Spam "Always show e-mail address" profile setting

lazarus corporation · 05 Jun 2018, 15:15

Just got this email, with subject line "View topic - Sisters in 2006 :: Heartland :: The Sisters of Mercy Forum"

a spammer wrote:Hi there,
I just read View topic - Sisters in 2006 :: Heartland :: The Sisters of Mercy Forum, I think you had some great points which is why I think a collaboration between us could work well.

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If you needed a reason to edit your forum profile and switch "Always show my e-mail address" to off, then this is fair warning.

05 Jun 2018, 15:23

A really good point.
I hid mine a while back too as I was getting invoices for holidays & hotel reservations made in the name of Myheartland.

eastmidswhizzkid · 02 Nov 2019, 20:41

a friend of mine was attempting to join today and was told no hotmail, gmail ,or AOL. is there a reason for this as i'm sure an awful lot of people have got gmail. and is yahoo ok?

02 Nov 2019, 21:08

eastmidswhizzkid wrote:a friend of mine was attempting to join today and was told no hotmail, gmail ,or AOL. is there a reason for this as i'm sure an awful lot of people have got gmail. and is yahoo ok?

I think yahoo's good.
gmail's a no go though. As soon as that option's open we get inundated with Russians selling pills & young girls.
Although, if you know of a genuine person trying with a gmail addy, let Mark know