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    From Oli@21:3/102 to All on Friday, February 19, 2021 10:25:49
    Where is the spam through the fsxNet FTN<>QWK Gateway (21:4/10) coming from?

    Spammers don't use QWK or do they?

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  • From Al@21:4/106.1 to Oli on Friday, February 19, 2021 02:00:25
    Re: SPAM SPAM SPAM
    By: Oli to All on Fri Feb 19 2021 10:25 am

    Where is the spam through the fsxNet FTN<>QWK Gateway (21:4/10) coming from?

    I haven't noticed it but it could be coming from the gateway system or one of the QWK nodes connected there.

    Spammers don't use QWK or do they?

    Spammers will spam any way they can get in.. :(

    Ttyl :-),
    Al

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  • From Oli@21:3/102 to Al on Friday, February 19, 2021 11:11:00
    Al wrote (2021-02-19):

    Spammers don't use QWK or do they?

    Spammers will spam any way they can get in.. :(

    I still doubt they know QWK and are able to send SPAM the real QWK way.

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  • From Al@21:4/106.1 to Oli on Friday, February 19, 2021 02:42:45
    I still doubt they know QWK and are able to send SPAM the real QWK way.

    I doubt if spammers know about telnet/rlogin/ssh or QWK. They could do that but I have never seen them do it.

    Synchronet has a web interface also and it is possible for someone to create an account on the BBS on the web page. Once they do that they can read/reply/post from the web page or from telnet/rlogin/ssh if they chose. I don't think bots can put all that together but a person could do that.

    Ttyl :-),
    Al
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  • From Al@21:4/106.1 to Oli on Friday, February 19, 2021 02:44:16
    I doubt if spammers know about telnet/rlogin/ssh or QWK. They could do that but I have never seen them do it.

    This reply and the previous one was posted from the web page my BBS has online.

    Ttyl :-),
    Al
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  • From apam@21:1/182 to Oli on Friday, February 19, 2021 21:36:06
    Spammers don't use QWK or do they?

    Spammers will spam any way they can get in.. :(

    I still doubt they know QWK and are able to send SPAM the real QWK
    way.

    They log in via Synchronet Web Interfaces, just like they do with forum software.

    Andrew


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