Ian Posted April 13, 2009 Posted April 13, 2009 Hi, We were recently attacked by a member of our forums who signed up as a human, but then turned on an automated program to send out a private message containing a harmful link to ALL of our members. No worries, all of his evil messages were deleted. But as a result of this attack, we have applied a patch to our forums enforcing a PM flood limit. Members are now permitted to send 1 private message every 3 minutes. This is for your security and protection. If a member of our forum WITH A LOW POST COUNT sends you a relatively short message with a link to an "out of network" website (i.e. something that has nothing to do with Neopets), do NOT click it but report the message to a moderator immediately. If something ever looks suspicious, report it and stay away from it. We apologize for any inconvenience caused. Ian Quote
tsaria_outsider Posted April 13, 2009 Posted April 13, 2009 I'm sure the wait will frustrate some people, but I personally want to thank you for making this a safer place for every one. I think the mass spam was handled very well, but preventing such things in the future will be even better. Thanks a bunch! Quote
Ruto Posted April 13, 2009 Posted April 13, 2009 Does the wait include PMs being carbon-copied to different people? Like, is every PM sent at 3-minute intervals? Quote
hrtbrk Posted April 13, 2009 Posted April 13, 2009 Seems kinda... drastic... for one spammer that has slipped through. Every forum receives the odd spammer every now and again. But, hope it works out! AND! Promote internet safety as much as you can because I was honestly shocked at the amount of people who clicked the link that the unknown person had sent out. :eh: Quote
Mimii Posted April 13, 2009 Posted April 13, 2009 I think that's great. I don't think it's too drastic because it could happen again at any time and it's way better to be safe than sorry! Quote
-Kai- Posted April 13, 2009 Posted April 13, 2009 wow excelent move Ian :D I got one message of those.... and I didn't mind in oppen it lol so then you deleted. I was safe thanx to our fast mods :) Quote
Lion Posted April 14, 2009 Posted April 14, 2009 Good idea. Will be annoying to some people, including me, but we'll get over it. It's better safe than sorry! Quote
Lia Seeya Posted April 14, 2009 Posted April 14, 2009 I got a message from some guy linking to a Russian site. o.o Oh those spammers and their crazy programs... Here's hoping the patch will keep our comps safe! :D Quote
Daily Dare Posted April 14, 2009 Posted April 14, 2009 That is a good measure to initiate. I myself am glad to be on a site that's much safer thanks to precautions made by TDN staff. Quote
ho_yt Posted April 14, 2009 Posted April 14, 2009 I think its is not a bad idea as it sort of prevent spanners and it does not really affect me much since I don't send a lot of messages.. Quote
ΩCCΩ Posted April 14, 2009 Posted April 14, 2009 Me too, if I ever want to chat or anything on TDNF I will always come here. The only time I contacted anybody is when I wanted to play KQ or for the ALP. Thanks Ian for rocking this place. Quote
Ian Posted April 14, 2009 Author Posted April 14, 2009 You guys are welcome. I am sad you can't send as many PMs in a minute, but this keeps everybody safer! Remember to report ANY suspicious links in PMs to a moderator immediately! Quote
*(Lady-Rose)* Posted April 16, 2009 Posted April 16, 2009 hmm really? i never got any weird msgs well i guess lucky me Quote
RavenJade Posted April 16, 2009 Posted April 16, 2009 Being new to the "posting" side of TDN and hopefully going to be taking full advantage of the pm system. It is nice to see that spammers and such are handled quickly making everyone safer. Even if it is a tad inconvenient to some, I am sure that in the long run it will be way worth it even if just to detour the next spammer to come along. :yes: Quote
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