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safari

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Registered: Yesterday

Posts: 3  

Please consider not using stopforumspam

stopforumspam reflects very badly on Dev1Galaxy.

In attempting to join Dev1Galaxy, I was accidentally blocked by stopforumspam, I presume because I was using a VPN that had in the past been used by a genuine spammer. A second attempt without VPN then copied the block to my own IP address, which took several hours to fix. stopforumspam offered zero help in that regard (D1G forum admins fixed it). Indeed, their website is positively obstructive. During that time, both my IP address and personal email were publicly searchable and downloadable - in machine-readable format no less. I'm in a country where this data is legally protected, so Dev1Galaxy may even be legally liable.

In trying to fix the issue, I came across this page of theirs https://www.stopforumspam.com/threats. This is pretty disgusting behaviour of stopforumspam, and highly unprofessional.

All in all, it has deeply soured my experience of Devuan, having to deal with stopforumspam. The association reflects badly on Devuan.

Last edited by safari (Today 15:55:41)

Camtaf

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Registered: 2019-11-19

Posts: 554  

Re: Please consider not using stopforumspam

During that time, both my IP address and personal email were publicly searchable and downloadable - in machine-readable format no less. I'm in a country where this data is legally protected, so Dev1Galaxy may even be legally liable

Not at all, no one made you join the forums, so is totally on you....

safari

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Registered: Yesterday

Posts: 3  

Re: Please consider not using stopforumspam

I don't understand your point. No-one made me join Netflix either, but the law still applies to them.

The legal perspective is not the only, or perhaps even my main concern. It did seem plausible and relevant, however.

Last edited by safari (Today 17:18:53)