tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20759216.post4445920420759363335..comments2024-03-26T21:10:11.253+01:00Comments on Cook (almost) Anything at Least Once: Email AbuseHaalohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03291206056540101155noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20759216.post-28415113730541235832012-11-13T05:26:53.778+01:002012-11-13T05:26:53.778+01:00Good grief! Wow, 3 years have gone by, and someon...Good grief! Wow, 3 years have gone by, and someone's picked the thread back up ... and it's as if they believe that the world hasn't moved on. C'mon, folks, this is an awesome food blog - let go of the tech idiocy!David T. Macknethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03074123750929335716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20759216.post-25059391166292560982012-11-04T14:58:28.387+01:002012-11-04T14:58:28.387+01:00AJJB: He is not "angry" per say, he is b...AJJB: He is not "angry" per say, he is being "abused" and "needled" with spam! He was very polite to you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20759216.post-40690560662685559042009-07-09T21:51:37.696+02:002009-07-09T21:51:37.696+02:00Yes in Europe/Berlin things are probably different...Yes in Europe/Berlin things are probably different, perhaps ISPs don't buy as many IPs as in the rest of the world, thus leading to less fixed IPs. (which would be more expensive for the North American/Australian ISPs) And since the ISPs don't want you to host any content, they'll resync your DSL modem every 24 hours, and you'll get a new IP, and with IPv4 addresses running out, AJJBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02921394191034015430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20759216.post-52512153959778868542009-07-09T15:36:14.023+02:002009-07-09T15:36:14.023+02:00Thanks for your support and Davi I have contacted ...Thanks for your support and Davi I have contacted abuse @ ISP and will see how that pans out.<br /><br />Arno - Fixed IP's are not uncommon, I have one, it doesn't cost any extra, perhaps in Berlin things are different. This email address was never published and has never received any spam until these incidents. Chance is not a factor as all my other unpublished addresses have never Haalohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03291206056540101155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20759216.post-68627348894204166912009-07-09T15:16:53.754+02:002009-07-09T15:16:53.754+02:00Arno: Interesting, if true ... in particular becau...Arno: Interesting, if true ... in particular because I think this practice may vary from place to place. I know that our ISP in California kept the IP addresses fairly static, in particular because most people were logging in through DSL-modem + router + DHCP server on the client side, which meant that the ISP would issue 1 address to the DSL-modem and that address would be in use except for David T. Macknethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03074123750929335716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20759216.post-33673201936552796902009-07-09T14:54:17.431+02:002009-07-09T14:54:17.431+02:00Every 24 hours or so, you'll receive a new IP ...Every 24 hours or so, you'll receive a new IP from your ISP. Chances are very slim that you'll receive the same IP twice, let alone have the same IP all the time, mostly costly business accounts are able to have that feature. So the guy who stole your photos is most likely not sending you spam or signing you up for it. Although I must admit he seemed especially sinister.<br /><br />AJJBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02921394191034015430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20759216.post-41205979247068395492009-07-08T21:55:02.640+02:002009-07-08T21:55:02.640+02:00Sounds like a good plan, D.
PazSounds like a good plan, D.<br /><br />PazAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20759216.post-48719748045604799922009-07-08T21:36:21.322+02:002009-07-08T21:36:21.322+02:00A telephone call to this person's ISP might be...A telephone call to this person's ISP might be in order. Get a Skype account so it's not really long distance (it'll cost you around 2p / minute, probably) and you can have a good heart-to-heart about them and this particular user. The fact is, he's violating <b>their</b> terms of service, in doing what he's doing. By using them as an ISP, to commit crimes (theft, stalking,David T. Macknethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03074123750929335716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20759216.post-89275146699766190672009-07-08T21:11:32.683+02:002009-07-08T21:11:32.683+02:00Oh, not THIS guy again!?
Aaargh!
There must be som...Oh, not THIS guy again!?<br />Aaargh!<br />There must be somewhere you can file a complaint for harassment. Web policing is so difficult, but it's not impossible...tanita✿davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01671822274852087499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20759216.post-57841230477870875142009-07-08T17:43:40.662+02:002009-07-08T17:43:40.662+02:00Sounds like someone has too much time on their han...Sounds like someone has too much time on their hands to do all of this. So sorry you're going through it and I hope that it stops permanently very soon. Is there anyone else or any place you can report this type of activity?<br /><br />PazAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com