Re: [Full-disclosure] Google creates SPAM haven

2006-02-12 Thread Volker Tanger
Adam Laurie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > J.A. Terranson wrote: > > On Sat, 11 Feb 2006, Stan Bubrouski wrote: > >confirmation, >Google just blindly subscribes you when anyone > >requests it, I'm >assuming, since I didn't subscribe to any of the > >hacker or porn groups >I have to keep removing mys

Re: [Full-disclosure] Google creates SPAM haven

2006-02-12 Thread Adam Laurie
J.A. Terranson wrote: On Sat, 11 Feb 2006, Stan Bubrouski wrote: Yeah but typically lists and whatnot these days require confirmation, Google just blindly subscribes you when anyone requests it, I'm assuming, since I didn't subscribe to any of the hacker or porn groups I have to keep removing

Re: [Full-disclosure] Google creates SPAM haven

2006-02-11 Thread Niek
On 2/11/2006 7:03 PM +0100, J.A. Terranson wrote: Yeah but typically lists and whatnot these days require confirmation, Google just blindly subscribes you when anyone requests it, I'm assuming, since I didn't subscribe to any of the hacker or porn groups I have to keep removing myself from. Fran

Re: [Full-disclosure] Google creates SPAM haven

2006-02-11 Thread J.A. Terranson
On Sat, 11 Feb 2006, Stan Bubrouski wrote: > Yeah but typically lists and whatnot these days require confirmation, > Google just blindly subscribes you when anyone requests it, I'm > assuming, since I didn't subscribe to any of the hacker or porn groups > I have to keep removing myself from. Fra

Re: [Full-disclosure] Google creates SPAM haven

2006-02-11 Thread Stan Bubrouski
On 2/11/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sat, 11 Feb 2006 12:32:43 EST, Stan Bubrouski said: > > you up for groups you don't want to be in, your messages get posted to > > Google groups without your permission, along with your code etc... > > Messages and code being reposted is

Re: [Full-disclosure] Google creates SPAM haven

2006-02-11 Thread Valdis . Kletnieks
On Sat, 11 Feb 2006 12:32:43 EST, Stan Bubrouski said: > you up for groups you don't want to be in, your messages get posted to > Google groups without your permission, along with your code etc... Messages and code being reposted is hardly a Google-specific problem. It's a potential problem *anyt

Re: [Full-disclosure] Google creates SPAM haven

2006-02-11 Thread Stan Bubrouski
Does anyone know any way to not allow people's to add you to google groups or just extricate yourself from it all-together? I mean honestly its more than just a little intrusive, people constantly sign you up for groups you don't want to be in, your messages get posted to Google groups without you

Re: [Full-disclosure] Google creates SPAM haven

2006-02-11 Thread Stan Bubrouski
I was added to this group without permission as well. -sb On 2/11/06, Adam Laurie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I find it hard to believe that with all the resources at Google's > disposal, they are unable to find technicians or project managers, > designers, or whatever, that have any idea how th

[Full-disclosure] Google creates SPAM haven

2006-02-11 Thread Adam Laurie
I find it hard to believe that with all the resources at Google's disposal, they are unable to find technicians or project managers, designers, or whatever, that have any idea how the interweb works... Amazingly, despite years of SPAM being a huge problem, they have now created a system that al