Guest guest Posted September 4, 2008 Report Share Posted September 4, 2008 At 01:59 PM 9/3/2008, you wrote: >Hey....I'm confused!...lol, nothing new huh?! What is " Grouply " ? >Thanks! >Debbie If you do a Google search for Grouply there are many links that show it is a phishing scam looking to get your name and e-mail so it can send out emails or postings in that look like they are coming from you or me or Rex anyone asking for donations to this and that. Bottom line if you get such an invitation to join grouply, or a group that you never have shown interest in, just delete it, don't answer it. Any answer to it confirms your e-mail address as legitimate and then uses it to spam others or to send you lots of spam, unwanted emails. That's the best description as to what it is, that I can come up with. Thanks, Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 4, 2008 Report Share Posted September 4, 2008 At 01:59 PM 9/3/2008, you wrote: >Hey....I'm confused!...lol, nothing new huh?! What is " Grouply " ? >Thanks! >Debbie If you do a Google search for Grouply there are many links that show it is a phishing scam looking to get your name and e-mail so it can send out emails or postings in that look like they are coming from you or me or Rex anyone asking for donations to this and that. Bottom line if you get such an invitation to join grouply, or a group that you never have shown interest in, just delete it, don't answer it. Any answer to it confirms your e-mail address as legitimate and then uses it to spam others or to send you lots of spam, unwanted emails. That's the best description as to what it is, that I can come up with. Thanks, Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 4, 2008 Report Share Posted September 4, 2008 At 01:59 PM 9/3/2008, you wrote: >Hey....I'm confused!...lol, nothing new huh?! What is " Grouply " ? >Thanks! >Debbie If you do a Google search for Grouply there are many links that show it is a phishing scam looking to get your name and e-mail so it can send out emails or postings in that look like they are coming from you or me or Rex anyone asking for donations to this and that. Bottom line if you get such an invitation to join grouply, or a group that you never have shown interest in, just delete it, don't answer it. Any answer to it confirms your e-mail address as legitimate and then uses it to spam others or to send you lots of spam, unwanted emails. That's the best description as to what it is, that I can come up with. Thanks, Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 4, 2008 Report Share Posted September 4, 2008 At 01:59 PM 9/3/2008, you wrote: >Hey....I'm confused!...lol, nothing new huh?! What is " Grouply " ? >Thanks! >Debbie If you do a Google search for Grouply there are many links that show it is a phishing scam looking to get your name and e-mail so it can send out emails or postings in that look like they are coming from you or me or Rex anyone asking for donations to this and that. Bottom line if you get such an invitation to join grouply, or a group that you never have shown interest in, just delete it, don't answer it. Any answer to it confirms your e-mail address as legitimate and then uses it to spam others or to send you lots of spam, unwanted emails. That's the best description as to what it is, that I can come up with. Thanks, Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 4, 2008 Report Share Posted September 4, 2008 Thankyou. >Hey....I'm confused!... lol, nothing new huh?! What is " Grouply " ? >Thanks! >Debbie If you do a Google search for Grouply there are many links that show it is a phishing scam looking to get your name and e-mail so it can send out emails or postings in that look like they are coming from you or me or Rex anyone asking for donations to this and that. Bottom line if you get such an invitation to join grouply, or a group that you never have shown interest in, just delete it, don't answer it. Any answer to it confirms your e-mail address as legitimate and then uses it to spam others or to send you lots of spam, unwanted emails. That's the best description as to what it is, that I can come up with. Thanks, Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 4, 2008 Report Share Posted September 4, 2008 Thankyou. >Hey....I'm confused!... lol, nothing new huh?! What is " Grouply " ? >Thanks! >Debbie If you do a Google search for Grouply there are many links that show it is a phishing scam looking to get your name and e-mail so it can send out emails or postings in that look like they are coming from you or me or Rex anyone asking for donations to this and that. Bottom line if you get such an invitation to join grouply, or a group that you never have shown interest in, just delete it, don't answer it. Any answer to it confirms your e-mail address as legitimate and then uses it to spam others or to send you lots of spam, unwanted emails. That's the best description as to