Any Info about ".info"?

tonylong · 31st of March 2012 (Sat)

Hey gang!

I've noticed over the past few days a "swarm" by "people"/"new members" who are associated with the .info "top-level" domain server. In fact, if you check it out, the .info "provider" provides people with actual domain names, where ".info" does not appear. How I discovered this is that most or all of these posts have some kind of graphic that does not display (it gets a "red x", but if you check out the properties of the red x it points jpeg hosted on the .info domain.

Now, my first two thoughts: initially, I noticed this type of poster was actually posting something to some degree "relevant" to the topic of the thread. In other words, it appears as if a human being has read the thread and is posting accordingly. And, there hasn't been any spam in these posts. If anything, it would maybe be designed to point people to .info using the jpeg, but since the jpegs don't show, well, that isn't happening.

So every day I see these posts popping up. Sometimes I read the post and get ready to respond until I see the red x, and note the odd nature of the post, and so I move on and ignore it.

But then, since it is happening so often, I also wanted to know how we need to handle this. Are these spammers that need to be reported? If so, we need to know! Have other people seen these posts and have a "strategy"? Does a mod have a grasp of what's going on here?

After I post this I'm going to "report" it to make sure a mod sees and addresses it.

For an example, I was going to post a couple of these, but I now see that they've been deleted, so I guess the mods are getting a heads-up. So, we shoud Report them whenever we see them?

Thanks!

Skip Souza · 31st of March 2012 (Sat)

Please report all that you see. They are spam.

tonylong · 31st of March 2012 (Sat)

OK, Skip will do! I hope a few others will see this and act as well -- it was mysterious to me what this .info site is all about!

tommykjensen · 1st of April 2012 (Sun)

Quote:

Originally Posted by tonylong

OK, Skip will do! I hope a few others will see this and act as well -- it was mysterious to me what this .info site is all about!

Yep please report thanks.

It is SEO spam.

Mike · 2nd of April 2012 (Mon)

I have been seeing and reporting those for a few weeks now, very crafty.

31st of March 2012 (Sat)	#1
tonylong ....winded Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Vancouver, WA USA Posts: 47,196 IMAGE EDITING OK	Any Info about ".info"? Hey gang! I've noticed over the past few days a "swarm" by "people"/"new members" who are associated with the .info "top-level" domain server. In fact, if you check it out, the .info "provider" provides people with actual domain names, where ".info" does not appear. How I discovered this is that most or all of these posts have some kind of graphic that does not display (it gets a "red x", but if you check out the properties of the red x it points jpeg hosted on the .info domain. Now, my first two thoughts: initially, I noticed this type of poster was actually posting something to some degree "relevant" to the topic of the thread. In other words, it appears as if a human being has read the thread and is posting accordingly. And, there hasn't been any spam in these posts. If anything, it would maybe be designed to point people to .info using the jpeg, but since the jpegs don't show, well, that isn't happening. So every day I see these posts popping up. Sometimes I read the post and get ready to respond until I see the red x, and note the odd nature of the post, and so I move on and ignore it. But then, since it is happening so often, I also wanted to know how we need to handle this. Are these spammers that need to be reported? If so, we need to know! Have other people seen these posts and have a "strategy"? Does a mod have a grasp of what's going on here? After I post this I'm going to "report" it to make sure a mod sees and addresses it. For an example, I was going to post a couple of these, but I now see that they've been deleted, so I guess the mods are getting a heads-up. So, we shoud Report them whenever we see them? Thanks! __________________ Tony Two Canon cameras (5DC, 30D), three Canon lenses (24-105, 100-400, 100mm macro) Tony Long Photos on PBase Wildlife project pics here, Biking Photog shoots here, "Suburbia" project here! Mount St. Helens, Mount Hood pics here

31st of March 2012 (Sat)	#2
Skip Souza Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: The Left Coast in the Land of Fruits and Nuts Posts: 24,126 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Any Info about ".info"? Please report all that you see. They are spam. __________________ Canon Pro1 and Colt .380 are always with me. If you don't have it when you need it, you can't shoot it. That which does not kill me ~~ Should Run. كافر‎ 5DMkII, 7D, 70-300L IS, 24-105L, 100-400L *"PERSONAL MESSAGING REGARDING SELLING OR BUYING ITEMS WITH MEMBERS WHO HAVE NO POSTS IN FORUMS AND/OR WHO YOU DO NOT KNOW FROM FORUMS IS HEREBY DECLARED STRICTLY STUPID AND YOU WILL GET BURNED."* For Sale: ASUS Netbook

31st of March 2012 (Sat)	#3
tonylong ....winded Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Vancouver, WA USA Posts: 47,196 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Any Info about ".info"? OK, Skip will do! I hope a few others will see this and act as well -- it was mysterious to me what this .info site is all about! __________________ Tony Two Canon cameras (5DC, 30D), three Canon lenses (24-105, 100-400, 100mm macro) Tony Long Photos on PBase Wildlife project pics here, Biking Photog shoots here, "Suburbia" project here! Mount St. Helens, Mount Hood pics here

2nd of April 2012 (Mon)	#5
Mike ugly when I'm sober Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Sandwich UK...the place, not the food! Posts: 14,913 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Any Info about ".info"? I have been seeing and reporting those for a few weeks now, very crafty. __________________ www.mikegreenphotography.co.uk Gear UK South Easterners flickr Blog 5∞px Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? ::: A closed mouth gathers no foot.

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