IMVU spam? June 6, 2006
02:02 -!- SyntheticSlut (XDDDD@moz-59094DA3.dip.t-dialin.net) has joined #bs
02:02 Hi,
02:02 Just thought you might like to check out this free 3D instant
02:02 messaging software. It’s called IMVU, and it’s an easy
02:02 way to chat, meet new people, and build a customized 3D identity.
02:02 -!- SyntheticSlut (XDDDD@moz-59094DA3.dip.t-dialin.net) has quit: Client exited
(Edit Mar 6, 2008: Mac users, complain to IMVU, not me. You’re free to vent in the comments, but this is their official mac stance, and by expressing interest to them you might help change things.)
i got a ton of IMVU spam to my catch-all email address the other day (on my domain), each one claiming it ‘wasn’t spam’. i haven’t seen the irc spam yet though.
Hi,
I work at IMVU. IMVU does not spam. I don’t know why SyntheticSlut is spamming IRC rooms… While we do have a referral program of sorts, this user did not even post a link.
If you are getting IMVU email on your catch-all email address, then it is because one of our users must have registered an account using such an email address. (And opted in to all the email types you are receiving, IMVU is opt-in only).
Every single one of our email types is opt-in only, and each has a one-click link for removing yourself from future mailings.
We take spam very seriously.
Dusty: I know IMVU did not spam, and I defended your company in IRC afterward (I have known about it since beta, and used to play There). Other users were quicker to judge.
We also agreed “why did they not post the referral link?”
Do you plan on a mac version of IMVU?
no macs
Dusty, you are not planning on a Mac version? REALLY? I own a Mac, and therefore cannot use IMVU. **raises eyebrow**
250:
How are you finding my blog? This can’t be terribly popular. Also, I can easily believe it, it’s the same tech used for There.com and they noted that they will never make a mac version. It is obviously easy, they use the cross-platform Shockwave, and just wrap it for Windows. It could be easily wrapped for other platforms.
IMVU are f*cking spammers.
I found this website because I just received spam from user chy_chz@yahoo.com.
If the company is legitimate and really cares about not spamming people you SHOULD HAVE link where people could report users.
Since no such link exists (or is really well hidden) you’re no better than any other spamers (you just use your users to spam other people)
why not just make IMVU for a mac already so everyone could play
Dusty… Maybe it was a one-off that you posted here or something but either way… If you read this, the other day (no sorry I do not remember the date) got predits for a referral to a user in NZ (mzmisery or something, again i’m an idiot and didnt ask questions) anyway the referrer is in the US and doesn’t know (m)any kiwis to invite, and has never (apparently) actually ever invited anyone or distributed urls or links for referrals or anything. Nobody’s complaining really but I thought you might find it interesting.
Also you’re doin a good job really, Dusty. Some people must think “job” or “work” means “sit around eating donuts” or something but yeh.
I got an email with codes to put a referral link on my myspace profile. Unfortunately it got deleted. Where can i get it back?
No mac??? No surprises there - it should be made law that if you write a program for windows it should support (or they should make a seperate program that supports) all platforms including Mac OSX, Linux and Unix otherwise Microsoft will continue to unfairly have a monopoly on the market. This means no new OS will ever get big or challenge Windows as people will not buy it if software is sparse and software will not be made available for new platforms until it’s widely used. The Mac OSX is now bigger than ever with more homes and business’ making the switch than ever before. If IMVU has no plans for a mac version then remove the part that says one will be written off of the website because it means you are getting people to sign (mac users) through deception and if that is so then IMVU’s sponsers and companies that advertise are paying for advertising space on the basis of false membership and hit numbers. This is all a bit shady if you ask me!
OK, get that Mac version ASAP! It’s so unfair! especially to those of us who HAVE to use mac (either school or work) and we want to chat too!!!
MAC MAC MAC MAC MAC MAC MAC MAC!!!
NOW NOW NOW NOW NOW NOW NOW NOW!!!
Please???
I think the guys at IMVU are retarted! Make the mac now, I wont switch to a PC just for IMVU, no, I just wont use the shit. F**K YOU IMVU YOU SUCK!
I signed up for IMVU because I had a friend on it, and I was assured (by the IMVU website) that as soon as IMVU came out of ‘beta’, there would be a Mac version. If this is not true, I will not stay, simply because I can’t use the program for the purpose that I’d originally come to IMVU for — to chat with my friend and her friends who do have it.
I am -very- surprised that IMVU doesn’t plan a Mac version. We’ve got over a dozen households in our immediate circle of acquaintances who’ve switched to Mac in the past 6 months — and now that we’ve switched, we won’t go back!
