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  • #1

    Forum Administration?

    Are there any administrators on this forum other then Robert?

    Minor housekeeping that perhaps they could perform? spam related or possibly security issue

    Geoff
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    Telegraph Point NSW
    Landcruiser GXL '96 - 80:20 blends
    Pug 1.6 HDi - 308 Touring Wagon - definitely not game :-)
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    Re: Forum Administration?

    Yes, the other moderators are myself, Joe and Cameron. As you know Robert is away at the moment so we are doing our best to pick up the slack.

    But you can help us by reporting any posts you see that are spam or inappropriate.

    However I haven't seen much spam lately, and most of it gets picked up by the automatic filters so you never see it. And what is this security issue you are referring to?
    Sean

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    • #3
      Re: Forum Administration?

      I received a message through the private system from a new member, it appeared to be structured incorrectly and the nature of some of that content was that I did not click the included links.

      Quite possibly only porn but initially I thought it may have been a direct injection type of spam but after the post I did see it came from a member so that is unlikely.

      I will not name the member here in case I am incorrect - would not be the first time
      ****************
      Telegraph Point NSW
      Landcruiser GXL '96 - 80:20 blends
      Pug 1.6 HDi - 308 Touring Wagon - definitely not game :-)
      ****************

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      • #4
        Re: Forum Administration?

        I also received an inappropriately titled message I strongly suspect from a spam robot or new user. Have details as it was emailled to me but not showing up here.

        Matt
        Biodiesel Bandit

        Landcruiser '98 80 series B100.

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        • #5
          Re: Forum Administration?

          maybe they are just after you peugeot drivers???
          Cheers
          Nick.
          Harold 2002 Toyota Landcruiser 105 series. 4.2lt turbo glide turbo, Too lazy to make bio nowdays times money. 3'' lift.

          Roidio 2001 Holden Rodeo 4x4 2.8L TD. 2.5" exhaust sytem, H/E shower system. 4" Lift, Airbags, And lots of fruit, B100 for 55,000 . SOLD

          Elsa 1983 Mercedes-Benz W123 300D. Still The Fastest Merc in Oz, Self built and Female proofed. COUSINS NOW
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          • #6
            Re: Forum Administration?

            They must think we LandRover drivers are so poor fromfixing our cars that we have no money and so are not worth phising!

            Cheers,
            Cameron

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            • #7
              Re: Forum Administration?

              I received what looked to be inappropriate e-mail probably same as Matt, but it isn't in Private messages either.
              Regards
              John H

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              • #8
                Re: Forum Administration?

                To those who have not received this spam, please do not feel too bad about it.

                I am sure that in the fullness of times drivers of lesser vehicles will also get some - spam that is :-)

                Geoff
                ****************
                Telegraph Point NSW
                Landcruiser GXL '96 - 80:20 blends
                Pug 1.6 HDi - 308 Touring Wagon - definitely not game :-)
                ****************

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                • #9
                  Re: Forum Administration?

                  Yep, I got one too. That means they are also targeting Hilux owners.
                  1990 LN106 Hilux - Currently planning 2-tank system

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                  • #10
                    Re: Forum Administration?

                    I got the email too but the not the PM. That probably means one of the other moderators deleted them and banned the user before we checked our PMs.

                    The forum receives half a dozen or more spam posts every day, but most users never see them because of the automated filters, which we mods check through before deleting (and banning the user) or validating if it is a real post.

                    However since PMs usually get emailed to the users automatically, you would have got the email before they get a chance to be deleted/banned.
                    Sean

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                    • #11
                      Re: Forum Administration?

                      Hello, I'm Greg. I'm helping with the system administration of the server that the forum is running on.

                      I thought I'd let you all know that I've got an outage planned at 22:30-00:30 Central European Daylight Time.


                      Thanks!

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                      • #12
                        Re: Forum Administration?

                        Hi Greg,
                        Welcome on board and thanks for helping to pick up the pieces that shattered a bit when Robert's brother died.

                        Our Australian commiserations to all of his friends over there.

                        regards,
                        Cameron

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                        • #13
                          Re: Forum Administration?

                          GregV,
                          Welcome and thanks for your support. We all hope that your work here will not be too onerous. We Mods are sharing the load of managing the day - to - day issues (SPAM etc)

                          Regards,
                          Tony
                          Life is a journey, with problems to solve, lessons to learn, but most of all, experiences to enjoy.

                          Current Vehicles in stable:
                          '06 Musso Sports 4X4 Manual Crew Cab tray back.
                          '04 Rexton 4X4 Automatic SUV
                          '2014 Toyota Prius (on ULP) - Wife's car

                          Previous Vehicles:
                          '90 Mazda Capella. (2000 - 2003) My first Fatmobile. Converted to fun on veggie oil with a 2 tank setup.
                          '80 Mercedes 300D. 2 tank conversion [Sold]
                          '84 Mercedes 300D. 1 tank, no conversion. Replaced engine with rebuilt OM617A turbodiesel engine. Finally had good power. Engine donor for W123 coupe. (body parted out and carcass sold for scrap.)
                          '85 Mercedes Benz W123 300CD Turbodiesel
                          '99 Mercedes W202 C250 Turbodiesel (my darling Wife's car)[sold]
                          '98 Mercedes W202 C250 Turbodiesel (my car)[sold]
                          '06 Musso Sports Crew Cab well body. [Head gasket blew!]
                          '04 Rexton SUV 2.9L Turbodiesel same as Musso - Our Family car.
                          '06 Musso sports Crew Cab Trayback - My hack (no air cond, no heater).

                          Searching the Biofuels Forum using Google
                          Adding images and/or documents to your posts

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                          • #14
                            Re: Forum Administration?

                            Robert's brother Mark was a good friend of mine, and I was helping him out with the server, and his forum in Switzerland (English Forum - Home). It's been a difficult few weeks.

                            The server is in pretty good working order. I'm pretty much keeping it running the way it was, and after adding this disk space, it should be in good shape for several more months. I've run unix based web servers for major companies in the past, so it's not too much work for me.

                            Let me know if there are any problems with things like email from the server.

                            Thanks for the support!
                            Greg

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                            • #15
                              Re: Forum Administration?

                              Sorry about the outage. The good news is that everything seems to be back. My thanks to Robert for being around to help out as well.

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