rossmpersonal Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 When I try to report a spam using the SpamCop reporting service, I am getting a Can't continue parsing. DNS-server-error; Try to refresh this page later. message. 1. Is anyone else getting the same error or is it just me? 2. Is this a SpamCop issue or an DNS issue with the source of the spam for SpamCop has no control over? 3. If this is a SpamCop issue, is SpamCop already aware of the issue? If they are not aware, how should I report it? Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnarlymarley Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 1. I also have been getting it since about yesterday. For me, I just immediately refresh the page and it might work. 2. Most of mine have been with the various URL redirectors, so probably one of the DNS servers at SpamCop might be having trouble getting out. 3. I have not reported anything yet. If it was a big issue and wouldn't work, I would report it to the deputies, but since a refresh gets it to work, your reporting it here should be okay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anyone8 Posted April 23, 2023 Share Posted April 23, 2023 For me, this used to be occasional and refreshing would usually work. Now, I have to wait some time, refresh, and maybe it will work or maybe I have to wait a while longer. Not sure it's related, but the amount of spam I receive seems to be increasing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaserMoon Posted April 24, 2023 Share Posted April 24, 2023 (edited) Over the past few days, I've encountered the following error several times when manually submitting spam to SpamCop in the web interface: Quote Can't continue parsing. DNS-server-error; Try to refresh this page later. Eventually it goes through after a few refreshes. Edited April 24, 2023 by LaserMoon added more information Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninth Posted April 24, 2023 Share Posted April 24, 2023 (edited) On 4/23/2023 at 9:20 AM, rossmpersonal said: When I try to report a spam using the SpamCop reporting service, I am getting a Can't continue parsing. DNS-server-error; Try to refresh this page later. message. Same but when I tried just now to refresh, the system got in a knot and I got a duplicate reports message and they had to be removed first. The problem resolved itself soon after that so I reckon the SC server was down or busy unsetting spammers? Edited April 24, 2023 by ninth SC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanco Posted April 24, 2023 Share Posted April 24, 2023 (edited) I started seeing the DNS error yesterday. Like others, I found refresh resolved usually after one or two tries. It did seem to get worse with time though. 13 hours ago, anyone8 said: the amount of spam I receive seems to be increasing. It has been bad for me too through March/April with higher levels of prizes/surveys and recently “love interest” - and the fake invoices (refund scam GeekSquad etc.) plus there’s a Fake Facebook Signin Alert which comes multiple times per day. Is it a coincidence that the forum is under a spam attack with new members registered posting airline tickets and intuit quick books nonsensically. Edited April 24, 2023 by Hanco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anyone8 Posted April 24, 2023 Share Posted April 24, 2023 2 hours ago, Hanco said: I started seeing the DNS error yesterday. Like others, I found refresh resolved usually after one or two tries. It did seem to get worse with time though. It has been bad for me too through March/April with higher levels of prizes/surveys and recently “love interest” - and the fake invoices (refund scam GeekSquad etc.) plus there’s a Fake Facebook Signin Alert which comes multiple times per day. Is it a coincidence that the forum is under a spam attack with new members registered posting airline tickets and intuit quick books nonsensically. Interesting. I'd been seeing the error saying it can't continue parsing because of a DNS error occasionally for a while, but it seemed like it was happening with every spam I reported yesterday. Today, it seems to be fine. As for the increase in spam, I didn't think to mention a time-frame, but it seems like just the last few days or week for me. More and more of them don't display a message body (Hotmail accessed via web browser) but somehow SpamCop finds links that it would report if I didn't uncheck them (call me paranoid, but I assume if the email appears blank but SpamCop finds a link, the spammer might be trying to cause a false report). It's hard to say on the forum spam. I briefly tried to run a forum for Linux users, and only got spam posts. So it seems spammers find and spam forums even if no one else finds them. On the other hand, I long ago (could have been way back when SpamCop had newsgroups accessed via a newsreader) read that some of this stuff comes because SpamCop has an impact on spammers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanco Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 I’m seeing 500 Server Errors today. And lots of spam posts on the forum. A huge number of spam posts I do also think: If the spammers are posting on the forum then maybe that is a sign that SpamCop works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanco Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 Quote [an error occurred while processing this directive] I cannot get spamcop.net to load. That’s what my browser shows on the page after trying. Is it just me or are others seeing the same today? