HeeHaw2 Posted September 20, 2009 Share Posted September 20, 2009 Hello All AND AMY, I just joined today ... Guess what....SPAM SPAM SPAM. I read a posting here months ago where someone else had just koined and then go an email about some other forum..... SAME #@$%^@#$%^#@$% thing happened to me. Is this some Klipsch approved site or is someone getting points for letting them advertise here ????? "This email was sent from a user at The Klipsch Community. Replyingto this email will be sent back to the user via normalemail.Sent From: standandeliverSubject: awesome new forum__________________________________ hi mate, fantastic members only hi fi forum www.hifitalk.forumotion.com regards neil " Who is this #$%@#$bag that he can get my email address. Today is Sunday within minutes of joinimng I get this .... I doubt he was sitting at his computer just waiting for me... so it must be some sort of automated software..... I seem to remember the last time Amy ... you said it would be takin' care of and not happen again..... Very pissed off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigStewMan Posted September 20, 2009 Share Posted September 20, 2009 Never once has happened to me and i've been a member for years. i can tell you that klipsch is a stand-up company and amy runs this forum with integrity, so hopefully you were just writing that in the heat of the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oblio Posted September 20, 2009 Share Posted September 20, 2009 Why are my Spider Senses tingling ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colterphoto1 Posted September 20, 2009 Share Posted September 20, 2009 Sorry to hear of that experience. I've been on here.. well a while. I don't know that I've ever received any unsolicited email that I could remotely connect with my membership here on the Klipsch Forum. I think I can reassure you without reservation that Klipsch or no one at that company has anything to do with any connection with any other websites or phishing capabilities. Michael Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Posted September 20, 2009 Share Posted September 20, 2009 I've been here many years,never happened to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Amy Posted September 20, 2009 Moderators Share Posted September 20, 2009 I'm sorry, and NO, we do not approve. I have a feeling he targets new members since you can see who has recently joined. I ban him every time he appears as someone new. Again, I'm very sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Amy Posted September 20, 2009 Moderators Share Posted September 20, 2009 For what it's worth, that forum is awful. The most disgusting and mean things are said. I would never allow them to advertise on here, not to mention use our software to send spam. He doesn't actually get your email address - you can send an email to anyone one thru the forum if their profile allows it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeeHaw2 Posted September 20, 2009 Author Share Posted September 20, 2009 Thanks for the answer..... Still do you think he is just waiting ( on a Sunday ) mand watching for new members and then sends them an email... What a life... or he should get a life..---------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Amy Posted September 20, 2009 Moderators Share Posted September 20, 2009 It was probably just a case of bad timing. I hadn't gotten any complaints in a long time. I'll have the web guys look for anything unusual, also. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill H. Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 FYI if someone has visited that site I think it captures your email address for spam............ This happened to me when someone posted a link to that site some time ago............. Just my 2 cents. The internet is a very scary area - still. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeeHaw2 Posted September 21, 2009 Author Share Posted September 21, 2009 I'm sorry, and NO, we do not approve. I have a feeling he targets new members since you can see who has recently joined. I ban him every time he appears as someone new. Again, I'm very sorry. Since this has happened before ... why not have your attorney's have a fireside chat with the young man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Amy Posted September 21, 2009 Moderators Share Posted September 21, 2009 Since this has happened before ... why not have your attorney's have a fireside chat with the young man. He's not in the US, and I'm not sure we could contact him if we wanted to. Plus he is within his legal rights to send emails to other forum members. Forum policy dictates the "no soliciting" rule. If you do not wish to receive emails from members, there are options for privacy in your profile. Go to Edit Profile, Emails, and choose No for "Receive Emails." Shouldn't have to do that, but unfortunately a few bad apples spoil the bunch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnum29 Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 Purely FYI- I have also recently received unsolicited emails from (probably) the same individual; I have not posted my email address however, and am wondering how they got it, as the spam was connected to this site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 Mag, they don't have your email unless you reply back via your email. The system here allows members to email others but does not give out the address to the sender. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islander Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 There's nothing sinister about that site, as in malware. It's one guy's audio forum, but he makes a habit of trying to solicit new members from every audio site he can find and laughs about how quickly he gets banned from some sites. His site is getting very little action these days, so he probably has more time on his hands than usual. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swegyptian Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 I just joined recently, and I got one with 24 hours of registration. I thought it would be a welcome to the forums email, but no! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Amy Posted September 28, 2009 Moderators Share Posted September 28, 2009 Again, I apologize. The only way I can keep him from doing what he's doing is to completely disable the ability to email other forum members, and I don't think anyone wants that. To reiterate what others have said, he is an individual trying to gather interest for his forum, and is not a true "spammer" with malicious intent (malware or viruses). You shouldn't hear from him more than once, and if he continues to bother you, please make me aware. Thanks all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacksonbart Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 I am so frustrated by this because I want that email dag nab it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistermoravec Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 I received the same thing too, but I just deleted it and didn't think anything of it...I haven't received anything else...so it's no biggie. When I go to set up my speakers, which are now just sitting in their boxes in a closet, I'll be glad I am a member of this forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finallygotmyheresies Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 I feel the same way as mister, it's not really a big deal. It was a one-time thing that I simply deleted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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