Microsoft to clamp down on spam over IM
Posted by Steven Parker on 24 November 2007 - 13:37 · 12 comments & 6566 views
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#1 Posted by +GreyWolfSC on 24 Nov 2007 - 15:20
- Try clamping down on all the "penis" spam that's coming out of your Hotmail servers too, Microsoft.

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#2 Posted by RiVaLSSJ on 24 Nov 2007 - 16:16
- So are they talking about those viruses that send messages like "hey! look at this funny pic" and send you a strange link? There's only been one time where I almost got caught by it, lol.
I wish teh internetz had no evils (viruses, spam, hackers etc)
it would be a much better place not worrying about garbage like this
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#2.1 Posted by FuhrerDarqueSyde on 24 Nov 2007 - 17:42
- As long as there are garbage people out there, there will be garbage on the internet.
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#3 Posted by aNILEator on 24 Nov 2007 - 21:30
- Messenger has the Hey check out this vid/pic of us links spam/virus'
Skype has plenty of 'Hi I'm a horny girl on webcam/mass electronic device retailer' spammers
AIM had it's fair share of cam-gurlz too
YIM not used it much so not sure how it fares
Gtalk no one really uses it anyway
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#5 Posted by internetworld7 on 25 Nov 2007 - 00:05
- Yet another reason to switch to a Mac and use iChat.
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#5.2 Posted by +GreyWolfSC on 25 Nov 2007 - 18:53
- Quote - (internetworld7 said @ #5)Yet another reason to switch to a Mac and use iChat.

Yes! Then you can talk to all three of the other users!
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#5.3 Posted by riku0116 on 25 Nov 2007 - 21:57
- Seems to me like this guy's been fanboying over macs on every friggin Neowin news article for quite a while now...
You're entitled to have your own opinions and everything but... get a life... and maybe a PC too while you're at it
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#6 Posted by ensiform on 26 Nov 2007 - 02:28
- I would rather see them put the features in the damn server or the protocol itself than only in the "official" client.
Seems rather silly for them to put something like the nudge wait only in their client when that can easily be fixed in the server by limiting it before it gets to the other end.
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The problem with SPIM is that it's annoying and, at worst, dangerous. The tricky part is that the hacker may have obtained someone's IM account details, so it appears that a genuine contact is sending the messages. After compiling a list of IM contacts, hackers try to trick users into clicking links. Those links can often launch an unwanted installation of spyware or other malware via a browser vulnerability or other security hole.