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anyone8 Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 1 hour ago, Hanco said: I cannot get spamcop.net to load. That’s what my browser shows on the page after trying. Is it just me or are others seeing the same today? First I got "500 Internal Server Error" then I clicked on the "spamcop.net" link at the top of the page and got the "directive" error. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnarlymarley Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 I get the same 500 error and "directive" error. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnarlymarley Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 Looks like it is working for me now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanco Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 2 hours ago, gnarlymarley said: Looks like it is working for me now. Here also 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anyone8 Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 8 hours ago, anyone8 said: First I got "500 Internal Server Error" then I clicked on the "spamcop.net" link at the top of the page and got the "directive" error. Looks like they fixed the errors I mentioned earlier. Then I got the "Can't continue parsing. DNS-server-error; Try to refresh this page later." It seems better this afternoon, so hopefully they fixed that too. I guess time will tell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petzl Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 SpamCop reporting site very slow after waiting..... Waiting another sign in appears.... then another.... then another? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anyone8 Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 Quote News: (Last Modified: 4/25/2023, 4:05:15 PM -0700) System Outages Some users are experiencing issues with connecting to SpamCop and receiving various errors when trying to parse and report spam. We are aware of the issues, caused by internal infrastructure problems. Our Network Operations teams are working hard to get this resolved. Thank you for your patience. Went to report a spam and saw the above. Thought I'd put it here in case spamcop itself isn't loading for anyone. Good to know they're working on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stolen time Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 I am still getting the DNS-Server-Error messages for some reports, and the errors rarely go away when I refresh! It seems to happen more often than not, but perhaps that's because my system happens to be the target of a wave of spam that contains strange URLs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FeMaster Posted April 26, 2023 Share Posted April 26, 2023 I see there is a know issue, so hopefully it gets resolved soon. For me, it has been going on for days. It seems to actually be getting worse as the days go on. The last couple reports I tried to submit this evening I had to refreshed about a dozen times each before the DNS error went away and I could submit them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanco Posted April 26, 2023 Share Posted April 26, 2023 4 hours ago, petzl said: SpamCop reporting site very slow after waiting..... Waiting another sign in appears.... then another.... then another? I don’t get the sign in required. But I am experiencing the reporting challenges that are mentioned here in the thread and in the notice on the report page now. 2 hours ago, FeMaster said: I see there is a know issue, so hopefully it gets resolved soon. For me, it has been going on for days. It seems to actually be getting worse as the days go on. The last couple reports I tried to submit this evening I had to refreshed about a dozen times each before the DNS error went away and I could submit them. Yeah it has been happening a few days now, then today it was the worst it could be (coincidentally the same day as what appeared to be the most spam attacking the forum). On that topic, we seem to have a few new members joined in the past 4-7 hours but nothing like the large number of new account influx seen 17 hours ago… 4 hours ago, stolen time said: I am still getting the DNS-Server-Error messages for some reports, and the errors rarely go away when I refresh! It seems to happen more often than not, but perhaps that's because my system happens to be the target of a wave of spam that contains strange URLs. Not just you 👍 Until certain ISPs get their head out of the sand and sort out their customers, we’ll have this problem of well constructed spam continue. Most seem willing to take the action required. Just 2 I know of that are real obstinate. So while they continue, they are getting reports and sub reports filed in detail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanco Posted April 26, 2023 Share Posted April 26, 2023 4 hours ago, anyone8 said: Went to report a spam and saw the above. Thought I'd put it here in case spamcop itself isn't loading for anyone. Good to know they're working on it. Thank you for that!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petzl Posted April 26, 2023 Share Posted April 26, 2023 On 4/26/2023 at 9:16 AM, anyone8 said: News: (Last Modified: 4/25/2023, 4:05:15 PM -0700) System Outages Some users are experiencing issues with connecting to SpamCop and receiving various errors when trying to parse and report spam. We are aware of the issues, caused by internal infrastructure problems. Our Network Operations teams are working hard to get this resolved. Thank you for your patience. SpamCop Seems working effortlessly now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anyone8 Posted April 27, 2023 Share Posted April 27, 2023 23 hours ago, petzl said: SpamCop Seems working effortlessly now. Yeah it's been fine today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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