Chris Santerre wrote: >>> In any case, I think that they could do >>> something very simple, which is to set up several secret spam traps, ... >> I'm fairly certain geocities is using all of: >> >> 1) pre-emptive filters to attempt to flag suspicious registrations >> and uploads. >> >> 2) filters to auto-group abuse reports and auto-suspend accounts >> with high complaint volume. >> >> 3) use of spamtraps to auto-suspend accounts. > > For the last week, I feel like I should receive a paycheck from > Geocities! All I've been doing is submitting damn redirect web pages.
One thing Geocities isn't doing is adding a "report abuse" link to their javascript widget that appears on every page. That would turn every visitor into a potential spamfighter. -- Matthew.van.Eerde (at) hbinc.com 805.964.4554 x902 Hispanic Business Inc./HireDiversity.com Software Engineer
