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Title: In an Effort to Combat SpamBots we will be Refusing New Registrations from Hotmail
Post by: SysAdmin on December 24, 2011, 04:42:12 AM: In an effort to combat SpamBots we will no longer be accepting registrations from Hotmail e-mail addresses starting today. If you use Hotmail and want to register as a new user please select an alternate e-mail address. We will also be reviewing all old accounts that use Hotmail for any Spam activity. If you are already registered and use Hotmail as your primary e-mail address you have nothing to worry about as long as you're not a SpamBot. If you are a SpamBot your account will be annihilated with extreme prejudice for 1 million Peta years.
Title: Re: In an Effort to Combat SpamBots we will be Refusing New Registrations from Hotmai
Post by: ChaosLord on December 24, 2011, 05:12:48 AM: Spam is evil.
Hotmail is evil.

I applaud your efforts to destroy spam.
Title: Re: In an Effort to Combat SpamBots we will be Refusing New Registrations from Hotmai
Post by: Kesa on December 24, 2011, 05:35:00 AM: @Transition. How do we know you are not a SpamBot? :confused:
Title: Re: In an Effort to Combat SpamBots we will be Refusing New Registrations from Hotmai
Post by: XDelusion on December 24, 2011, 05:49:21 AM: Or an agent of Google.
Title: Re: In an Effort to Combat SpamBots we will be Refusing New Registrations from Hotmai
Post by: commodorejohn on December 24, 2011, 05:54:39 AM: Quote from: Kesa;672698
@Transition. How do we know you are not a SpamBot? :confused:
"You look down and see a tortoise, Kesa. It's crawling toward you..."
Title: Re: In an Effort to Combat SpamBots we will be Refusing New Registrations from Hotmai
Post by: Kesa on December 25, 2011, 03:33:52 AM: Quote from: commodorejohn;672700
"You look down and see a tortoise, Kesa. It's crawling toward you..."

OMG! That's the answer I've been looking for all these years! Thanks commodore!
Title: Re: In an Effort to Combat SpamBots we will be Refusing New Registrations from Hotmai
Post by: CritAnime on December 25, 2011, 05:01:42 AM: It's crawling toward you Kesa. You reach down, you flip the tortoise over on its back. The tortoise lays on its back, its belly baking in the hot sun, beating its legs trying to turn itself over, but it can't, not without your help Kesa. But you're not helping. Why is that Kesa?
Title: Re: In an Effort to Combat SpamBots we will be Refusing New Registrations from Hotmai
Post by: Kesa on December 25, 2011, 08:41:19 AM: This is deep stuff. Ummm... I dunno. I will get back to you when i am sober.
Title: Re: In an Effort to Combat SpamBots we will be Refusing New Registrations from Hotmai
Post by: Tension on December 25, 2011, 11:12:26 AM: Quote from: Kesa;672812
This is deep stuff. Ummm... I dunno. I will get back to you when i am sober.

It's a test designed to provoke an emotional response.
Title: Re: In an Effort to Combat SpamBots we will be Refusing New Registrations from Hotmai
Post by: Kesa on December 25, 2011, 11:36:44 AM: Really? And what is the verdict of this test? What emotions should occur and why is this?
Title: Re: In an Effort to Combat SpamBots we will be Refusing New Registrations from Hotmai
Post by: spaceman88 on December 25, 2011, 05:25:36 PM: Damn Replicants!
Title: Re: In an Effort to Combat SpamBots we will be Refusing New Registrations from Hotmai
Post by: LoadWB on December 25, 2011, 05:50:35 PM: Tell me about your mother...
Title: Re: In an Effort to Combat SpamBots we will be Refusing New Registrations from Hotmai
Post by: CritAnime on December 25, 2011, 11:11:16 PM: Quote from: Kesa;672819
Really? And what is the verdict of this test? What emotions should occur and why is this?

