How can spambots register?

Talk about just about anything else that is non-gaming here, but keep it clean
Not_a_sockpuppet
8-bit
Posts: 36
Joined: Sun Dec 18, 2011 8:56 am

How can spambots register?

Post by Not_a_sockpuppet »

I mean, I doubt they know what Sega's last console was so how do they do it? It intrigues me.
GameMasterGuy
Next-Gen
Posts: 1573
Joined: Sun Nov 27, 2011 2:38 pm

Re: How can spambots register?

Post by GameMasterGuy »

Maybe a human registers them, then activates them?
Image
Is that a 3DS XL in your pocket, or are you just glad to see me? ~ZeroAX
User avatar
Radical Lanzar
24-bit
Posts: 106
Joined: Sun Nov 13, 2011 4:44 pm
Contact:

Re: How can spambots register?

Post by Radical Lanzar »

Some people area actually paid for social networking. I'm sure this is part of their job.
1, 9, 9, 2, 1, 1, 2, 4, - 19, 65, 9, 17, - 4, 1, 2, 6,
User avatar
Hobie-wan
Next-Gen
Posts: 21705
Joined: Sat Aug 15, 2009 8:28 pm
Location: Under a pile of retro stuff in H-town
Contact:

Re: How can spambots register?

Post by Hobie-wan »

Most of the spammers are probably people that get paid half a penny per post with links for some company or something like that.
User avatar
Zing
Next-Gen
Posts: 1870
Joined: Wed Aug 24, 2011 6:36 pm
Location: Canada

Re: How can spambots register?

Post by Zing »

There are Indian farms of these human registrants that do nothing but sit around entering CAPTCHAs all day.
Selling half my NES/SNES/PS1 collection (ending Dec 1):
http://tinyurl.com/zingebay
User avatar
noiseredux
Next-Gen
Posts: 38148
Joined: Fri Nov 14, 2008 1:09 pm
Contact:

Re: How can spambots register?

Post by noiseredux »

Hobie-wan wrote:Most of the spammers are probably people that get paid half a penny per post with links for some company or something like that.
are you a spambot?
Image
User avatar
BoneSnapDeez
Next-Gen
Posts: 20148
Joined: Mon May 02, 2011 1:08 pm
Location: Maine

Re: How can spambots register?

Post by BoneSnapDeez »

noise is a spambot, which is why he has the highest post count of anyone here!!!!!
User avatar
Hobie-wan
Next-Gen
Posts: 21705
Joined: Sat Aug 15, 2009 8:28 pm
Location: Under a pile of retro stuff in H-town
Contact:

Re: How can spambots register?

Post by Hobie-wan »

noiseredux wrote:are you a spambot?
Sytax error.

Abort, Retry, Fail?
GameMasterGuy
Next-Gen
Posts: 1573
Joined: Sun Nov 27, 2011 2:38 pm

Re: How can spambots register?

Post by GameMasterGuy »

Hobie-wan wrote:
noiseredux wrote:are you a spambot?
Sytax error.

Abort, Retry, Fail?
Override code up up down down left right left right B A Enter
Image
Is that a 3DS XL in your pocket, or are you just glad to see me? ~ZeroAX
User avatar
Hobie-wan
Next-Gen
Posts: 21705
Joined: Sat Aug 15, 2009 8:28 pm
Location: Under a pile of retro stuff in H-town
Contact:

Re: How can spambots register?

Post by Hobie-wan »

Redo From Start?
Post Reply