The upgraded forums seem to be doing a good job at keeping bots away!

[Twilight Wolf]

Yes, sir. I'll report back with any new addresses I find.


EDIT: Here are more.

1onlinepharmacy4u.net
gawab.com
uacity.com
mymail-in.net

[Gamefreak]

Ok, those two have been taken care of.  I also did runs on drugs and swear words and stuff and got a few hundred of them as well.

We're under 10000 members now.

[Twilight Wolf]

Sorry, Tacheon, but it looks like PORNOMOVIES may be one of the next to go.

Also, "elfox.net," "antimir.net" and email addresses ending in ".pl" and ".ua" seem to be spammers.

[MasterKeyX]

I think as a general rule, if it doesn't end in .com, then it's spammy...

Good job cleaning up the place, though.

[Twilight Wolf]

I've got a big list of spammers for you, Gamefreak. Any email address ending with these are spambots:

4warding.com
atlantmail.com
atlaskit.com
babusya.com
bigmir.net
bluebottle.com
cvportal.net
fromru.com
gamebox.net
gmx.com
in.net
jetfix.ee
komatoz.net
lugarus.com
mail333.com
metaping.com
nmail24.com
peugeot-club.org
saratov.com
sdfg.com
terbuny.net
topmagic.org
ua.fm
uganska.net
ukrmail.org
vinbazar.com
zsdfg.com

Also, any email address ending with these are spambots as well.

.cn
.in
.ws

[MasterKeyX]

You just shattered my rule.

How do you know which ones are spammy anyway? I'd love to help out.

[Twilight Wolf]

Things to look for:

1.) A very bizarre/jumbled-up username (such as "aaa18f84hg83")
2.) Any username or email address with the words "buy," "meds" (and other variations of the word, like "medication"), or the name of a drug in it.
3.) Any username or email address with swear words or sexual references.

That's how I nabbed a big list of 'em.

[MasterKeyX]

You just go to the members list and search for them, page by page?

[Keaton]

You just go to the members list and search for them, page by page?

Yes.

TW seriously has no life... he's perfect.

[MasterKeyX]

I'll come back with a lost of usernames, then....

[Twilight Wolf]

Here's what I do.

1.) Go to the members list, and at the top, select the letter "A."
2.) Look for unusual/suspicious usernames, as I outlined in my previous post.
3.) Click on each suspicious username, and look at the email address. If it's from a website that isn't a familiar email provider, copy the domain name ("@whateverwebsite.whatever") portion of the address.
4.) Go back to the members list, go to the top, and click "search for members."
5.) Enter the copied portion of the address into the box, unselect "Search by name," and click "Search."
6.) If a full page of members or more shows up, and none of them look legitimate, it's most likely a spam website.
7.) Paste the copied portion of the email address into a text document for safekeeping and future reference.
8.) Repeat for several members beginning with the letter you selected at the beginning, then start over again at "B," and continue the process.

[MasterKeyX]

On second thought, I'd probably mess up, and it'd take so long I'd go crazy... so... maybe not...

[Twilight Wolf]

It doesn't take that long, actually... Give it a try for yourself.

[Gamefreak]

Thanks for all your help Twilight Wolf.  There's no way I would have caught this many without you.

P.S:  Vegeta!!  What does the scouter say about deleted accounts?

IT'S OVER NINE THOUSAAAAAND!!!!!

[Twilight Wolf]

It's no problem, Gamefreak. I'm just happy to be able to help out the forums. I'll still keep digging for spammers, and hopefully, we'll have the forums clean and clear once again!