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Post #236,787
by drewk
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12/1/05 6:07:51 PM
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New You understand why this looks suspicious, don't you?
A user account is created four minutes before the first post. A post that could as easily be a sales pitch as a question.

If you're really such a noob that you don't know why this is suspicious, just imagine someone walking up to you on the street and saying, "Hey, do you know how to use this cell phone? I just got it for free, they're giving them away over there at the store on the corner." Like imric said, this sounds like an address harvester. If you're not working for them now, you probably would be (whether you know it or not) if you started using them.
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Post #236,789
by imric
12/1/05 6:36:22 PM
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New Now, Drew
A lot of people want something like this for thier website, and not everyone has access to scripting. Now, it MIGHT be a setup, sure. Might not be, too. It's not an unreasonable question for us to look at. If it turns out to be a harvester, we'll find out, I'm sure.

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Imric's Tips for Living
  • Paranoia Is a Survival Trait
  • Pessimists are never disappointed - but sometimes, if they are very lucky, they can be pleasantly surprised...
  • Even though everyone is out to get you, it doesn't matter unless you let them win.


Nothing is as simple as it seems in the beginning,
As hopeless as it seems in the middle,
Or as finished as it seems in the end.
 
 
Post #236,790
by drewk
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12/1/05 6:46:52 PM
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New I didn't make any accusations
Sure, I suggested I was mighty suspicious ...
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Post #236,796
by broomberg
12/1/05 7:54:49 PM
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New Do a bit of Googling
It seems like an awful lot of people post questions just like this one, and then solve their problem using Mail Maniac.

Phrasing of the question, type of problem, etc, very close.

So, either: Shill.
Or: Someone who does not know how to Google.

So Jiggly - What's your web site?
Post #236,797
by broomberg
12/1/05 8:03:12 PM
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New I deem shill
Almost exactly duplicate post:
[link|http://www.vonage-forum.com/ftopic9580.html|http://www.vonage-fo...m/ftopic9580.html]

Logged in just to post it.



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PostPosted: Sun Nov 20, 2005 4:03 pm Post subject: need form mailer help \t
Hi guys,

I read this forum very often since I needed help with my SkypePhone.

Anyway, now I need help with my website. I'm trying to webdesign my website and want to have a mailform on my website. I don't have PHP or ASP so I need a formmailer to do the job. I found a form mailer on google but I don't really know how to use it. I'm quite a noob at HTML Very Happy . Anyway, mail-maniac says it is totally free, no ads and maximum amount of emails compared to others. They also tell me it's free to add attachments, but I can't figure out how. Can anyone tell me how mail-maniac works?

grz

Ernst
Post #236,798
by broomberg
12/1/05 8:09:14 PM
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New I've just upgraded him to scumbag shill
In this one, he logged in as different users to both post the question and then post the answer.

[link|http://www.webforumz.com/html-forum/3127-autoresponder-question.htm|http://www.webforumz...nder-question.htm]


Here, lets create a little Google food:

"Mail Maniac" "Mail Maniac" "Mail Maniac" "Mail Maniac"
"Mail Maniac" "Mail Maniac" "Mail Maniac" "Mail Maniac"
"Mail Maniac" "Mail Maniac" "Mail Maniac" "Mail Maniac"
"Mail Maniac" "Mail Maniac" "Mail Maniac" "Mail Maniac"
"Mail Maniac" "Mail Maniac" "Mail Maniac" "Mail Maniac"
"Mail Maniac" "Mail Maniac" "Mail Maniac" "Mail Maniac"
"Mail Maniac" "Mail Maniac" "Mail Maniac" "Mail Maniac"
"Mail Maniac" "Mail Maniac" "Mail Maniac" "Mail Maniac"
"Mail Maniac" "Mail Maniac" "Mail Maniac" "Mail Maniac"
"Mail Maniac" "Mail Maniac" "Mail Maniac" "Mail Maniac"
"Mail Maniac" "Mail Maniac" "Mail Maniac" "Mail Maniac"
"Mail Maniac" "Mail Maniac" "Mail Maniac" "Mail Maniac"
"Mail Maniac" "Mail Maniac" "Mail Maniac" "Mail Maniac"
"Mail Maniac" "Mail Maniac" "Mail Maniac" "Mail Maniac"
"Mail Maniac" "Mail Maniac" "Mail Maniac" "Mail Maniac"
"Mail Maniac" "Mail Maniac" "Mail Maniac" "Mail Maniac"
Post #236,803
by drewk
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12/1/05 8:13:13 PM
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New That's not google food
This is google food:

[link|http://z.iwethey.org/forums/render/content/show?contentid=236797|Mail Maniac]

blah

[link|http://z.iwethey.org/forums/render/content/show?contentid=236797|Mail Maniac]

blah

[link|http://z.iwethey.org/forums/render/content/show?contentid=236797|Mail Maniac]

blah

[link|http://z.iwethey.org/forums/render/content/show?contentid=236797|Mail Maniac]

blah

[link|http://z.iwethey.org/forums/render/content/show?contentid=236797|Mail Maniac]

blah

[link|http://z.iwethey.org/forums/render/content/show?contentid=236797|Mail Maniac]

blah

[link|http://z.iwethey.org/forums/render/content/show?contentid=236797|Mail Maniac]

blah

[link|http://z.iwethey.org/forums/render/content/show?contentid=236797|Mail Maniac]

blah

[link|http://z.iwethey.org/forums/render/content/show?contentid=236797|Mail Maniac]

blah

[link|http://z.iwethey.org/forums/render/content/show?contentid=236797|Mail Maniac]

