[Goober5000]

I just got this odd email...

From: "Vanessa Lintner"
Subject: http://freespace.volitionwatch.com
To: (me)
Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2003 00:29:06 +0800

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Now, there are a few weird things about this.  First of all, how did they come up with the idea that that was my website?  I'm not terribly visible over there -  I only have 88 posts.  But more importantly, how did they get my email address?  I've been very careful to hide it in my profile and not publish it in any posts, so if they hacked the PHP database, someone needs to know about it.

[Solatar]

That's sorta creepy...

[FreeTerran]

Thats funny.

[Nuclear1]

Stupid spam e-mail.

[Gloriano]

That's sorta creepy...

hhmm is that same that  Sony`s webmaster got last year:confused:


*goes check something*

[Knight Templar]

For some reason I think I've seen this before, like someone else got it.

[Hunter]

Don't worry no one is creeping you out intentionally. These things are entirely automated and basically go through site-logs. My guess, they somehow accidently misplaced your e-mail address for one of theirs. Or perhaps everyone got one? Or maybe VW have somekind of safeguard to stop getting these e-mails themselves? Anyhow, I get the same things all the time. The patrol systems can usually be traced by looking at your weblogs.

[Carl]

i got one of those for warpstorm before.

[Goober5000]

Originally posted by Hunt Smacker
Don't worry no one is creeping you out intentionally. These things are entirely automated and basically go through site-logs. My guess, they somehow accidently misplaced your e-mail address for one of theirs. Or perhaps everyone got one? Or maybe VW have somekind of safeguard to stop getting these e-mails themselves? Anyhow, I get the same things all the time. The patrol systems can usually be traced by looking at your weblogs.

Okay, but how did they get my email address?  It's not published anywhere, and it's not stored online except in my profile.

[Stealth]

don't panick, i've gotten those emails for swooh all the time.  i doubt they hacked the php database lol

[Black Ace]

I just want to know why you opened that e-mail in the first place...

Me, I see spam? *presses delete button*

[Stealth]

yes, but since it's the first time he received an email from someone mentioning his name and Volitionwatch... how was he supposed to know it was spam!?

[Hippo]

woah... i got the exact same thing from sectorgame this morning... only the subject and first url said sectorgame.com...

[phreak]

[no **** moment]this is useless since FSW is on google[/no **** moment]

[Zeronet]

Originally posted by Black Ace
I just want to know why you opened that e-mail in the first place...

Me, I see spam? *presses delete button*

Outlook express displays the content of the message in a box when you click it or right click the email, so usually you end up seeing it before you delete it.

[StratComm]

Originally posted by Zeronet


Outlook express displays the content of the message in a box when you click it or right click the email, so usually you end up seeing it before you delete it.

You know you should turn that off... great way to catch viruses.