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Subject: Lethal Force™-An anti spam idea
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Since I have no idea what the mods are cooking up to deal with spam, I think the Hand Of Microsoft could be of use.

The simple answer would be that spammers names and emails would be logged and sent to .Net Passport Administration, where the spammers in question could have their .Net passport deleted and or banned. For example, if a Hotmail account was attached to a .Net passport, the account or passport could be deleted or locked for several days. Very painful if it is your primary account.

If the spammer was using an email far from the Hand Of Microsoft, the .Net Admin could still ban the spammer from creating a new passport for that account, or stop the spammer from registering a .net passport altogether, for any account.

Of course the IP would be logged, so the spammer could be banned from many Passport sites, and if the spammer was using hotmail, it wouldn't matter if it was a primary account or not. It's easy to run a scan and lock all accounts belonging to that IP.

Needless to say, this would make the spammers life a lot more miserable. I don't know that much about how automated, or restrictive, the passport system is, so I could be way out in left field here.

-Vella

[Edited on 8/26/2004 5:59:50 AM]

  • 08.26.2004 5:04 AM PDT
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That's so evil....it might just work. I like it. Muhahahaha.

*begins to spam mindlessly*

[Edited on 8/26/2004 5:09:35 AM]

  • 08.26.2004 5:09 AM PDT
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um people b.net are smart even the spamers unfortunatly i think they didnt post there main e-mail like i didnt post mine

  • 08.26.2004 5:36 AM PDT
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But they associate their main email with a .NET passport.

  • 08.26.2004 6:40 AM PDT

I see one problem with this otherwise great idea- the spammer could easily make another .Net passport and escape a ban.

  • 08.26.2004 9:54 AM PDT

-S

Wouldn't work. When spammers are coming back from being banned, they're doing it on new passport accounts anyhow.

  • 08.26.2004 9:55 AM PDT

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  • 08.26.2004 10:06 AM PDT
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Yo Halo53, I'm real happy for you and I'ma let you finish, but Beyonce had one of the best bungie.net profiles of all time. OF ALL TIME!

Can someone explain to me why exactly we can't just IP ban so they never come back? It must have something to do with the .Net passports. If it deletes them or something, why the hell not? That is there problem. BAN THE SPAMMERS FROM THE INTERNET! Even more evil :D

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Posted by: Halo53
Can someone explain to me why exactly we can't just IP ban so they never come back? It must have something to do with the .Net passports. If it deletes them or something, why the hell not? That is there problem. BAN THE SPAMMERS FROM THE INTERNET! Even more evil :D

if we do that, they would just go to the library. better send ninjas to assassinate them.

  • 08.26.2004 11:34 AM PDT
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Posted by: Halo53
Can someone explain to me why exactly we can't just IP ban so they never come back? It must have something to do with the .Net passports. If it deletes them or something, why the hell not? That is there problem. BAN THE SPAMMERS FROM THE INTERNET! Even more evil :D



IP bans are a bit tricky. If you block 1 ip, well its quite easy to change your ip , by changin the mac address of your router and or nic card (if it lets you) you could block the ip "block" but then that would ruin the experience of other ppl on the same ip on the same ip block... so its a lose lose situation.

  • 08.26.2004 11:52 AM PDT
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Yo Halo53, I'm real happy for you and I'ma let you finish, but Beyonce had one of the best bungie.net profiles of all time. OF ALL TIME!

Then how come all other forums IP ban with no problem at all?

  • 08.26.2004 12:08 PM PDT
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Admittedly you have to be REALLY sad to go through all that just so you can come back and piss more people off...some seem to keep trying though....

  • 08.26.2004 12:08 PM PDT
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Posted by: Halo53
Then how come all other forums IP ban with no problem at all?


They don't have super-sadacts on them.

  • 08.26.2004 12:08 PM PDT

IP bans are a bit tricky. If you block 1 ip, well its quite easy to change your ip , by changin the mac address of your router and or nic card (if it lets you) you could block the ip "block" but then that would ruin the experience of other ppl on the same ip on the same ip block... so its a lose lose situation.
That's like performing keyhole surgery to remove the yolk of an egg. All you need to do is re-connect to the Internet (most of the time anyhow).

  • 08.26.2004 1:56 PM PDT
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Coylter started a chapter called Forum Militia that trys to help keep the forums clean whenever they think they need it. They might be more effective with more members...

-Baerdog7

  • 08.26.2004 4:33 PM PDT

Posted by: Baerdog7
Coylter started a chapter called Forum Militia that trys to help keep the forums clean whenever they think they need it.


I think that The Septagon fills that job well. I don't think that a forum improvement chapter is really necessary.

  • 08.26.2004 8:13 PM PDT
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Posted by: Banshee Barron

I think that The Septagon fills that job well. I don't think that a forum improvement chapter is really necessary.



Now I'm just wondering if you cut and pasted that Banshee, lol

  • 08.27.2004 4:15 AM PDT