I’d reconsider a company decision that cuts out Macs. It makes no business sense to cut out Macs. You’ll be cutting a large proportion of the people who are willing to -pay- for quality hard and software (and who have put their money where their mouths are by purchasing a top-quality computer already!)
Storm
Actually, there IS a way to jerryrig things so IMVU can work.
All it requires is
1.Dual Proccessor Intel Mac
2. Parallells ($49.99)
3.Windows. ($199.99 for XPHome Version.)
So, for almost $250, one can feasibly rig their Mac to run IMVU.
HOWEVER.
1. $250 for a freeware program? Come on.
2. The second you use the Windows OS for an internet application your Windows partition of your HD is a big shiny golden piece of virus/hacker/trojan bait. Though, your OSX side will still work.
3. There’s always an alternative freeware communication system. GaiaOnline, while a message board, is QUITE a bit of fun and friendly to any OS.
I am VERY interested in IMVU should the day come when it is truly available for the OSX side. Until then, there’s always good ol Ichat.
K, so IMVUs admins probably all own PC’s, so what? Lots of people who buy virus free computers, buy macs. Myself? I own a mac desktop, and windows laptop, my mac has been with me for a year now, works unbelievably good, my laptop? With me for 2 months, it goes slower than time. Now a lot of PC users say Mac sucks. Well, bite me because it is faster, has better pixels, and is easy to use. Now I use my laptop to use IMVU, but, it freezes half way through the program. Not a glitch, all my friends use it and theres doesnt freeze, it just runs terribly slow. Now on mac, ive compared games on PC to mac, mac runs smoother with better graphics. So please, for the good of about the 25% of households that use mac instead of windows. Make an IMVU for mac. Thanks for your time.
Hello, i have a mac, and it really sucks that there is no IMVU available for macs. The game is so fun. Make IMVU for Macs, Thanks
right, just make imvu for macs, because it is just so simple, more people are buying and using macs these days, and if people convert to mac, im sure they wouldnt go back to a pc, because mac’s are great, and there is alot of functions and programmes, so basically, lesser people will go on imvu with more people switching to a mac, and i dont think the people working at imvu would actually want their sales to drop with a decrease in members, because that would be stupid and dumb, so make imvu work for macs, it would help everybody more .
and i do love imvu, and i have a mac and two pc’s , but it does annoy me that i have to constantly switch computers just to play imvu, so i dont use it often, and im sure people wouldnt too, cos it would be a hassle .
“So please, for the good of about the 25% of households that use mac instead of windows. Make an IMVU for mac. Thanks for your time.”
hate to be the bearer pf bad news but the % of people who use a mac is 4% the % who use linux is 2% and other is 1%
seriously though i know its all ‘cool’ to be a mac loving yuppie but the interface sucks and look like it was designed by a 5 year old, when will apple learn people want mice with 2 buttons and dont want to pay out of their arse for every minor OS upgrade.
alsp hate to point this out to everyone, but imvu is a piece of fucking shit, why anyone would use it over bog standard msn/aim is only because their a self centered dickhead.
You think the design on windows is better ? :O Get your eyes fixed, Apple’s design is MUCH better! In comparison with Apple windows seems to be at least 5 years older ! It’s angular and uggly !
Apples design actually looked a bit like windows design (
continuing.. (nowadays)- for 5 years ago.
I got my friends to join thinking we would have alot of fun, but half of us have macs so none of us joined. macs are the future. you are just losing buisness.
I agree with everyone who has posted detailed complains. It might be hard to believe, but guess what? everyone is using macs. Its the best kind around. I mean for the sweet name of christ… just make a mac version. Is it really that hard?
yeah yeah, mac rules!
And yes, that definitely looks like SPAM up there!
while i’m a mac user you’re all faggots
i canot believe that in 2007 a wedbsite like imvu doesnt support mac.it is absolutley unacceptable. mac is the future and most ppl use mac for crying out loud . i used to have a pc but it broke now i have mac book pro it is awsome but it wont work with i mvu and i have a avi already . i think IMVU SHOULD ALSO BE FOR MAC NO ECUSES. thanks for ur time
MAKE IMVU ALSO FOR MAC OR ULL SEE MORE COMPLAINTS FROM ME AND MANY OTHER MAC USERS.
U better bloody make one for mac cas i can shut ur bloody imvu down with one finger and i anit jokin!!!!!
SO UR GOING TO MAKE A BLOODY IMVU FOR MAC RETARDS!!!!
