Bots or whatever?
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Printed Date: 26 Jul 2026 at 10:34pm
Topic: Bots or whatever?
Posted By: The Tamure Kid
Subject: Bots or whatever?
Date Posted: 07 Oct 2022 at 3:59pm
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Can someone explain what the point of these posts are by presumably automated bots or similar? e.g. old mate commenting as below on a thread last used in 2017; or the one about a talapia recipe in the cooking thread? I've seen a few in recent months - typically slightly bogus questions from a member who joined that same day - but never understood the purpose. Are they trying to gain access to unwary systems and mine data or try to get sensitive personal info they can then use somehow? if someone then replies, does it cause a problem for Grunta and co?  |
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Posted By: Uncle
Date Posted: 07 Oct 2022 at 8:21pm
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A lot of them get cleaned as we see them Lester. Most don't last long. Why they try, I don't know. Have you been to the lake yet?
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