Posts Tagged ‘spam’
Answering the question “Why is email through Wordpress so complicated?”
Why aren’t website’s contact form messages showing up in my inbox? It’s a common problem. It’s a common question. Here’s an answer. On a Reddit support forum for WordPress users, in a now-deleted post, someone said they were having trouble getting their contact forms and other email delivered when using 3rd-party email providers like Microsoft’s…
Read MoreScam: threatening email or contact-form spam from “Melissa”
Our standard maintenance plan includes one hour of consulting a month. In the last couple of days several maintenance clients have contacted me after receiving scary, threatening “copyright infringement” messages coming from their contact forms or other sources. Here’s one example. Note the suspicious elements. And here’s another, note the similar email address? Others I’ve…
Read MoreOne missed checkbox can lead to 47,000 spam users!
Did you know that if forget to click one checkbox during setup and anybody can create a visitor’s account on a WordPress website. Anyone or ,unfortunately, any spambot. Or, even more unfortunately, all of them! Most people, even beginners, figure out they should click that checkbox. And theoretically it’s no big deal. By default new accounts are…
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