Love Lara your favorite person in the world MWA XoXOxoOXXoo
HEY!! WTF ABOUT A LINUX VERSION!!!????? I run SuSE 10.2 and I WANNA RUN IMVU!!!
make imvu for macs i use a mac everyone uses macs so make it for macks ok shitheads
FUCK IMVU they’re so fucking gay hat they dont make fucking IMVU for MAC ive always had MAC’s in my household and never had any complains! Fuck MICROSOFT! fuckers
Hi, im bea from the Philippines, and i have a boyfriend who is from the UK, and he invited me to join IMVU so we could chat and have fun at the same time, but the problem is — im a mac user. Is there any possibility that IMVU would have a Mac Version for mac Users? Pls dont ignore these comments from me and other Mac users, its really irritating, you would lose a lot of members here in IMVU. Im sure. ty
yeh it is really annoing, ive recently moved to mac and just discovered IMVU, i just wanted to give it go but no, no mac version. Even though theres an extensive volume of complaints on this forum (and undoubtably on others) nothing appears to be being done about it.The bottom line is if a mac version were produced the company would receive more money from advertising thus boosting IMVU in the market, and generally making IMVU a more realistic competitor in the world of online chat, SO MAKE A FUCKING MAC VERION YOU BASTARDS!!!!!
Pls, we need the Mac Version, come on.
DUSTY, You said that you work for IMVU. When asked back in June 2006, you said “no macs” and that was all that you said. IMVU still says that a Mac version is being worked on. So I’m just wanting to know if IMVU is in fact working on a Macintosh version of the software, or has the Macintosh version been discontinued? Thank you.
Boy
P.S. Please forgive my fellow Macintosh users for being so harsh. When we find a piece of software that we enjoy, we like to be able to use it. We all love IMVU and just want to be able to use it on the OS that we love. Also, do you have any information about any versions of IMVU being put out for any other OS? There are Linux people out there who love the software as well.
Shut em down. there never going to listen to us, because where mac users which apparently, in the world of software development makes us ga fucking fags, and if you go to them with anny figure thell probably sue you for blackmail and then 3 minutes later your house wwill be surrounded by fckin paralegals.
Hey, IMVU looks abit crap and for 13 years olds.
BUT i see everyones point, in my house i use a macbook and we have a g4 family mac.
Why dont some crazy styled mac nerd make some stuff JUST for mac’s…really amazing awesome stuff!…
saying that we are already doing much more stuff with graphics and music that NO PC user could do.
so bad on PC users!
x
Way too many of my friends, and way too many people that I know use macs for you guys to just give up on it all together. Nobody really even uses windows any more, at least not by me they don’t! They all either use macs or are thinking about/are switching. I would love to be able to use IMVU with my friends, it’s just a shame that there isn’t a mac version out =(
I think they SHOULD make IMVU for mac! they have had a lot of time to start making one, but instead they are making new things for the people that CAN play IMVU.
Macs, i think, are 99.9 % BETTER then PCs. they are MUCH faster and if IMVU made a mac version they would get THOUSANDS of more users because of how many people use macs. MIddle schools and highschools are switching to use ALL macs. I have seen beilive me.
please make anb IMVU for macs… PLEASE! thanks
haley is sad, you see, she really wants to play with IMVU but haley has a mac…please mac time now?
I have a mac. I wont exchange it for a PC for the world. I would love to use IMVU but alas, no luck. I wont put windows XP on my mac either. So untill they make it for Macs.. I wont be a IMVU member.
IMVU is shit! I use a mac and I couldn’t give two fucks if they don’t have a mac version. Why are all you mac fans making a big deal out of this because it is absoloute shite!!!
you know why glenn? because i dont wanna buy a new computer for a free program…..how does that make sense?
yeah it sucks that they dont make IMVU for mac does anyone know something like IMVU that IS for mac???Cause IMVU was really fun and now im like…o wow…no mac version…help?
~xokris
“”"“So please, for the good of about the 25% of households that use mac instead of windows. Make an IMVU for mac. Thanks for your time.”
hate to be the bearer pf bad news but the % of people who use a mac is 4% the % who use linux is 2% and other is 1%
seriously though i know its all ‘cool’ to be a mac loving yuppie but the interface sucks and look like it was designed by a 5 year old, when will apple learn people want mice with 2 buttons and dont want to pay out of their arse for every minor OS upgrade.”"”
Are you for real?? the percent is actually 32% Mac as of Feb 27, 2007, in North America for HOME users. Better check your stats. And as for 2 button mice? what are you stupid? You dont have to use the mighty mouse, I dont. I have a 2 button with scroll mouse, bluetooth (a mac based technology btw). Looks like it was designed by a 5-year-old? then why did windows vista copy so much? Are they just jealous 4-year-olds who couldn’t come up with anything original? And I havent payed for a single OS upgrade yet… they automaticaly download for FREE! MAC IS BETTER THAN WINDOWS NO MATTER HOW YOU ADD IT UP. GET WITH THE PROGRAM BUDDY AND OPEN YOUR EYES, SMELL THE COFFEE AND FACE THE REALITY OF THE TIMES!!!!
