2026-09-23 15:29 UTC
@samir@m.fedica.com 2. is already there. The problem with this particular spam wave is that they are using Mastodon servers to flood people's inboxes. The point isn't the mastodon account, it's sending the e-mail. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Email_bomb
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@jaz@toot.wales 2026-09-23 15:32
@gunchleoc@mastodon.scot @samir@m.fedica.com this thread / post is specifically about #bpSpam - not saying all the other conversations about spam in general aren't valid, but the OP is about a specific, novel activity that spams third parties via Mastodon account creation.
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@samir@m.fedica.com 2026-09-23 16:52
@gunchleoc@mastodon.scot Regarding email spam, you can throttle email confirmation down to make it useless for them. Also #3 goes hand in hand with #2 to prevent using own mail server