10 posts tagged with spam
Discovery leaked my e-mail address
When I sign-up with a new service or get asked for my e-mail address, I ensure that I use a unique alias each time and rarely provide my personal address. This way I can easily filter my incoming messages, but also track sources of spam. If I receive spam on an address that I’ve only given out once before, then … view full post
Two quick updates
I’m testing out a new method for blocking comment spam. If you see a new ’subject’ field in my comment form, please refresh the page (update your browser cache) to get the latest CSS file. If that doesn’t remove it, then simply ignore it. Hopefully I’ll have some success with this technique. Thanks to … view full post
Postcards from Paris
Postcards from Paris
In 10 short days I’ll be home in iKapa again, for an involuntary month’s holiday; my yearly return flight was booked for this time. I’ll be working on and off while I’m home though, inbetween soaking up some afrikan sun, Savannas and the best company … view full post
Free French Champagne anyone?
I don’t mind receiving spam as much as receiving stupid and clearly obvious hoax e-mails from friends and having my e-mail address revealed to potential spammers or just forwarded on to a helpless victim of a hoax.
To all you Champagne Lovers….
Send this on to 10 people and cc to champagne@*****-clicquot.fr.
Veuve
Crime doesn’t pay
If you hadn’t realised yet, or because I haven’t actually said so, I’m leaving Cape Town for London at the end of this month. This is something I have wanted to do for a while and I’m excited that I’ve finally got off my ass, completed most of the admin and am really doing it. I have a 2-year … view full post
Referrer spam
It appears that I have become a target for referrer log spammers. Wired.com wrote an article about this last year:
Referral logs, intended to collect information on who visited a website and how they happened to arrive there, are being stuffed with bogus links. Curious bloggers who click on a logged link
WIN a Pentium 4 valued at more than R8000
I received in my inbox this morning, for the third time, an e-mail from Annette inviting me to enter their “WIN a Pentium 4 valued at more than R8000” competition. This is clearly a good example of viral marketing – “any strategy that encourages individuals to pass on a marketing message … view full post
Nike: thanks, but no thanks
Date: 6 Mar 2003 13:40:16 +0200
From: info@nike.co.za
To: damien at coda.co.za
Subject: Nike invites you to experience the power of 11-pod technology
“Visit www.totalshox.co.za for the latest Shox designs, arriving in South Africa on the 21st of February.
Not only will we give you a sneak preview of the most technologically advanced footwear around, but you’ll also be able to enter a weekly draw
Sharmota
The whole arabgirl thing is getting out of control. Take one look at my referers, and you’d think this site is a portal for Arabic porn – all because of one silly post.
Lately, the more popular search term has become “sharmota”, which from … view full post
The economics of spam
I’m pleased to let you all know that I have found a solution for that Christine Hall bitch from last month, who ran her bots over my site and collected e-mail addresses even though I have anti-spam protection in place. As much as I would have loved to shove a boeing or Voortrekker monument up her ass and … view full post