Spamming - Do You/Would You Do It?

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  • Libertine
    sex dwarf
    • May 2002
    • 17860

    #101
    Originally posted by johndoebob
    Huh?Ref spammer isn't a hitbot.
    Seems like it could rather easily be used as one...
    /(bb|[^b]{2})/

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    • Repetitive Monkey
      Confirmed User
      • Feb 2004
      • 3505

      #102
      Originally posted by punkworld
      Seems like it could rather easily be used as one...
      A lot of tools "could rather easily" be used for something malicious. A chainsaw could be used to slaughter masses of people. A peer-to-peer program could be used to distribute or download CP. A screwdriver could be used to stab someone in the neck.

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      • johndoebob
        Confirmed User
        • Mar 2004
        • 3405

        #103
        Originally posted by punkworld
        Seems like it could rather easily be used as one...
        I don't see the possibility to add any proxies on the screenshot, any trading script would filter that out.

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        • Skidoo
          Registered User
          • Aug 2004
          • 49

          #104
          Originally posted by FlyingIguana
          spamming is bullshit, i would never do it.

          i thought about putting together double opt in/4 free type programs but it would be too much hassle for me so i said fuck it.
          This is something you can setup using Big Hip. You can run 1$ per join sites providing you have the affiliate program. Big Hip then posts the confirm back. All this can be setup in less then 1 hour.

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          • Libertine
            sex dwarf
            • May 2002
            • 17860

            #105
            Originally posted by johndoebob
            I don't see the possibility to add any proxies on the screenshot, any trading script would filter that out.
            So it's a hitbot for blogs that don't use trade scripts and such. Still pretty shady in my opinion.
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            • Libertine
              sex dwarf
              • May 2002
              • 17860

              #106
              Originally posted by Repetitive Monkey
              A lot of tools "could rather easily" be used for something malicious. A chainsaw could be used to slaughter masses of people. A peer-to-peer program could be used to distribute or download CP. A screwdriver could be used to stab someone in the neck.
              Actually, in this case it isn't a matter of "could be used as", but "is". It's a hitbot that's meant to make a feature of sites completely useless and make people's stats completely unreliable.
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              • johndoebob
                Confirmed User
                • Mar 2004
                • 3405

                #107
                Originally posted by punkworld
                So it's a hitbot for blogs that don't use trade scripts and such. Still pretty shady in my opinion.
                I don't do it but why do you care?No harm done and a free PR for you if everything works out.It has nothing to do with hitbot cheating it just spams your ref into the site logs.

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                • Libertine
                  sex dwarf
                  • May 2002
                  • 17860

                  #108
                  Originally posted by johndoebob
                  I don't do it but why do you care?No harm done and a free PR for you if everything works out.It has nothing to do with hitbot cheating it just spams your ref into the site logs.
                  Sure it does harm. It fucks with people's stats, and serves as a hitbot for those blogs which post their refs on their main page. Aside from that, it's meant as a black hat se technique.

                  It's the same as blogspamming, guestbookspamming, IM-spamming, etc. Just one more thing to make the internet just that little bit worse of a place for users.
                  /(bb|[^b]{2})/

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                  • Odin88
                    Confirmed User
                    • Jul 2003
                    • 3267

                    #109
                    Originally posted by punkworld
                    Sure it does harm. It fucks with people's stats, and serves as a hitbot for those blogs which post their refs on their main page. Aside from that, it's meant as a black hat se technique.

                    It's the same as blogspamming, guestbookspamming, IM-spamming, etc. Just one more thing to make the internet just that little bit worse of a place for users.
                    Welcome to what this thread is all about. But the question is not whether it is bad for users (although some have debated its effects) the question is would you do it? The answer for you seems no, but I had about 5 people hit me up on ICQ with regards to this thread, and Monkey (as he mentioned) had people hit him up mistakenly too). Here is an example of what they said:

                    "i read your thread about spam and i must say im very interested and always thought about doing it. I got your icq# from rep monkey. Would it be possible to talk sometime about this? If so let me know a time,thanks."

                    I am not going to teach them shit. If I was goign to teach anyone I would teach my own brother or friend. I have nothing to gain from teaching them, but I find it interesting that so many people are willing to jump on board to fuck users around so as to make some extra coin.

