Comments on: Seriously Live Messenger, What is the problem? http://www.geardiary.com/2009/10/13/seriously-live-messenger-what-is-the-problem/ Everyone can understand technology; sometimes it just takes a little translating. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:47:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Haesslichhttp://www.geardiary.com/2009/10/13/seriously-live-messenger-what-is-the-problem/#comment-50467 Haesslich Wed, 14 Oct 2009 04:41:31 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=53739#comment-50467 I've gotten spam from AIM, but it's pretty easy to shut out people who spam you - you just have to specify the level of access you allow... which means sometimes the old email trick of 'block everyone but list of approved senders' equivalent in AOL, IIRC. You'd think, with Microsoft trying to show their chops with regards to IM and everything else with the Windows Live Experience, that they'd cut out annoyances like... y'know, chat-spam. I’ve gotten spam from AIM, but it’s pretty easy to shut out people who spam you – you just have to specify the level of access you allow… which means sometimes the old email trick of ‘block everyone but list of approved senders’ equivalent in AOL, IIRC. You’d think, with Microsoft trying to show their chops with regards to IM and everything else with the Windows Live Experience, that they’d cut out annoyances like… y’know, chat-spam.

]]> By: Judie Lipsetthttp://www.geardiary.com/2009/10/13/seriously-live-messenger-what-is-the-problem/#comment-50462 Judie Lipsett Wed, 14 Oct 2009 01:27:58 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=53739#comment-50462 Yeah...Yahoo, Google, or even AOL. None of those have ever spammed me like this account is doing. :-/ Yeah…Yahoo, Google, or even AOL. None of those have ever spammed me like this account is doing. :-/

]]> By: Haesslichhttp://www.geardiary.com/2009/10/13/seriously-live-messenger-what-is-the-problem/#comment-50459 Haesslich Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:41:38 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=53739#comment-50459 Well, they're pretty obviously bots, and someone probably has either a bunch of throwaway IP's to use with accounts, or maybe a botnet going. Another reason not to join MSN Messenger, and one that their competitors can use in online advertising: "Want an IM experience free from spam and sex-chat solications? Try Yahoo IM!" Well, they’re pretty obviously bots, and someone probably has either a bunch of throwaway IP’s to use with accounts, or maybe a botnet going. Another reason not to join MSN Messenger, and one that their competitors can use in online advertising: “Want an IM experience free from spam and sex-chat solications? Try Yahoo IM!”

]]> By: Judie Lipsetthttp://www.geardiary.com/2009/10/13/seriously-live-messenger-what-is-the-problem/#comment-50448 Judie Lipsett Tue, 13 Oct 2009 22:21:41 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=53739#comment-50448 I know, weren't they awful? :-P Since the messages are so similar, all I can figure is that some spam service has created hundreds (thousands) of accounts, and is just sending them out. As a matter of fact, I have received two more since I posted the article. :sigh: I know, weren’t they awful? :-P

Since the messages are so similar, all I can figure is that some spam service has created hundreds (thousands) of accounts, and is just sending them out. As a matter of fact, I have received two more since I posted the article. :sigh:

]]> By: ssschmidthttp://www.geardiary.com/2009/10/13/seriously-live-messenger-what-is-the-problem/#comment-50447 ssschmidt Tue, 13 Oct 2009 22:16:23 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=53739#comment-50447 OMG. Some warning would have been nice..... KIDDING!!!!! I'm sure that the aforementioned IM's are in violation of the TOS. So after your report, the people doing that should have their accounts deactivated. Of course, they can always create new ones. Interesting that they SHOULD be blocked by your filter, but aren't. OMG. Some warning would have been nice….. KIDDING!!!!!
I’m sure that the aforementioned IM’s are in violation of the TOS. So after your report, the people doing that should have their accounts deactivated. Of course, they can always create new ones.
Interesting that they SHOULD be blocked by your filter, but aren’t.

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