admins back then and got my old account back. It is kind of funny seeing all the e-mails pouring into my inbox NOW though... I mean, they're 4 months old.

Post by **voodoochopstiks** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 11:45 pm

yeah I got 13 mails. Very late though

Post by **schwim** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 1:58 am

roughrider wrote:
schwim wrote:it's not spam

thanks,
json
Yummm, SPAM!
heheh
Hey bud, how goes it?

going good sir. I've not forgotten our deal. I'm just trying to wrap up some stuff on the other sites

thanks,
json

Post by **Scourge** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 2:01 am

I got hammered with over 5400 of them.

Post by **SonicClang** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 2:21 am

Holy mary mother of God! I didn't get quite THAT many.

Post by **Scourge** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 2:26 am

SonicClang wrote:Holy mary mother of God! I didn't get quite THAT many.

I post in A LOT of threads. :icon32: Unfortunately I didn't anticipate the fixing of the SMTP problem and didn't turn off email notification. It's turned off now though. :icon26:

Post by **SonicClang** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 3:01 am

Yeah, I was going to say, I've been hardly posting at all since the server came back up. I post every few days, and I got probably about 200 e-mails today. I feel for you.

EDIT: I did just notice though that I'm still getting e-mail notifications when people reply to this thread. I turned it off in my profile. Whatever... :P

Post by **schwim** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 3:07 am

sonic,

that's because you turned off notification as your default, when you posted to this thread, it set it for this particular instance, so you're getting the emails. You can edit each of your posts and uncheck "notify me" then you should be all set.

Your preference will be saved for all future threads that you post to.

thanks,
json

Post by **obsidian** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 3:18 am

It's kind of like a person who lets all his anger build inside without finding some sort of release... he keeps getting provoked and stressed and eventually, he explodes in rage.

Same thing with the SMTP server, it's been holding onto all those e-mails and now it's releasing it's full fury. Looks like our SMTP server has mood swings.

Post by **Kat** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 4:54 am

scourge34 wrote:I got hammered with over 5400 of them.

That's what you get for being a regular in R&R and GD..!!

Keep It Real · Post by **Keep It Real** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 4:57 am

obsidian wrote:It's kind of like a person who lets all his anger build inside without finding some sort of release... he keeps getting provoked and stressed and eventually, he explodes in rage.

Same thing with the SMTP server, it's been holding onto all those e-mails and now it's releasing it's full fury. Looks like our SMTP server has mood swings.

not really anything like that at all

its just a machine

What's with all the spam?

What's with all the spam?

I am getting them too, please for the love of god stop it.