Welcome to CraibsList... you are gonna get spammed!

Discussion in 'General Chat' started by Waffleguy, Sep 18, 2007.

  1. #1
    Do this on the signup page for a new account with craigslist at https://accounts.craigslist.org/login/signup. Keep on refreshing the page (F5 in IE or View|Refresh). You will see email addresses sometimes filled in the email address field. And they will change as you keep on refreshing. (Note: sometimes it will be blank). These are the emails of the people currently signing up for an account. The spammers are going to have a nice booty with some automated scripts. Enjoy!
     
    Waffleguy, Sep 18, 2007 IP
  2. RichUser

    RichUser Banned

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    Woah, nice catch, bookmarked the page ;)
     
    RichUser, Sep 18, 2007 IP
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    davewashere Active Member

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    Wow, I'm surprised a flaw like this would exist on a site like Craigslist. Granted, it's not the most advanced site on the net, but considering their traffic I would expect they'd have people making sure something like this doesn't happen.
     
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    flash902007 Banned

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    wow, wouldnt have thought such a flaw would be on such a popular site. i wonder whether they will sort it out when they realise it.
     
    flash902007, Sep 18, 2007 IP
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    Waffleguy Well-Known Member

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    I think they fixed it already... has it changed for everyone else???
     
    Waffleguy, Sep 24, 2007 IP
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    i have f5 in ff 20x and see nothing
     
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    RichUser Banned

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    #7
    Been fixed for several days already.
     
    RichUser, Sep 25, 2007 IP