vb.org Archive - View Single Post - If spam is so bad, why does google allow it?

fmgrowit · #12 12-12-2012, 01:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Max Taxable

You must not have this one yet... Mod of the Month for Dec. 2012:

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=289463

Yes, that is the mod that was just installed two weeks ago.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brandon Sheley

hmm,, does anyone else see the flaw in this statement?

If there is a better one than is being touted as the best, please share your information.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Max Taxable

To answer the original question.... Spam IS bad, and google doesn't "allow" it.

It gets through the registration process of gmail the same way it gets on any other site - automated bots that can bypass human verification such as captcha. XRumer comes to mind.

I guess I just find it ironic that a lot of spam email addresses are from Gmail

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