Its a question designed to produce the "blush response", heart rate, and eye movement in response to emotionally provocative questions. It should take 20 -30 questions cross referenced to see if your a replicant. Though by the looks of things it's only gonna take the one lol.
Title: Re: In an Effort to Combat SpamBots we will be Refusing New Registrations from Hotmai
Post by: trekiej on December 25, 2011, 11:19:48 PM: With pen and paper in hand," how long have you had these feelings"?
Title: Re: In an Effort to Combat SpamBots we will be Refusing New Registrations from Hotmai
Post by: SysAdmin on January 05, 2012, 04:12:06 AM: :bump:
Title: Re: In an Effort to Combat SpamBots we will be Refusing New Registrations from Hotmai
Post by: SysAdmin on February 06, 2012, 04:36:39 AM: :bump:
Title: Re: In an Effort to Combat SpamBots we will be Refusing New Registrations from Hotmai
Post by: koaftder on February 06, 2012, 05:10:13 AM: You're reading a magazine. You come across a full-page nude photo of a girl.
Title: Re: In an Effort to Combat SpamBots we will be Refusing New Registrations from Hotmai
Post by: LoadWB on February 06, 2012, 05:59:17 AM: You're in luck, Mr. Deckard, or maybe not so much. I *am* a lesbian.
Title: Re: In an Effort to Combat SpamBots we will be Refusing New Registrations from Hotmai
Post by: SysAdmin on February 07, 2012, 05:16:19 AM: Yesterday and today we had a few people try to register using Hotmail so we wanted to mention once again it is not allowed do to Spambot problems. If you want to join this site please use another e-mail service (we recommend G-mail).

Thank You

We may have to update the TOS so it is very clear.
Title: Re: In an Effort to Combat SpamBots we will be Refusing New Registrations from Hotmai
Post by: SysAdmin on February 17, 2012, 12:55:24 AM: :bump:
Title: Re: In an Effort to Combat SpamBots we will be Refusing New Registrations from Hotmai
Post by: SysAdmin on December 30, 2012, 06:01:00 AM: FYI

To combat spambots we still don't allow Hotmail e-mail accounts on Amiga.org. If you tried to register with Hotmail and it failed please reregister with G-mail or something else. I saw a few failed registrations for Hotmail so I thought it might be good to bring this up again. Hotmail is obsolete and it's silly that anyone still uses it in the 21st century.
Title: Re: In an Effort to Combat SpamBots we will be Refusing New Registrations from Hotmai
Post by: Lurch on December 30, 2012, 06:24:41 AM: Hotmail? Thought Microsoft were stopping that service and replacing it with outlook web mail or something.

Last time I used Hotmail was over 10 years ago :-)
Title: Re: In an Effort to Combat SpamBots we will be Refusing New Registrations from Hotmai
Post by: SysAdmin on December 30, 2012, 07:14:51 AM: @Lurch

You can still create new Hotmail e-mail accounts and spammers do it all the time.

https://signup.live.com/signup.aspx?wa=wsignin1.0&rpsnv=11&ct=1356851562&rver=6.1.6206.0&wp=MBI&wreply=http%3a%2f%2fmail.live.com%2fdefault.aspx&id=64855&cbcxt=mai&snsc=1&bk=1356851563&uiflavor=web&mkt=EN-US&lc=1033&lic=1
Title: Re: In an Effort to Combat SpamBots we will be Refusing New Registrations from Hotmai
Post by: CritAnime on December 30, 2012, 07:29:32 AM: I was under the impression that they were just dropping the Hotmail name and rolling everything into the live system.
Title: Re: In an Effort to Combat SpamBots we will be Refusing New Registrations from Hotmai
Post by: Lurch on December 30, 2012, 08:52:53 AM: Quote from: SysAdmin;720666
@Lurch

You can still create new Hotmail e-mail accounts and spammers do it all the time.

https://signup.live.com/signup.aspx?wa=wsignin1.0&rpsnv=11&ct=1356851562&rver=6.1.6206.0&wp=MBI&wreply=http%3a%2f%2fmail.live.com%2fdefault.aspx&id=64855&cbcxt=mai&snsc=1&bk=1356851563&uiflavor=web&mkt=EN-US&lc=1033&lic=1

Wow, did not know that. Kind of crazy to keep it running.
Title: Re: In an Effort to Combat SpamBots we will be Refusing New Registrations from Hotmai
Post by: Zac67 on December 30, 2012, 12:27:13 PM: No problems with Yahoo? At work we've been blocking them for a year now. Hotmail, MSN, Live, ... have just joined them recently... ;)
Title: Re: In an Effort to Combat SpamBots we will be Refusing New Registrations from Hotmai
Post by: SysAdmin on December 30, 2012, 01:00:28 PM: Quote from: Zac67;720684
No problems with Yahoo? At work we've been blocking them for a year now. Hotmail, MSN, Live, ... have just joined them recently... ;)

Yahoo has not given us problems so far (cross fingers).
Title: Re: In an Effort to Combat SpamBots we will be Refusing New Registrations from Hotmai
Post by: mongo on December 30, 2012, 04:15:26 PM: Quote from: SysAdmin;720656
Hotmail is obsolete and it's silly that anyone still uses it in the 21st century.

In what possible way is it obsolete?

It's silly that people think the way you do.