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Posted by Clint Dixon [74.206.62.94] on Saturday, August 22, 2009 at 19:32:34 :
In Reply to: IP test posted by Joe Cimoch [68.116.181.98] on Saturday, August 22, 2009 at 12:01:21 :
"Now, this all raises a question. Is it wise to post everyones IP address? I am sure there are programs out there that all the crooks have that harvest IP addresses. It is bad enough by posting our email addresses here on the forum that we have to put up with the spammers that harvest them and send us 50 spam emails each day. What are they going to do with IP addresses available for the taking?"
"And how much can we trust it anyway when you and I enter in the same IP address, you get Holland, and I get Saudi Arabia?"
(This was a test. I entered the spammers address and got a location of Saudi Arabia. Mike entered the address and got Holland.)
"What about the blocking of IP addresses with a proxy server?"
"My provider tells me my IP address floats anyway. If so, what is the point? I have been blocked from this site in the past because of the tools Joe already has in place to harvest IP addresses from spammers. Some idiot sent spam from an IP address that is very close to what mine happened to be for that day, and I got banned along with the spammer."
Junior
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