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SystemSystem Member, NoReporting Posts: 178,019 Arc User
I am getting spams in my email. Lots of them. Is someone going to do something about it? Anyone who spams other STO members should have their account terminated and the method of payment they used to open their account should be tagged as invalid so they cannot merely open another account using the same credit or debit card or PayPal account.

Most of the spams are from idiots trying to sell STO "credits".
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  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    Gold Farmers crashed the game!
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    Given the multitude of issues that are causing people to not be able to play I doubt that, at this moment in time, something ignorable is high on the priority list.
    Im sure once they have more support staff in place and resolve some of the more game breaking issues for people that they will focus on spam. Until that point, delete it and ignore it.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    Pollywog wrote: »
    I am getting spams in my email. Lots of them. Is someone going to do something about it? Anyone who spams other STO members should have their account terminated and the method of payment they used to open their account should be tagged as invalid so they cannot merely open another account using the same credit or debit card or PayPal account.

    Most of the spams are from idiots trying to sell STO "credits".

    I agree. This has to stop. I get 5 sometimes in a day. All for credits.
    I'd rather see my items sold from exchange.. That's exciting.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    It would be nice if they would give the option of a WHITELIST instead of a BLACKLIST in your in-game email. Then you have the choice of only receiving from a list of people you WANT to e-mail you instead of constantly having to remove the ones you don't. This would limit outsiders from sending you anything, but they could (slash)TELL you and you could add them long enough to see their email and remove them later if it was not pertenant. Just an idea.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    The command is /whitelist_emails I think
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    coderanger wrote:
    The command is /whitelist_emails I think

    I wouldn't bother with this command since it doesn't work; I still get spam.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    coderanger wrote:
    The command is /whitelist_emails I think

    /whitelist_emails 1 to turn it on, o (zero) to turn it off.

    what it should be doing is allowing only those on your friends list to send you an email.

    but, since I have it on, and am still getting spam (gold sellers) emails from random accounts, it's leaking somehow.

    with your email whitelisted, you should still get exchange emails, system emails, as well as email form players on your buddy list. (you should be getting Fleet emails as well. I'm not in a fleet to test it, so that's a guess.)
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    I've used the /whitelist_emails 1 command in-game along with completely turning PMs off in the forum Control Panel, and I still got spam mails. I do agree with Mikehlubb about how it must be working somewhat, because I don't get nearly as many as I used to get. However, it's strange that I would get them at all if I had Personal Messages disabled entirely.

    Guess I'm off to delete the spam mails I have for today.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    coderanger wrote:
    The command is /whitelist_emails I think

    It used to work, but then it stopped.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    I get a lot of gold spam in my inbox when I post a lot on the forums. Been a few days since I posted, and there are no new gold spams in there.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    Miiru wrote:
    It used to work, but then it stopped.

    I wonder if it's broken for everyone. I remember when I first read about it, people were cheering that the spam problem was fixed for them. However, I implemented it about a week or two ago and have not seen a complete elimination. It's leaking somehow.

    I'm curious if it's somehow coming from the Champs side or if the fact I've got a Champs account somehow affects this. Maybe they're using the Champs system to bypass the filter? ...just thinking out loud.

    Anyone have a spam problem with the whitelist enabled that DOESN'T have a Champs account?
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