David Todd McCarty on Nostr: I’m going to ask again. Why would someone want to flood your website with fake ...
I’m going to ask again. Why would someone want to flood your website with fake email account signups? They come in waves. Lately I’ll get 10-20 a day for a site that is largely dormant. I tried emailing one back and got nothing.
What is the end game here? What do they hope to gain?
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