TJ
They really should make an IMVU for macs…or a 3d chat program 10 times as awesome as IMVU for macs only…then microsift would cry to it’s little mommy…..i’m an old school mac user…I have an iimvu account i’ve been waiting almost 1 1/2 years for imvu to come out for macs…they’re makin me mad…I CALL FOR A PETITION!!!!!!!!!!!!
With love Nae
ok so, were is the proof that IMVU does not spam hmm? i’d lov to use it but there is always a catch… i’d rather not take that risk. why should people give their e-mail addresses to an unknown web sight at the risk of, spam, viruses, spyware, trogens, etc. it doesnt make sense to me. any one care to answer that?
“Are you for real?? the percent is actually 32% Mac as of Feb 27, 2007, in North America for HOME users. Better check your stats. And as for 2 button mice? what are you stupid? You dont have to use the mighty mouse, I dont. I have a 2 button with scroll mouse, bluetooth (a mac based technology btw). Looks like it was designed by a 5-year-old? then why did windows vista copy so much? Are they just jealous 4-year-olds who couldn’t come up with anything original? And I havent payed for a single OS upgrade yet… they automaticaly download for FREE! MAC IS BETTER THAN WINDOWS NO MATTER HOW YOU ADD IT UP. GET WITH THE PROGRAM BUDDY AND OPEN YOUR EYES, SMELL THE COFFEE AND FACE THE REALITY OF THE TIMES!!!!”
k does any one want to explain why people are having a war over wether mac or windows is better? i use windows, but my friend uses mac. so whats the big deal? they are both computers, they both get the job done. some people prefer mac, and others windows. i dont see that as a reason to go at each others throats! XP maby people around here to to grow up a bit hmm?
mac version now please? *sad pleading cute face*
Wow, i use IMVU and i cannot believe all the idiots and retards on this thread demanding mac access. If these are the kind of people that want access to IMVU then keep them out!!!! IMVU dont spam. Mac vs Windows? Yawn that argument has sooo been done to death. Get a life.
I used to have a mac, but it crashed all the time and it got a lot of viruses, and i couldn’t get any good graphic and music programs for it, but then i got a pc, and it has never crashed and never had a single virus, and it has way superior programs and IE is a lot better than safari
Theme,
If you couldn’t find any music or graphics programs for Macs, then you didn’t even look. I don’t believe that a mac is better than a PC or the other way around, it is all a personal preference. I use both. However, when it comes to work (I am a graphic designer) I use a mac. It is far superior in graphics capabilities compared to a PC. Also, how is it that you got all kinds of viruses on your mac.? I have never heard of macs becoming infected. Just wondering.
Yes, using another persons mailing system, other than your own, constitutes SPAM. When IMVU asks for a users NAME and PASSWORD to another website, placing that person into a violation of TOS with the site that matches the name and password, then continues to send mails to that persons top 40 friends… That is spam. The persons friends have not asked for that solicitation, and that person, whose account you just compromised, at the personal gain of IMVU, did not advertise “In their own words”, which would make it NOT a SOLICITATION.
Just because they give you permission to rape their account friends, for a couple free credits, which most people never get, because some-one already claimed the free credits from a prior invite… does not make it legal, or NOT SPAM.
It is…
You SIR, place your customers at risk of loosing their other accounts… But then again… isn’t that the idea behind your marketing… If they don’t have the other account, where are they now? On your site!
Just because YOU don’t THINK it it SPAM, does not defeat the reality of the situation. I think I am GOD, can’t imagine others would believe me just because i say I am. The reality is… I am not, and you are defending SPAM actions.
It is illegal to do it, and to convince others to assist in doing it. In the end, it is your computers running through MySpace, hitting that SEND button and typing the text.
What the!!!!! You’re not gettin IMVU FOR MAC’S r u guys crazy cummon!! so many ppl have macs now!!!
Wow, this was a really busy…. thread? over like January/February. Nobody have anything better to do than sit and beg for a mac version of imvu?
It doesn’t happen to be legal to reverse engineer/decompile/port/whatever does it? I can’t remember the EULA but what’s stopping someone from just porting it over to another operating system?
Seems to me the whole thing’s written in Python and it executes in the Command Line in Windows (well hidden but it’s there) so sheesh man… How hard can it be to port a platform-independant script that runs in a console?
