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Automated mails sent by reporting include spam itself

I reported a post containing phishing links.

A few minutes later I got a somewhat weird automated message from the curse.com backend. Reason for the automated mail is a bit non-transparent but the mail says:

"You were sent this email because you opted to receive email notifications when someone created a new thread, or replied to a topic within this forum, Reporting Forums.To unsubscribe, either:"

That in itself is okay, presumably a sideeffect of how you implemented comments, BUT:

Including the entire phishing spam content including the tainted link in the mail you send me is a bit daft. Lowers curse.com's credibility score on various url/spam blacklists if you keep sending out such content accidently. Including text with "To unsubscribe,..." along with it doesn't quite help it either, even if the unsubscribe link is legit.

Just a friendly heads-up. :)

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Yep, honestly when i report a post (only gold spammers :p) I really dont need an email sent to me telling me that i reported the post. I know i did, i clicked the button, typed in my reason, and press send. That email is just taking space in my spam folder where a nice scam telling me i won a quadrogillion billion dollars in Gornak lottery. I must be so lucky to win inter-planetary lottery. :p

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Good points.

I don't think you should be receiving that from the Reporting Forum unless you're somehow subscribed to it (which you shouldn't be).  I'll investigate.


[edited by: Prodigal at 1:55 PM (GMT -6) on 4 Aug 2009]

Lead Developer, Curse.com

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