I keep getting emails asking me to approve new memberships. I have never been nor do I want to be an administrator. That said...I do enjoy the forum and the new look is coming along nicely!

Here is what I keep getting: (With info deleted to protect the user whom I am using as an example)

Hello administrator,

A new user has registered at Horseshoes.com | Your One-Stop Farrier and Hoofcare Portal.
The user has verified his email, and requests that you approve his account.
This email contains their details:

Name : (A NAME)
email: (an Email)
Username: (A username)

You can activate the user by clicking on the link below:
www.horseshoes.com/index.php?option=com_...0d96055f3aad41cd4073

You were promoted. You must not have got the memo.


Check out the thread has questions for admin.
Sent from my DROIDX using Tapat-alk

Please confirm not received today. If so, I will need someone to look at your account.

Same thing happened to me, I must have gotten 40 emails

Okay, was it today or last weekend?

I've gotten several of these messages today, too. Thought you might like to know.

(And BTW, the new site design is BEAUTIFUL.)

Steve,

Will you be letting individuals know where there's been a breach of confidentiality and names and email addresses have been revealed on these emails and to people who are not administrators.

What have you done by way ensuring similar breaches don't recur

I just received another one of these e-mails this 2 minutes ago. Just FYI.

this has to be a spam bot, the old site is shut off, I've disabled every emailer, I don't even see these names in this site's registration queue, emails went out to people I removed last month. everyone please just delete them and set up anything from This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to go to spam filter. I will just have to set up a new account as this is outside the site.