Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2005 11:02:54 -0400 From: Malt_Hound <Malt_Houndnospamm*yahoo.com> Subject: Re: scam
Dave Hinz wrote: > On Thu, 21 Apr 2005 08:52:30 -0400, Malt_Hound <Malt_Houndnospamm*yahoo.com> wrote: > > >>I have sold 2 different cars on SAABnet. Curiously, the one that drew >>the most scam activity was the 1992 9000T I listed for around $4k. I >>got no less than 6 scam attempts on that one, all of them as easy to >>spot as could be. Even if I had not read the warnings, it was blatant. >>Makes me wonder what sort of fools would fall for this crap... > > > I wonder why 'whazzizname the banninator' tolerates that sort of thing. > You'd think he'd block them by IP so they can't use his board. > It doesn't work that way, Dave. The Classifieds are viewable to any and all, no login or account required. They just reply to the ad by regular email. The banning takes place only on that web site's message boards, which do require a user account, hence the ability to ban. -Fred W