I’m no computer programmer but seriously if you want it done then you should just pay some desperate (but talented?) freelancer to do it.
I, too, found this blog because I’m receiving spam from IMVU mailservers advertising IMVU.
Part of my day job is working with lawyers to track down and identify spammers, to a level of proof that will stand up in court, so I’m not being fooled by spam claiming to be from IMVU or anything like that.
This is spam from IMVU, and there’s nothing at all in the mail to suggest anyone other than imvu.com is responsible for it. They’re being very, very careful to comply with US CAN-SPAM legislation, so they know that the mail they’re sending is potentially spam.
hey i’m on imvu too!i am a developer!
i created the “I want imvu for mac stikers”!
show them on your homepage hoping a mac os version will br realized soon!Join me!!!!
I’m Elen4 on imvu.
my point of view is that Mac is great I have had mac for….7yrs of my life..and its been great…
and IMVU should be made for mac too…
Its stupid that it isn’t…
ALOT of ppl have mac so like
they will get more money cuz
we’ll “pay” to play….
its just a simple fact
I’ll have all you Windows fans know this: When Bill gates was creating his programs and computers, he stole all his ideas from other companies and made them different so he wouldn’t get caught. Mostly from Apple. I happen to think that Mac is superior software and Windows…just sucks.
As for IMVU…its ridiculous that they refuse to create the game for both Mac and Windows…Ah, well. Bill Gates is an Ass…nothing we can do about it.
Tom sucks I have a MAC and I want IMVU
I mean imvu is losing A LOT of people by not making a Mac version… I mean A LOT!!! people are DEF not going 2 buy a PC just for the stupid online game. We have 1 PC at my home but it won’t work on that one (prolly cause its really old), but no mac version BULL!
omg i agree as the people above said
i have a mac and i would like to use IMVU but they didnt make a mac version.
Why are people getting so bent out of shape over this bullshit teeny-bopper software not being available on Macs? It shouldn’t even be available on PCs. It is essentially USELESS… Why clog up your registry with unnecessary garbage?
The point of IM is to MESSAGE people, not have a bunch of useless pathatic features… Why not use something more popular, and functional?
*BOO-HOO, I can’t look at stupid flash images of cartoon people while I chat*
Everyone is so shallow… Are you all 12 years old? Grow the fuck up… Seriously.
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I can’t say anything that hasn’t been said really, but IMVU really is just annoying a lot of potentional people. A lot of people are switching to macs.
I don’t see the logic in cutting out a large chunk, quite possible the largest amount of computer users in something like IMVU.
i believe that you should make a mac verison!!
i have used IMVU on a pc, and its awesome
but now that i have a mac, i can’t chat to my overseas friends!!
and its been a while..
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE consider making it for macs,
as you can see, a lot of people are switching to them.
it is the way of the 21st centry!
GET IT THROUGH YOUR THICK HEAD!!
MAKE IT NOW
=))
LOTS OF LOVE
XXXXX
I just found this thread on the website. it’s good to know im not the only one that is upset about not having imvu for mac users. i just got a mac for school and my pc crashed and I cant do anything now but write messages on imvu!
i am sick to death of applications not being avaliabe for macs. if our computers were humans i would call it racist. i hate that people discriminate mac users.
work it out! there are alot more mack users wanting applications than you think. just chech out google and search for any application. we are screaming for it!
get it together!
teehee
hey people heres a tip i just found out about imvu it sucks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! my computer frezzes all the time becauseof imvu i have a windows now but i want a mac cause its a lot better anyways i think imvu is evil they take peoples money and they dont have games to earn credtits so it gets boring and the whole slaves and masters thing on imvu isnt good it kinda insultting america cause they been through it and also theres alot of porn in imvu!!!!!!!!!!!! i kno tha u can only have porn if u have an ap but some minors find a way to see porn imvu is bad it gives viruses and make computers crash isuggest people who want imvu dont get it stay away from it people who has imvu isuggest to leave it. imvu is the total opposite of teachings of cyberbullies and cyberspace from school imvu has porn they do spam theres strangers that could be preditors they mention rape also there r probably better websites out there
im s0o crisspy!!!
boys that wanna cyber e mail meh i have msn
ARGHHHHH dammit.
i used to so IMVU because i used to have a windows in my house… but then my whole family changed to Mac, and just when i thought i could start again, nope. Mac is a gazillion times better than PC, and i would never trade it for another PC!!!!! ARGHHH i’m so fuckin pissed because those lazy bastards aren’t making a Mac version…
ARGHHHHHH
xoxo
Julie