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                    • sixone
                      Confirmed User
                      • Apr 2004
                      • 503

                      #110
                      I do the occasional cell phone spamming. I have a residual list of over 300,000 cell phone numbers from an unnamed company. I use their website to send one by one Works wonders.
                      196-900-713

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                      • sixone
                        Confirmed User
                        • Apr 2004
                        • 503

                        #111
                        oh...static IP
                        196-900-713

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                        • reynold
                          Too lazy to set a custom title
                          • Oct 2002
                          • 51271

                          #112
                          lets just say trhat im guilty sometimes

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                          • silver211
                            Confirmed User
                            • Jan 2005
                            • 197

                            #113
                            Originally posted by punkworld
                            Spamming is probably the worst form of destruction of capital online.

                            I believe the average person who works with computers spends about 5 minutes a day looking through and deleting spam. Now, that doesn't seem like a lot, does it?

                            Let's say there are about 50 million people in the US working with computers (a fairly realistic, maybe even low estimate). In that case, spam costs ~4.2 million work hours a day. At an average of $15 per hour, that's $62,500,000 per day.
                            Assuming an average of a 5 day work week and 48 weeks of work a year, email spamming adds up to an economic damage of about $15 billion a year in the US alone.

                            And that's just a small part of the damage spam does. It also has direct effects like diminished consumer trust regarding the internet, actually scaring people away from the internet, etc. The internet as a business tool has been greatly damaged by spam and crap like it.
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                            You are right the spam is a big cost for all the internet community, Stop spamming , and only sending to your opt-in list and use other way to reach a more quality traffic.. and dont waste the time of millions people ..and scary people about the internet.

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                            • The Bootyologist
                              So Fucking Banned
                              • Jun 2004
                              • 2912

                              #114
                              no i dont but if it was legal,yes i would. in a heartbeat

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                              • Adult-biz
                                Service Provider
                                • Mar 2003
                                • 2139

                                #115
                                Thread is four months old.

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                                • CybermedAndy
                                  Confirmed User
                                  • Jul 2004
                                  • 4170

                                  #116
                                  Spamming is wrong.

                                  NOW SEE SIG TO MAKE HUGE $$$!

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                                  • Screaming
                                    I can change this!!!!!
                                    • Feb 2004
                                    • 18972

                                    #117
                                    well i think that it could be a way to increase you members and would generate sales but in the end they all die and new ones have to be built and the compaines are coming up with elaborate ways of keeping spam out so it is always an up hill battle

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                                    • Crypt
                                      Confirmed User
                                      • Apr 2004
                                      • 2225

                                      #118
                                      Originally posted by punkworld
                                      Spamming is probably the worst form of destruction of capital online.

                                      I believe the average person who works with computers spends about 5 minutes a day looking through and deleting spam. Now, that doesn't seem like a lot, does it?

                                      Let's say there are about 50 million people in the US working with computers (a fairly realistic, maybe even low estimate). In that case, spam costs ~4.2 million work hours a day. At an average of $15 per hour, that's $62,500,000 per day.
                                      Assuming an average of a 5 day work week and 48 weeks of work a year, email spamming adds up to an economic damage of about $15 billion a year in the US alone.

                                      And that's just a small part of the damage spam does. It also has direct effects like diminished consumer trust regarding the internet, actually scaring people away from the internet, etc. The internet as a business tool has been greatly damaged by spam and crap like it.

                                      Your next lame anti excuse will be:

                                      Spammers dont pay to send emails while a real marketing company need a liscense and pay US Post to send their shit.

                                      Classic ;)

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                                      • mal
                                        Confirmed User
                                        • Dec 2003
                                        • 1899

                                        #119
                                        www.ytcracker.com

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                                        • TheMob
                                          Confirmed User
                                          • Jan 2003
                                          • 8584

                                          #120
                                          spam is alright, as long as it doesn't come in cans

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                                          • qwe
                                            Confirmed User
                                            • Jul 2003
                                            • 2109

                                            #121
                                            spamming is a simple solution ? It's not a simple solution, it USED to be a simpler solution, but it's not simple AT ALL

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                                            • Dirty Dane
                                              Sick Fuck
                                              • Feb 2004
                                              • 9491

                                              #122
                                              Spammers are the lowest life on internet food chain. Fuck them and fuck the sponsors who does not react when its reported.

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                                              • qwe
                                                Confirmed User
                                                • Jul 2003
                                                • 2109

                                                #123
                                                go back to submiting galleries

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