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  • E Espen Harlinn

    I just did that, and to my surprise I found quite a number of emails from the other members of the c++ committee - seems the filter has become a wee bit overzealous.

    Espen Harlinn Principal Architect, Software - Goodtech Projects & Services AS My LinkedIn Profile

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    icemclean
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    That, or Apple wrote your spam filter. "C++? Pfft - far too high-level. You will use Obj-C!" It's just trying to stop you from falling in with the wrong crowd ;)

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      That, or Apple wrote your spam filter. "C++? Pfft - far too high-level. You will use Obj-C!" It's just trying to stop you from falling in with the wrong crowd ;)

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      Espen Harlinn
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      I appreciate your concern, but I've long since fallen in with the right crowd ;) Obj-C? The only person I've ever known that uses that language is also the least productive, by far, developer I've come to know. I'll admit that the language probably doesn't have anything to do with that - but it does make me suspicious :laugh:

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      • I icemclean

        Just browsing through my email, I've realised just how much spam gets on my nerves. Not because I've been sent unsolicited fraudulent mail, but because the link that I'm supposed to click contains my email address and first name passed as GET parameters, as if I wouldn't be able to manipulate that. I get the feeling that anyone with style would have found a way to pass it as a POST parameter. Or maybe I just get a lower class of spam than everyone else. I'm wondering whether or not it's odd that I'm not particularly annoyed by the spam on principle, but more that I'm disappointed by the standard of spam I get =P

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        jsc42
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        Just change the contents of the GET parameters to fake email addresses at the sender's domain and then submit. Repeat 50000 times with different names at the sender's domain. But ensure that it is the 'real' sender, not the poor soul whose account was hacked to send the email. Perhaps if we all spammed the spammers they might get the message(s).

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          Just change the contents of the GET parameters to fake email addresses at the sender's domain and then submit. Repeat 50000 times with different names at the sender's domain. But ensure that it is the 'real' sender, not the poor soul whose account was hacked to send the email. Perhaps if we all spammed the spammers they might get the message(s).

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          icemclean
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          That's just it though - it almost feels too simple ;)

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          Perhaps if we all spammed the spammers they might get the message(s).

          Aha, see what you did there :)

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          • E Espen Harlinn

            I just did that, and to my surprise I found quite a number of emails from the other members of the c++ committee - seems the filter has become a wee bit overzealous.

            Espen Harlinn Principal Architect, Software - Goodtech Projects & Services AS My LinkedIn Profile

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            satovey
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            Adding the c++ commitee's email to your address book should resolve that problem without having to mark the email "not spam". Note: I said should, that doesn't mean will.

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              Adding the c++ commitee's email to your address book should resolve that problem without having to mark the email "not spam". Note: I said should, that doesn't mean will.

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              Espen Harlinn
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              It propably did - but it's a remainder that I should check the junk-email folder every once in a while.

              Espen Harlinn Principal Architect, Software - Goodtech Projects & Services AS My LinkedIn Profile

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              • I icemclean

                Nah, I think all this olympic-related net traffic is swamping the connection. Africa's still on 56.6 kbps. =P

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                Reelix
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                South African here - We're simply celebrating at our new "Cheap" international roaming prices ;D http://mybroadband.co.za/news/cellular/55523-grab-r5000-per-gb-special-while-it-lasts.html[^]

                -= Reelix =-

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                  South African here - We're simply celebrating at our new "Cheap" international roaming prices ;D http://mybroadband.co.za/news/cellular/55523-grab-r5000-per-gb-special-while-it-lasts.html[^]

                  -= Reelix =-

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                  icemclean
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                  Bloody hell, £389 ($610)/GB? Please tell me that someone has misplaced the decimal point here!

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                    Bloody hell, £389 ($610)/GB? Please tell me that someone has misplaced the decimal point here!

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                    Reelix
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                    I wish that were true :( It's common for roaming users to return back with $1000+ cellphone bills or more if they're on a non-limiting contract :p

                    -= Reelix =-

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                    • I icemclean

                      Just browsing through my email, I've realised just how much spam gets on my nerves. Not because I've been sent unsolicited fraudulent mail, but because the link that I'm supposed to click contains my email address and first name passed as GET parameters, as if I wouldn't be able to manipulate that. I get the feeling that anyone with style would have found a way to pass it as a POST parameter. Or maybe I just get a lower class of spam than everyone else. I'm wondering whether or not it's odd that I'm not particularly annoyed by the spam on principle, but more that I'm disappointed by the standard of spam I get =P

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                      Chad3F
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                      So worst class wouldn't be the ones that have placeholder fields in the content that that were left unsubstituted, E.g.:

                      {blahblah}

                      So they sent spam without filling in the template and I wonder "Why did they even bother?" if they're not putting their own information in. :doh:

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