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SpiderMike
05-12-08, 12:57 PM
I had just got a thread reply stating that Admin had replied to a thread. Admin doens't show as having been on in the last few days, AND that thread is nonexistant. The link in the email isn't even a realy url.
Are y'all really running a test or is there something else going on?

Maelstrom
05-12-08, 02:28 PM
potential phishing email masking the bf email addy. Can you check the headers to see if the email even originated from the bf server?
SpiderMike
05-12-08, 02:33 PM
I had checked that already. From what I can tell in the sources, it looks legit. brian, internetbrands..etc etc I'll keep the email if anybody wants a peek at it.

cooker
05-12-08, 02:39 PM
I had just got a thread reply stating that Admin had replied to a thread. Admin doens't show as having been on in the last few days, AND that thread is nonexistant. The link in the email isn't even a realy url.
Are y'all really running a test or is there something else going on?


You may have accidently been given admin privileges, then they realized the mistake and cancelled them. Admin threads are visible if you are an admin and invisible to everyone else.
SpiderMike
05-12-08, 02:45 PM
You may have accidently been given admin privileges, then they realized the mistake and cancelled them. Admin threads are visible if you are an admin and invisible to everyone else.

SpiderMike, the accidental Mod... has a ring to it :lol: