Visitors!!!!!!!!!!!!

[emann_01]

over 5000 visitors in the past 24 hours and only about 600 members?????????

just join people...we want you here...the more the merrier!

 

[07Burb]

Could be the google spiders or whatever they are called...

 

[AtomicHoe094]

more like this...

Domo arigato, Mr, Roboto,
Domo, Domo,
Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto

 

[BOSS]

Could be the google spiders or whatever they are called...

Ya Ive been meaning to look into that

 

[Sheriff]

Could be the google spiders or whatever they are called...

They are called "bots". Many of which search out e-mail addresses if anybody posts such in any of the threads. Some people actually get paid per thousand of e-mail addresses they collect and pass on. Must be a heck of a way to try and make a living, IMHO!

 

[07Burb]

They are called "bots". Many of which search out e-mail addresses if anybody posts such in any of the threads. Some people actually get paid per thousand of e-mail addresses they collect and pass on. Must be a heck of a way to try and make a living, IMHO!

Well, some also are on here due to Google searches that are performed so not all are of malicious intent from what I understand.

 

[mike1944]

Well, some also are on here due to Google searches that are performed so not all are of malicious intent from what I understand.

Exactly right.

How do you think Google, Yahoo, Bing, etc. get their info? There are automated bots (spiders) from all kinds of websites sniffing around the internet. Most of the time they are not malicious: they just read/follow down the web pages, create their searchable indexes, and follow down any new pages they find. If you want to show up on their searches you allow it.

I've seen entries on the corvette forum show up on Google less than an hour later. Don't know how or even if these websites decide to saturate a target website with bots. On the other hand, cost to launch more bots is almost zero to them.

There certainly are automated bots looking for personal info. Just don't do anything stupid like putting any personal info in a thread.

 

[07Burb]

So I shouldn't post my ssn???

 

[mike1944]

So I shouldn't post my ssn???

We already have it.

 

[07Burb]