Anybody get spammed by powerseeker.co.uk?
05 October 2000, 02:48 PM
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To Powerseeker,
I too recieved this spam...
...I am concerned that Webmaster believes that he is sounding harsh. In my view his chastisment is not harsh enough.
Please do not send further spam to me, if you have something worth offering to Subaru drivers, the etherenergy would soon surface it if it was of any value.
In the interim, go away and leave us in peace.
R
I too recieved this spam...
...I am concerned that Webmaster believes that he is sounding harsh. In my view his chastisment is not harsh enough.
Please do not send further spam to me, if you have something worth offering to Subaru drivers, the etherenergy would soon surface it if it was of any value.
In the interim, go away and leave us in peace.
R
05 October 2000, 03:09 PM
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I got it too 
I actually get loads of junk e-mail, so I was about to bin it with all the rest, when I noticed the "Subaru Enthusiast" subject line.
I wondered which scoob related site my e-mail address had been pinched from.
Webmaster - though I haven't met you, I respect (and trust) you enough not to pass on my e-mail to third parties - christ it never crossed my mind that you could have SOLD our e-mail addresses! - Good to see you've issued an 'official' scoobynet response. (Could have been harsher though!
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None the less, I HATE this sort of spam and will now make sure I steer well clear of any related sites or products of powerseeker.
off soapbox & steam fully vented......
Rich
I actually get loads of junk e-mail, so I was about to bin it with all the rest, when I noticed the "Subaru Enthusiast" subject line.
I wondered which scoob related site my e-mail address had been pinched from.
Webmaster - though I haven't met you, I respect (and trust) you enough not to pass on my e-mail to third parties - christ it never crossed my mind that you could have SOLD our e-mail addresses! - Good to see you've issued an 'official' scoobynet response. (Could have been harsher though!
)None the less, I HATE this sort of spam and will now make sure I steer well clear of any related sites or products of powerseeker.
off soapbox & steam fully vented......
Rich
05 October 2000, 03:19 PM
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I got the spam as well.
If they don't apologise for their actions and don't gives assurances that it won't happen again, we could arrange a date and time to bombard their site and bring down their server. Bit extreme and anti social, but it may deter them (and hopefully others) from doing it again.
Actually visited the site and didn't seem to have much of interest (to me) to offer. Anyone with an interest in Scoobies is going to head for Scoobynet or 22B anyway. If people want visitors to their site, there are ways to register with search engines to locate their site without the need for spam. No excuse for spam in my book. Unless it's Monty Python.
Jerome.
If they don't apologise for their actions and don't gives assurances that it won't happen again, we could arrange a date and time to bombard their site and bring down their server. Bit extreme and anti social, but it may deter them (and hopefully others) from doing it again.
Actually visited the site and didn't seem to have much of interest (to me) to offer. Anyone with an interest in Scoobies is going to head for Scoobynet or 22B anyway. If people want visitors to their site, there are ways to register with search engines to locate their site without the need for spam. No excuse for spam in my book. Unless it's Monty Python.
Jerome.
05 October 2000, 03:26 PM
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I hope powerseekers like the Apple Quicktime software a lot....
>Webmaster
Maybe I missed the harsh bit in your email to them?
Nick (with emaill address now hidden)
>Webmaster
Maybe I missed the harsh bit in your email to them?
Nick (with emaill address now hidden)
05 October 2000, 03:32 PM
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Chris L & Nick,
A web spider. That is all. In 2 hours a software developer can write something that will pull out all the addresses on any site. In 5 minutes you can download a utility that does the same. Simple, I am afraid.
KF.
A web spider. That is all. In 2 hours a software developer can write something that will pull out all the addresses on any site. In 5 minutes you can download a utility that does the same. Simple, I am afraid.
KF.
05 October 2000, 03:44 PM
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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:<HR>Originally posted by Nick:
<B>Anyone know how I can complain to their ISP?[/quote]
Yes. Send an e-mail with the header from the spam to
<B>Anyone know how I can complain to their ISP?[/quote]
Yes. Send an e-mail with the header from the spam to
05 October 2000, 03:57 PM
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Just a thought Webmaster, sorry if it's already been mentioned, but could you hide everyone's profiles from non-registered people? Should stop spiders from crawling into everyones nooks and crannies.
Jerome.
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05 October 2000, 04:05 PM
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Muppets spammed me as well.
Here's a lookup on the domain :
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:<HR>
Domain Name: POWERSEEKER.CO.UK
Registered For: Ereal Limited
Domain Registered By: ENTANET
Registered on 18-Jun-1999.
Record last updated on 31-Mar-2000 by nominet@nominet.org.uk.
Domain servers listed in order:
NS.ENTA.NET 195.74.96.35
NS2.ENTA.NET 195.74.96.34
NS3.ENTA.NET 195.74.96.20
WHOIS database last updated at 14:10:01 05-Oct-2000<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Looking at the mail headers, we can see the message came via a server called ereal.ereal.net. A quick NeoTrace later and we have some details for Enta.net :
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:<HR>
real (EREAL3-DOM)
Callow
Hereford, Herefordshire HR2 8DE
Domain Name: EREAL.NET
Administrative Contact, Technical Contact, Zone Contact, Billing Contact:
Lalonde, Steve (SL718) steve@ENTA.NET
ENTANET International Ltd
Stafford Park 6
Telford
Shropshire
TF3 3AT
GB
44 1952 428852 (FAX) 44 1952 419922<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Perhaps we should all complain to Enta.Net as the chances the mail came via their server. Abuse@enta.net would be a good place to start.
