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Post by Dreamsofnyssa on Jul 24, 2014 1:22:18 GMT
Have any of you noticed more email Spam since signing up for Pro Boards? Before I signed up and created my account I read the sticky that mentioned hiding your email address, so I made sure to do that on sign up. I used to get about 3-4 Spam emails a week. Since signing up for Pro Boards I now get 10+ a day and they are all directed specifically to my user name. Am I the only one?
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Jul 24, 2014 1:25:27 GMT
Post by Flibbertigibbet on Jul 24, 2014 1:25:27 GMT
No spam here. Once a day or so I get an email with updates to posts I've commented on, but that's it.
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Jul 24, 2014 1:30:12 GMT
Post by Eddie-n-Harley on Jul 24, 2014 1:30:12 GMT
No increase in spam for me, either. And I registered with a yahoo address, so it's not like it's their super-awesome filters are doing their jobs or anything.
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Jul 24, 2014 1:33:52 GMT
Post by keknj on Jul 24, 2014 1:33:52 GMT
I dunno, I never open my spam folder. I have no idea if there's been an increase or not. So I should say I get nothing that isn't filtered out.
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valincal
Drama Llama
Southern Alberta
Posts: 5,768
Jun 27, 2014 2:21:22 GMT
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Jul 24, 2014 1:35:47 GMT
via mobile
Post by valincal on Jul 24, 2014 1:35:47 GMT
I signed up with an email I never use so I can't say if I'm getting more spam or not because I don't even bother to check. It's the same one I used for Facebook.
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Deleted
Posts: 0
Oct 5, 2024 20:05:48 GMT
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Jul 24, 2014 1:37:08 GMT
Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2014 1:37:08 GMT
just looked at my spam folder but it's hard to tell because my username is also part of my email, so I don't know which they might have gotten it from.
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Jul 24, 2014 1:37:47 GMT
Post by Eddie-n-Harley on Jul 24, 2014 1:37:47 GMT
I dunno, I never open my spam folder. I have no idea if there's been an increase or not. So I should say I get nothing that isn't filtered out. Your inbox doesn't tell you how many messages are in your spam folder?
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Post by mztfied on Jul 24, 2014 1:53:32 GMT
I thought you were talking about that crap in a can!!
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Jul 24, 2014 1:53:41 GMT
Post by KikiPea on Jul 24, 2014 1:53:41 GMT
I don't know because I use a specific email address for all emails that may be spam. I very rarely even look at it.
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Post by keknj on Jul 24, 2014 1:57:38 GMT
I dunno, I never open my spam folder. I have no idea if there's been an increase or not. So I should say I get nothing that isn't filtered out. Your inbox doesn't tell you how many messages are in your spam folder?
Nope. It's on the list of folders along the left side (and the number is there), but it's so far down I can't see it unless I scroll. And I don't scroll! It's set to automatically delete after so many so there's no reason to bother with it. If I've signed up to get email notifications and I'm not getting them (and I notice!) I will check the spam folder. Other than that I pretty much ignore it.
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Rhondito
Pearl Clutcher
MississipPea
Posts: 4,797
Jun 25, 2014 19:33:19 GMT
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Jul 24, 2014 1:58:40 GMT
Post by Rhondito on Jul 24, 2014 1:58:40 GMT
Yes! Lots of emails with no subject. None have included my username but I'm definitely getting more since signing up here.
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Post by doxielady on Jul 24, 2014 2:27:04 GMT
No increase for me. I get an email from Pro-Boards once a day with the updates from here. Other than that - nothing new.
I still occasionally get a very nice email invitation to assist a Nigerian Prince, but I'm mean and won't send him the $5,000 he keeps asking for!
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Sue
Pearl Clutcher
Posts: 3,240
Location: SE of Portland, Oregon
Jun 26, 2014 18:42:33 GMT
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Jul 24, 2014 2:29:07 GMT
Post by Sue on Jul 24, 2014 2:29:07 GMT
No increase in spam for me.
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Jul 24, 2014 2:34:12 GMT
Post by bebe on Jul 24, 2014 2:34:12 GMT
I can't tell any difference, although I seem to always get a lot of spam. They just go in the "spam" folder and I delete the whole thing probably once a week.
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Jul 24, 2014 3:57:46 GMT
Post by AngieandSnoopy on Jul 24, 2014 3:57:46 GMT
No increase for me, all I get is the updated list of threads I've posted on.
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paget
Drama Llama
Posts: 7,039
Jun 25, 2014 21:16:39 GMT
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Jul 24, 2014 5:44:07 GMT
Post by paget on Jul 24, 2014 5:44:07 GMT
No increase for me. I changed my settings to stop receiving those probated update thread emails. At first it seemed nice but became overwhelming.
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oblibby
Full Member
Posts: 211
Location: Bonnie Scotland
Jul 10, 2014 10:30:12 GMT
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Post by oblibby on Jul 24, 2014 5:48:18 GMT
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aacey
Junior Member
Posts: 72
Jul 1, 2014 3:59:25 GMT
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Jul 24, 2014 6:26:10 GMT
Post by aacey on Jul 24, 2014 6:26:10 GMT
No increase for me either.
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eastcoastpea
Prolific Pea
Posts: 9,252
Jun 27, 2014 13:05:28 GMT
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Jul 24, 2014 8:09:57 GMT
Post by eastcoastpea on Jul 24, 2014 8:09:57 GMT
No. But, in the last few days, I've been getting pop up ads nonstop.
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BarbaraUK
Drama Llama
Surrounded by my yarn stash on the NE coast of England...............!! Refupea 1702
Posts: 5,961
Location: England UK
Jun 27, 2014 12:47:11 GMT
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Jul 24, 2014 8:40:48 GMT
Post by BarbaraUK on Jul 24, 2014 8:40:48 GMT
No increase for me, all I get is the updated list of threads I've posted on. Same here - and I updated my personal settings to stop getting that email from Pro-Boards.
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Jul 24, 2014 9:07:10 GMT
Post by bothmykidsrbrats on Jul 24, 2014 9:07:10 GMT
I was just trying to figure out why I got so much spam this week. This board never occurred to me. I forget this isn't 2Ps, and I put my info "out there", somewhere new. I haven't had a problem until this week, and I'm getting 3-5 a day. It could also be from a shopping site. I started back to school shopping, about the same time we migrated here. I haven't used some of those accounts since last year.
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Jul 24, 2014 10:27:02 GMT
Post by johna on Jul 24, 2014 10:27:02 GMT
I have not gotten an increase in spam, thankfully. I also don't get unwanted pop-ups, as another user mentioned.
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Jul 24, 2014 10:55:56 GMT
Post by christine58 on Jul 24, 2014 10:55:56 GMT
None here....I also changed my preferences so now I don't get emails every time someone likes etc a post I wrote.
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Jul 24, 2014 11:21:41 GMT
via mobile
Post by *sprout* on Jul 24, 2014 11:21:41 GMT
Not a single spam email (just checked)
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Jul 24, 2014 12:55:01 GMT
Post by anxiousmom on Jul 24, 2014 12:55:01 GMT
None here, but I have a separate email account that I use only for signing up for websites/ordering on-line/etc.
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Jul 24, 2014 13:08:59 GMT
via mobile
Post by pb on Jul 24, 2014 13:08:59 GMT
I haven't had an increase in spam.
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Jul 24, 2014 13:35:05 GMT
Post by phoenixcov on Jul 24, 2014 13:35:05 GMT
No extra spam for me either.
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