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That's right, the "Don't Be Evil" Google hypocrite has created enough of a spam problem with their GooglePages user-generated content product, that the domain is now in the URIBL Greylist.
According to URIBL:
grey.uribl.com - This lists contains domains found in UBE/UCE, and probably honour opt-out requests. This list can and probably will cause False Positives depending on your definition of SPAM. This zone rebuilds several times a day as necessary.
The reason I'm bothering to write this up is that I'm seeing spam with SOMESPAMMERUSERID. GooglePages.com in it and I'm sick of it. In fact, if that domain string is in the body of any inbound e-mail I now block it as a matter of policy. I've never, ever, ever, seen a legit piece of e-mail with GooglePages.com in the body.
An excerpted example from 1/14/08 of the spam problem:
X-Spam-Report:
Spam detection software, running on the system "host.somewhere.tld", has identified this incoming email as possible spam. The original message has been attached to this so you can view it (if it isn't spam) or label similar future email. If you have any questions, see the administrator of that system for details.
Content preview: Our best selling herbal supplement can help you increase your tool size upto 1-3 inches! http://HeribertoGeorgeAK .googlepages .com
0.0 STOX_REPLY_TYPE STOX_REPLY_TYPE
2.9 RCVD_IN_XBL RBL: Received via a relay in Spamhaus XBL
[82.210.165.212 listed in zen.spamhaus.org]
1.1 RCVD_IN_SORBS_WEB RBL: SORBS: sender is a abuseable web server
[82.210.165.212 listed in dnsbl.sorbs.net]
1.8 DATE_IN_PAST_12_24 Date: is 12 to 24 hours before Received: date
2.2 RCVD_IN_BL_SPAMCOP_NET RBL: Received via a relay in bl.spamcop.net
[Blocked - see ]
0.2 URIBL_GREY Contains an URL listed in the URIBL greylist
[URIs: googlepages.com]
X-Spam-Flag: YES
Subject: ***SPAM*** Spam Subject (munged)
Our best selling herbal supplement can help you increase your tool size upto 1-3 inches!
http://HeribertoGeorgeAK. googlepages .com
A very unscientific sampling of what appear to be legit urls on the GooglePages.com domain do not appear to run AdSense. Thus Google does not, at this time, appear to be benefiting by monetizing spammed urls they host.
Still, like the never ending stream of spammer sign-ups to forums and galleries using Gmail.com accounts as dropboxes, it is pretty clear that Google is creating a significant part of the spam problem they claim they are trying to stop. Matt Cutts, what say you sir?
I'll post an updated list of spammer IDs at the bottom of the page as traffic and time permits.
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