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Old 03-26-2007, 07:03 AM   #1

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Is it just me, or every one else is also noticing a recent spur in spam bot registrations from .org tlds?
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Old 03-26-2007, 08:15 AM   #2
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I haven't noticed that but I probaby will now I've said that.
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Old 03-26-2007, 10:25 AM   #3

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Nothing here. Don't really have a significant spamming problem at all. Lucky I guess.
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Old 03-26-2007, 03:01 PM   #4
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I haven't noticed any. I haven't had spam for awhile though, so I wouldn't be the first to know
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Old 03-26-2007, 06:12 PM   #5

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I haven't noticed any. I haven't had spam for awhile though
Same here. Most of mine used to came from .info's.
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Old 03-27-2007, 01:22 AM   #6

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Like everybody else...I haven't noticed this either, but we don't have enough spambots that get through for me to start checking trends.
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Old 03-28-2007, 12:31 AM   #7

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Haven't been spammed at all really, but if it ever happens I'll be thinking of this.
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Old 03-29-2007, 02:53 AM   #8

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I haven't noticed anything like this either recently.
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hmm... looks like i am the only one .org spammers were targeting
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