The Great Purge

[Ravelord]

I already was using a dummy hotmail account, but I switched to lolcow.email just in case (and also because I don't know if you're gonna filter msn/hotmail/outlook accounts). And I guess I'll set up the VPN soon just for being a bit more secure.

 

[0xDEADBEEF]

if you don't want to use a VPN, a SOCKS proxy is also a good option, and will only affect a single browser.

but anyway ty for doing this null it's a very kind gesture

 

[ICametoLurk]

This is what I imagine the process of cleaning our servers looks like.

Spoiler

Thanks, Null!

I'm hungry now.

 

[Cable 7]

On the topic of steam profiles, do you have anything to say about the Kiwi Farms Stream Group? Is that getting deleted or soemthing of the ilk?

 

[Sergeant Politeness]

I never understood the Steam integration anyway. Seems like a great way to get doxed.

 

[Null]

On the topic of steam profiles, do you have anything to say about the Kiwi Farms Stream Group? Is that getting deleted or soemthing of the ilk?

The one I owned was reported by Vordrak and taken down about 6 months ago. Vordrak tried to fucking slander Gabe Newell over getting steam accounts banned, too, lol. If you're in a steam group that's affiliated to us, good luck with that.

 

[RJ MacReady]

Are specific cock.li domains not allowed? Firemail.cc is blocked by the spam filter.

 

[Ghostapplesause]

I've used Null's email service since that time the french took down the KF server.

 

[José Mourinho]

The IP and email history was one of the main concerns if database is handed over to someone else, and I'm glad you're doing something about it.

 

[Lazuli]

I'm glad to see that Null is taking the right steps toward protecting all of the userbase incase of a database leak. Especially since there have been individuals out there that have attempted to grab user data from here. I already changed my email address on here recently as a precaution. (no it wasn't gov/edu)

It doesn't stop people when they dox themselves anyway

 

[Null]

Are specific cock.li domains not allowed? Firemail.cc is blocked by the spam filter.

Lifted. I'll double-check. VC's domain list is huge now.

The IP and email history was one of the main concerns if database is handed over to someone else, and I'm glad you're doing something about it.

 

[Echo_Ender]

Didn't know about the lolcow.email thing. Nice to have.

 

[Elwood P. Dowd]

https://gmail.com/ (just make a new account, dummy)

Some places where you try to set them up they ask for phone numbers, though that seems kind of hit or miss. I have no idea why one IP address is allowed in and another is not.

 

[AnOminous]

I am debating increasing our support for the Tor network.

Since outright banning is pretty all or nothing, you could consider something like dumping any account registered from there straight into the moderation queue and only removing it after 5+ posts. Most of the kind of idiots who would abuse that would have their first post be autistic screeching anyway, and even having to wait for 5 low effort shitposts to get approved would at least slow them down. Think mrz and his immediate shitposting about pedo shit every time he showed up from tor.

That might be too much overhead to bother with, but it's worth considering. I'd suggest waiting a couple days before even bothering with approving stuff, since if anyone is that paranoid, they can wait a couple days.

 

[Milktheturtle]

Are Protonmail chill? I'm using one as a dummy account so I wanna know just in case

 

[Null]

Are Protonmail chill?

I'm going to make permanent exceptions for GMX, Protonmail, and Cock.li.

Though I still like having the ability to email people, so I definitely encourage email forwarding.

 

[RJ MacReady]

Lifted. I'll double-check. VC's domain list is huge now.

I got lazy and decided to just make a Lolcow Email address too, so it's all good. Thanks, though!

Also, on the topic of general security I think a lot of people would benefit from the inconvenience of using a password generator-manager like KeePass. Recycling the same shitty password is a bad habit for the best of us and if you spend a lot of time on a desktop, KeePass is worthwhile for creating and storing dozens of robust passwords. You only need to remember a master password and it can be used from a USB stick. Just make sure to back up your database file physically or on a cloud service.

 

[omori]

Lolcow email isn't letting me login

 

[Jewelsmakerguy]

Question: Are you going to remove Hotmail support? Or is that still safe for the moment?

 

[Replicant Sasquatch]

I got lazy and decided to just make a Lolcow Email address too, so it's all good. Thanks, though!

Also, on the topic of general security I think a lot of people would benefit from the inconvenience of using a password generator-manager like KeePass. Recycling the same shitty password is a bad habit for the best of us and if you spend a lot of time on a desktop, KeePass is worthwhile for creating and storing dozens of robust passwords. You only need to remember a master password and it can be used from a USB stick. Just make sure to back up your database file physically or on a cloud service.

Might not be a bad idea. I'm the worst offender when it comes to reusing passwords.