what it is, that I can come up with. Thanks, Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 4, 2008 Report Share Posted September 4, 2008 Thankyou. >Hey....I'm confused!... lol, nothing new huh?! What is " Grouply " ? >Thanks! >Debbie If you do a Google search for Grouply there are many links that show it is a phishing scam looking to get your name and e-mail so it can send out emails or postings in that look like they are coming from you or me or Rex anyone asking for donations to this and that. Bottom line if you get such an invitation to join grouply, or a group that you never have shown interest in, just delete it, don't answer it. Any answer to it confirms your e-mail address as legitimate and then uses it to spam others or to send you lots of spam, unwanted emails. That's the best description as to what it is, that I can come up with. Thanks, Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 4, 2008 Report Share Posted September 4, 2008 Thankyou. >Hey....I'm confused!... lol, nothing new huh?! What is " Grouply " ? >Thanks! >Debbie If you do a Google search for Grouply there are many links that show it is a phishing scam looking to get your name and e-mail so it can send out emails or postings in that look like they are coming from you or me or Rex anyone asking for donations to this and that. Bottom line if you get such an invitation to join grouply, or a group that you never have shown interest in, just delete it, don't answer it. Any answer to it confirms your e-mail address as legitimate and then uses it to spam others or to send you lots of spam, unwanted emails. That's the best description as to what it is, that I can come up with. Thanks, Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 8, 2008 Report Share Posted September 8, 2008 Thank You Dave! I appreciate the heads up! I'll watch out for that. Debbie > > > > >Hey....I'm confused!... lol, nothing new huh?! What is " Grouply " ? > > >Thanks! > > >Debbie > > > > If you do a Google search for Grouply there are many links that show > > it is a phishing scam looking to get your name and e-mail so it can > > send out emails or postings in that look like they are > > coming from you or me or Rex anyone asking for donations to this and > > that. Bottom line if you get such an invitation to join grouply, or > > a group that you never have shown interest in, just delete it, > > don't answer it. Any answer to it confirms your e-mail address as > > legitimate and then uses it to spam others or to send you lots of > > spam, unwanted emails. That's the best description as to what it is, > > that I can come up with. Thanks, Dave > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 8, 2008 Report Share Posted September 8, 2008 Thank You Dave! I appreciate the heads up! I'll watch out for that. Debbie > > > > >Hey....I'm confused!... lol, nothing new huh?! What is " Grouply " ? > > >Thanks! > > >Debbie > > > > If you do a Google search for Grouply there are many links that show > > it is a phishing scam looking to get your name and e-mail so it can > > send out emails or postings in that look like they are > > coming from you or me or Rex anyone asking for donations to this and > > that. Bottom line if you get such an invitation to join grouply, or > > a group that you never have shown interest in, just delete it, > > don't answer it. Any answer to it confirms your e-mail address as > > legitimate and then uses it to spam others or to send you lots of > > spam, unwanted emails. That's the best description as to what it is, > > that I can come up with. Thanks, Dave > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 8, 2008 Report Share Posted September 8, 2008 Thank You Dave! I appreciate the heads up! I'll watch out for that. Debbie > > > > >Hey....I'm confused!... lol, nothing new huh?! What is " Grouply " ? > > >Thanks! > > >Debbie > > > > If you do a Google search for Grouply there are many links that show > > it is a phishing scam looking to get your name and e-mail so it can > > send out emails or postings in that look like they are > > coming from you or me or Rex anyone asking for donations to this and > > that. Bottom line if you get such an invitation to join grouply, or > > a group that you never have shown interest in, just delete it, > > don't answer it. Any answer to it confirms your e-mail address as > > legitimate and then uses it to spam others or to send you lots of > > spam, unwanted emails. That's the best description as to what it is, > > that I can come up with. Thanks, Dave > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 8, 2008 Report Share Posted September 8, 2008 Thank You Dave! I appreciate the heads up! I'll watch out for that. Debbie > > > > >Hey....I'm confused!... lol, nothing new huh?! What is " Grouply " ? > > >Thanks! > > >Debbie > > > > If you do a Google search for Grouply there are many links that show > > it is a phishing scam looking to get your name and e-mail so it can > > send out emails or postings in that look like they are > > coming from you or me or Rex anyone asking for donations to this and > > that. Bottom line if you get such an invitation to join grouply, or > > a group that you never have shown interest in, just delete it, > > don't answer it. Any answer to it confirms your e-mail address as > > legitimate and then uses it to spam others or to send you lots of > > spam, unwanted emails. That's the best description as to what it is, > > that I can come up with. Thanks, Dave > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 5, 2010 Report Share Posted October 5, 2010 I copied the following from another internet site: Grouply is under serious scrutiny (appalled scrutiny) by list owners for a wide variety of security and list violation reasons. (I know, I'm one of them and am involved in the discussions.) It IS a problem that they require your ID and password - anyone who's been on the internet for more than three seconds knows not to give out that information to anyone who asks for it uninvited and to look askance at anyone who does. Many list owners are banning/removing people who access their lists through Grouply, and are working with the Grouply founders to fix the serious security problems that were discovered by list owners testing the system out of necessity because their lists' integrity was being compromised. The problems are legion, are being worked on (albeit with some reluctance in the case of some, and not addressed at all in the case of the inquiry as to whether it would be possible for Grouply to work WITHOUT the necessity of providing ID and password - resounding silence there), However, I, for one, as a responsible list owner, won't be allowing Grouply members to be on my lists until all the problems are satisfactorily resolved. Source(s): Various list owner/moderators' discussion lists, some of which have open archives if anyone not a member wants to get the real skinny on the problems that have surfaced and are being worked on. On Mon, Oct 4, 2010 at 7:17 PM, Rosen Lum <rrosenlum@...>wrote: > > > I keep getting an invitation to connect with someone from this group who I > have never seen post here, through something called " Grouply, " which I am > not familiar with. > > Can anyone shed any light on this? I don't want to slight a person who is > making a friendly overture ... > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 5, 2010 Report Share Posted October 5, 2010 Rosen Lum <rrosenlum@...> wrote: >I keep getting an invitation to connect with someone from this group who I >have never seen post here, through something called " Grouply, " which I am >not familiar with. > >Can anyone shed any light on this? I don't want to slight a person who is >making a friendly overture ... > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 5, 2010 Report Share Posted October 5, 2010 Thank you! On Mon, Oct 4, 2010 at 8:54 PM, Troxel <richard.troxel@...>wrote: > I copied the following from another internet site: > > Grouply is under serious scrutiny (appalled scrutiny) by list > owners for a wide variety of security and list violation reasons. (I know, > I'm one of them and am involved in the discussions.) > > It IS a problem that they require your ID and password - anyone > who's been on the internet for more than three seconds knows not to give > out > that information to anyone who asks for it uninvited and to look askance at > anyone who does. > > Many list owners are banning/removing people who access their lists through > Grouply, and are working with the Grouply founders to fix the serious > security problems that were discovered by list owners testing the system > out > of necessity because their lists' integrity was being compromised. The > problems are legion, are being worked on (albeit with some reluctance in > the > case of some, and not addressed at all in the case of the inquiry as to > whether it would be possible for Grouply to work WITHOUT the necessity of > providing ID and password - resounding silence there), However, I, for one, > as a responsible list owner, won't be allowing Grouply members to be on my > lists until all the problems are satisfactorily resolved. > Source(s): > Various list owner/moderators' discussion lists, some of which > have open archives if anyone not a member wants to get the real skinny on > the problems that have surfaced and are being worked on. > > > On Mon, Oct 4, 2010 at 7:17 PM, Rosen Lum <rrosenlum@... > >wrote: > > > > > > > I keep getting an invitation to connect with someone from this group who > I > > have never seen post here, through something called " Grouply, " which I am > > not familiar with. > > > > Can anyone shed any light on this? I don't want to slight a person who is > > making a friendly overture ... > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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