Hey...

I just got a spam (they're probably nabbing email addresses from here) for a new web hosting discussion board - check it out:

"This is just an annoucement.

We are currently lauching a new Web Hosting Forum. Hope you enjoy using it.

Thank you

Our site address: http://www.webhostingtalk.com.my"

Cute - they even use the same forum names and copy-pasted the rest... Perhaps headsurfer needs to pay a visit? :)

-David

Whats the problem?

There is also http://www.webhostingtalk.com.au/

Looks like WHT got some competition now. Or is it a sister site? Got this email today.

This is just an annoucement.

We are currently lauching a new Web Hosting Forum. Hope you enjoy using it.

Thank you

Our site address: http://www.webhostingtalk.com.my



Regards,

Mod note:
Threads merged.

yes...but the malaysian version has the same exact topics and all haha

They aren't the only ones trying to rub off on the success of this forums. They are ones in Australia, Singapore and I am sure in other countries I am not aware of.

I have also receive their promotion email.

Thread like this would only promote their forum.

Then I shouldn't post. :D

Hmm...

So these people just start registering domains under country codes and copy-pasting then... Hmm, lets check..

OMG - webhostingtalk.co.uk is a total and complete rip! They've even copied my posts!

Oh, well.. Maybe it's just bedtime. :)

-David

now you know the problem of generic domain names

if webhostingtalk.com was called qubaxqubaztalk.com then i dont suppose there would be many imitators :D

Imitation is the highest form of flattery....;)

I didn't go there. I just deleted the email they sent. :(

How did they know my email addr? :fork::bomb:

YUPAPA.. they got it off these boards ;)

I don't think I have posted my addr here before.... Maybe they asked me about my hosting and found out my addr! :fork::bomb:

:puke:

You've fgot meial links in your profile and right under your posts ;)

I don't think they harvested this board.

One of the addresses I received mail at was never on this board.

Looks like it may have been more from hosting directories.

I did not get the mail :( . Boo hoo :mad: :D

Some of the mods there are on this board.. saw the same nicks :) Maybe a ban is in order? :)

cindyng60@hotmail.com was the one sent to me...
Howcome we all got the mail on the same date then?

Spam program prehaps?

Here is the headers from what I got:

Return-path: <cindyng60@hotmail.com>
Envelope-to: myemail
Delivery-date: Wed, 09 Apr 2003 23:41:21 -0400
Received: from pop.time.net.my ([203.121.16.80] helo=puyu.time.net.my)
by myemailserver with smtp (Exim 3.36 #1)
id 193SwD-0002d6-00
for myemail; Wed, 09 Apr 2003 23:41:21 -0400
Received: (qmail 75786 invoked from network); 10 Apr 2003 03:39:27 -0000
Received: from unknown (HELO hotmail.com) (211.24.66.243)
by 0 with SMTP; 10 Apr 2003 03:39:27 -0000
Date: 10 Apr 03 11:05:39 +-0800
From: "Cindy"<cindyng60@hotmail.com>
To: <myemail>
Subject: New Web Hosting Forum Lauching
Message-Id: <E193SwD-0002d6-00@myemailserver>

Edited back now, took some of my info out :)

you need more header than that.

Parsing header:
Header incomplete, aborting.
No source IP address found, cannot proceed. Not full header?

Full header is now there.

:211.24.66.243 (Administrator of network where email originates)
To: postmaster@time.net.my (Notes)
To: webmaster@isp.time.net.my (Notes)

Send spam reports to those :) also to the host of the forum.

Edit: abuse@webvisions.com host abuse.

I got the same email but it does seem they harvested them from hosting directories because the one they sent it to was created just for those.

http://216.239.53.100/search?q=cache:7aG7ugVm-uwC:sydney.myacen.com/~gwu/xoops/modules/mylinks/visit.php%3Flid%3D465=en&ie=UTF-8

What is this business about?

I don't think Robert Marsh own a TM on webhosting talk? They liked WHT and decided to create their own forum geared towards their specific country i.e. Malaysia and Australia. I don't see any issues with that. Perhaps the Malaysia WHT went to far by using the same forum names but I still don't think it's a big deal. I didn't get spam from them!

They got the email adds from a directory called hostprofessor.

I know this because each time i sign up for something i use an address that corresponds with what i signed up too.

We got this spam to our support email address which is not given out.

Well, they certainly helped themselves to the exact text at WHT (and it isn't hard to figure out what other site they've been at, heh).

Didn't get an email :)

Originally posted by thedavid
OMG - webhostingtalk.co.uk is a total and complete rip! They've even copied my posts!

Better sue the bastards :D

j/k :stickout:

Bah someone registered my nickname and claims to work for our company on webhostingtalk.co.uk!!

Just had a chat with the offender and he seems like a nice guy.

:D

Originally posted by UH-Matt
Just had a chat with the offender and he seems like a nice guy.

:D

:emlaugh: hmm not a lot to say to that :D

Originally posted by RajanUrs
now you know the problem of generic domain names

if webhostingtalk.com was called qubaxqubaztalk.com then i dont suppose there would be many imitators :D

If it was called qubaxqubaztalk.com I wouldn't come here :o

Originally posted by RajanUrs
now you know the problem of generic domain names

if webhostingtalk.com was called qubaxqubaztalk.com then i dont suppose there would be many imitators :D

If this board was called qubaxqubaztalk.com and just as busy, they would have imitated it. Its not the name, its the traffic and amount of members.