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Ngongo-B
Posted: Sat Oct 12, 2002 4:20 am
by CESS.tk
Did any of you get this e-mail too???
I think they got my e-mail adress from this board...
Hi CESS.tk,
Ngongo-B is a new company. Our aim is to help revive the adventure game
community AND market by publishing graphic adventure games made by
independent developers, helping them to earn a living and providing
players with good quality adventure games for a reasonable price.
To learn more about our plans, or join our community, please visit our
website at:
http://www.ngongo-b.net
To find out what you think about our plans, we started a survey.
If you want to earn a living developing graphic adventure games, please
fill in our Developers Survey. You can find it here:
http://www.ngongo-b.net/index.php?id=6
We will publish the results at Ngongo-B.net
Thanks
Fedor van Eldijk - Ngongo-B Electric Entertainment
It's spam, but I thought it might interest some of you.
(I don't think we could be selling AGI or SCI games though.)
Re:Ngongo-B
Posted: Sat Oct 12, 2002 5:47 am
by jelleghys
I got it too... ???
Re:Ngongo-B
Posted: Sat Oct 12, 2002 5:47 am
by juncmodule
I got the same email a few weeks ago. I think it is spam from someone involved with the Sludge game engine. They have news updates about new releases of the Sludge engine, but no mention of any other engine. Since that site has been up Brian has released a new version of SCI Studio, and there is no news statement about that. Also, Chris Jones released a new version of AGS since that site has been up and there are no updates about that either. Sounds like a cheap attempt to make money off of other peoples work. I HATE SPAM. >:(
-junc
Re:Ngongo-B
Posted: Sat Oct 12, 2002 6:08 am
by sonneveld
I just got one too.
At least they got my name right. usually it's just Dear Sonneveld!
Hi Nick Sonneveld,
Ngongo-B is a new company. Our aim is to help revive the adventure game
community AND market by publishing graphic adventure games made by
independent developers, helping them to earn a living and providing
players with good quality adventure games for a reasonable price.
I wonder where they got the list of email addresses from.
- Nick
Re:Ngongo-B
Posted: Sat Oct 12, 2002 6:12 am
by rwfromxenon
Me too! Jeez-o!
I wish spam was just deleted from the face of the earth!
-Allyb-
Re:Ngongo-B
Posted: Sat Oct 12, 2002 6:57 am
by AGI1122
I received it as well...
Re:Ngongo-B
Posted: Sat Oct 12, 2002 7:01 am
by AGI1122
http://www.mega-tokyo.com/forum/index.p ... user=Fedor 
He registered on this board so he could read people's e-mail addresses and send mails to them.
He registered on my board as well, I am going to delete his account so he can't use my member's e-mail addresses to spam people.
Re:Ngongo-B
Posted: Sat Oct 12, 2002 10:11 am
by df
i dont remember seeing an email... but my spam filter deletes anything from anyone NOT in my address book.... so I probably missed it anyway :>
I've slapped bans on lots of people/IP's triyng to farm this forum. its a PITA. easy to see in the logs tho...
Re:Ngongo-B
Posted: Sat Oct 12, 2002 10:15 am
by AGI1122
I forgot to write down his ip before I deleted his account... oh well can't ban him from the board now...
Re:Ngongo-B
Posted: Sat Oct 12, 2002 10:25 am
by df
I've just modded the source, now everyones email is 'hidden' unless you are Admin. problem solved!
Re:Ngongo-B
Posted: Sat Oct 12, 2002 10:42 am
by AGI1122
Good idea, I will modify my board to do the same as well.
Re:Ngongo-B
Posted: Sat Oct 12, 2002 12:26 pm
by jelleghys
I've just modded the source, now everyones email is 'hidden' unless you are Admin.
Weird... When you look at someone's profile, you still can see his E-mail, but when you look at the members list, all e-mails are hidden...
Re:Ngongo-B
Posted: Sat Oct 12, 2002 12:29 pm
by AGI1122
That is what he changed. And that isn't weird, that is what df just did. As for it still being in the profile... you can hide it by checking the hide box in your profile. I don't think it matters in the profile, since it is much more dangerous for spam in that list... he used the list to gain alot of e-mails easily... but instead of having to do that he would have to view hundreds of profiles(which is a pain). So the addresses are much safer now than they used to be.
Re:Ngongo-B
Posted: Sun Oct 13, 2002 4:56 pm
by Joey
i got it too. are you saying i cant sell my games now!? :'(
man, i was getting excited. i didnt notice this thread, so i started one in the agi section. sorry. :-[
Re:Ngongo-B
Posted: Mon Oct 14, 2002 8:32 pm
by Andrew_Baker
Now, I'm mad, because I didn't get one. :'(