I've just been searching the RS Board as the name Powerseeker rang a bell.
Read this thread
Here's a lookup on the domain :
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:<HR>
Domain Name: POWERSEEKER.CO.UK
Registered For: Ereal Limited
Domain Registered By: ENTANET
Registered on 18-Jun-1999.
Record last updated on 31-Mar-2000 by nominet@nominet.org.uk.
Domain servers listed in order:
NS.ENTA.NET 195.74.96.35
NS2.ENTA.NET 195.74.96.34
NS3.ENTA.NET 195.74.96.20
WHOIS database last updated at 14:10:01 05-Oct-2000<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Looking at the mail headers, we can see the message came via a server called ereal.ereal.net. A quick NeoTrace later and we have some details for Enta.net :
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:<HR>
real (EREAL3-DOM)
Callow
Hereford, Herefordshire HR2 8DE
Domain Name: EREAL.NET
Administrative Contact, Technical Contact, Zone Contact, Billing Contact:
Lalonde, Steve (SL718) steve@ENTA.NET
ENTANET International Ltd
Stafford Park 6
Telford
Shropshire
TF3 3AT
GB
44 1952 428852 (FAX) 44 1952 419922<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Perhaps we should all complain to Enta.Net as the chances the mail came via their server. Abuse@enta.net would be a good place to start.
I've just been searching the RS Board as the name Powerseeker rang a bell.
Read this thread
05 October 2000, 04:10 PM
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Excellent info Chris.
I found a sponsor of the powerseeker site & sent this message to them.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
sales@directcarparts.co.uk
You appear to support powerseekers.co.uk
This company is actively engaged in stealing contact details from other Internet sites. This is a criminal offence under the Data Protection Act.
I am sure that your company is not also be involved in this criminal practise but I would appreciate a confirmation email that this is not the case.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Nick
(Growing horns & a little forked tail)
I found a sponsor of the powerseeker site & sent this message to them.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
sales@directcarparts.co.uk
You appear to support powerseekers.co.uk
This company is actively engaged in stealing contact details from other Internet sites. This is a criminal offence under the Data Protection Act.
I am sure that your company is not also be involved in this criminal practise but I would appreciate a confirmation email that this is not the case.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Nick
(Growing horns & a little forked tail)
05 October 2000, 04:11 PM
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I originate from the RSOC BB and yes we I got spammed by these clowns.What is the point of offering a an immobiliser to Scooby or RS owners.
les (I hate spam whether it its a can or email)
05 October 2000, 04:23 PM
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I have deleted a message which gave us instructions of how to download an "email bomber".
To save me having to spend the entire day looking through this thread, can we please make sure that no further messages which suggest revenge of any sort are posted.
I am as furious about this as everyone else.
But we should not condone actions of vengance (sp?) or similar.
Kind Regards
Simon
To save me having to spend the entire day looking through this thread, can we please make sure that no further messages which suggest revenge of any sort are posted.
I am as furious about this as everyone else.
But we should not condone actions of vengance (sp?) or similar.
Kind Regards
Simon
05 October 2000, 04:31 PM
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Excellent info ChrisB. We should indeed send a complaint to abuse@enta.net or to postmaster@enta.net.
Let's give Simon a break here, and stop fiddlin' with large emails or mailbombs.
Spam if bad enough in itself, but if followed by - however well meant - more useless mails, it gets 10 times worse.
I'll get my coat.
[This message has been edited by EvilBevel (edited 05 October 2000).]
Let's give Simon a break here, and stop fiddlin' with large emails or mailbombs.
Spam if bad enough in itself, but if followed by - however well meant - more useless mails, it gets 10 times worse.
I'll get my coat.
[This message has been edited by EvilBevel (edited 05 October 2000).]
05 October 2000, 06:57 PM
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Hi All
Powerseeker have asked me to post this message.
----message starts----
Dear Scoobynet member.
We are truly sorry for any ill-feeling caused by emailing some of you from
the Sccobynet BB. I can assure you that there were no malicious intensions
on our behalf.
I can personally understand that you hate SPAM and fully understand if you
never wish us to mail you again. I can also assure you that no monies are
being gained for the email. We are not selling any products either.
We only intended to try and gain some popularity which we seemed to have
blown regarding many of you from Scoobynet.
Over the next 24 hours everybodies email address will be removed from the
database and again we apologise for causing any problems.
No excuses - we were wrong!
Thank you for reading this post.
Powerseeker
----message ends----
I personally think we should see this as a very positive and (IMHO) genuine, well meant apology.
I think this was an error of judgement on their part rather than anything more sinister.
Regards
Simon
Powerseeker have asked me to post this message.
----message starts----
Dear Scoobynet member.
We are truly sorry for any ill-feeling caused by emailing some of you from
the Sccobynet BB. I can assure you that there were no malicious intensions
on our behalf.
I can personally understand that you hate SPAM and fully understand if you
never wish us to mail you again. I can also assure you that no monies are
being gained for the email. We are not selling any products either.
We only intended to try and gain some popularity which we seemed to have
blown regarding many of you from Scoobynet.
Over the next 24 hours everybodies email address will be removed from the
database and again we apologise for causing any problems.
No excuses - we were wrong!
Thank you for reading this post.
Powerseeker
----message ends----
I personally think we should see this as a very positive and (IMHO) genuine, well meant apology.
I think this was an error of judgement on their part rather than anything more sinister.
Regards
Simon