blah

[link|http://z.iwethey.org/forums/render/content/show?contentid=236797|Mail Maniac]

blah

[link|http://z.iwethey.org/forums/render/content/show?contentid=236797|Mail Maniac]

blah

[link|http://z.iwethey.org/forums/render/content/show?contentid=236797|Mail Maniac]

blah

[link|http://z.iwethey.org/forums/render/content/show?contentid=236797|Mail Maniac]

blah

[link|http://z.iwethey.org/forums/render/content/show?contentid=236797|Mail Maniac]

blah

[link|http://z.iwethey.org/forums/render/content/show?contentid=236797|Mail Maniac]

blah

[link|http://z.iwethey.org/forums/render/content/show?contentid=236797|Mail Maniac]

blah

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Post #236,821
by imric
12/1/05 11:23:32 PM
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New Fed it an address.
We'll see if they are harvesting emails or not.
Imric's Tips for Living
  • Paranoia Is a Survival Trait
  • Pessimists are never disappointed - but sometimes, if they are very lucky, they can be pleasantly surprised...
  • Even though everyone is out to get you, it doesn't matter unless you let them win.


Nothing is as simple as it seems in the beginning,
As hopeless as it seems in the middle,
Or as finished as it seems in the end.
 
 
Post #236,830
by broomberg
12/2/05 6:29:16 AM
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New Don't care
Whether they are or are not is secondary.
Maybe the business model is to get enough users and then leverage them up to a paid service by changing their TOS and putting ads on pages or making them pay.
Doesn't matter.
The core issue is they are astro-turfing web disuscuins with fake conversations.
This makes them a shill.
Post #236,831
by imric
12/2/05 7:10:38 AM
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New *shrug* Point.
Imric's Tips for Living
  • Paranoia Is a Survival Trait
  • Pessimists are never disappointed - but sometimes, if they are very lucky, they can be pleasantly surprised...
  • Even though everyone is out to get you, it doesn't matter unless you let them win.


Nothing is as simple as it seems in the beginning,
As hopeless as it seems in the middle,
Or as finished as it seems in the end.
 
 
Post #236,800
by drewk
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12/1/05 8:10:18 PM
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New Gosh, and in the last 10 days he still hasn't figured it out
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Post #236,819
by Another Scott
12/1/05 10:56:33 PM
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New I had that feeling from the start.
Who would name a legitimate program "Mail Maniac"? It sounds like something that only a spammer would use.

Why would they post here to ask such a question?

Why have the last 10 or so new registered users who have posted given us little but spam?

All of these things made me think that didn't sound right. But I was willing to wait to see how things panned out.

FWIW.

Cheers,
Scott.
(Who's often suspicious of shiny new things that appear on the Interweb...)
Post #236,853
by drewk
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12/2/05 10:01:38 AM
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New Oh, by the way ... :-P ____ o0oo oo0o
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     need help with a form mailer - (Jigglypuff) - (22) - Dec. 1, 2005, 03:17:22 PM EST
         Off the top of my head - (imric) - Dec. 1, 2005, 03:39:52 PM EST
         Do you have Perl? - (scoenye) - Dec. 1, 2005, 04:06:17 PM EST
         Hmmm ... - (drewk) - (19) - Dec. 1, 2005, 04:12:01 PM EST
             Re: Hmmm ... - (Jigglypuff) - (18) - Dec. 1, 2005, 04:39:22 PM EST
                 No problemo - (imric) - Dec. 1, 2005, 05:57:49 PM EST
                 You understand why this looks suspicious, don't you? - (drewk) - (12) - Dec. 1, 2005, 06:07:51 PM EST
                     Now, Drew - (imric) - (11) - Dec. 1, 2005, 06:36:22 PM EST
                         I didn't make any accusations - (drewk) - Dec. 1, 2005, 06:46:52 PM EST
                         Do a bit of Googling - (broomberg) - (8) - Dec. 1, 2005, 07:54:49 PM EST
                             I deem shill - (broomberg) - (7) - Dec. 1, 2005, 08:03:12 PM EST
                                 I've just upgraded him to scumbag shill - (broomberg) - (4) - Dec. 1, 2005, 08:09:14 PM EST
                                     That's not google food - (drewk) - (3) - Dec. 1, 2005, 08:13:13 PM EST
                                         Fed it an address. - (imric) - (2) - Dec. 1, 2005, 11:23:32 PM EST
                                             Don't care - (broomberg) - (1) - Dec. 2, 2005, 06:29:16 AM EST
                                                 *shrug* Point. -NT - (imric) - Dec. 2, 2005, 07:10:38 AM EST
                                 Gosh, and in the last 10 days he still hasn't figured it out -NT - (drewk) - Dec. 1, 2005, 08:10:18 PM EST
                                 I had that feeling from the start. - (Another Scott) - Dec. 1, 2005, 10:56:33 PM EST
                         Oh, by the way ... :-P ____ o0oo oo0o -NT - (drewk) - Dec. 2, 2005, 10:01:38 AM EST
                 Questions - (ChrisR) - (3) - Dec. 1, 2005, 07:12:57 PM EST
                     I"ve got a question. - (jake123) - (2) - Dec. 2, 2005, 09:28:28 AM EST
                         It's a Pokemon. -NT - (admin) - (1) - Dec. 2, 2005, 11:58:34 AM EST
                             Pokemons aspirate the obese? - (jake123) - Dec. 2, 2005, 12:26:59 PM EST

I'm gonna break him like a wedding vow on the Jerry Springer Show.
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