forums.rs

Forums

Account mail box

Quick find code: 185-186-861-66287423

of 3
Tenebri
Jan Member 2015

Tenebri

Posts: 39,167 Sapphire Posts by user Forum Profile RuneMetrics Profile
Conqueress said :
Sounds like a good idea, as long as there’s an option to filter how we would receive said messages. Such as:

Friends Only
Everybody
Nobody

Assuming this would hopefully be something to potentially minimize any risks or Spam or getting hacked which is inevitable.

the main issue i see. is that this is 100% the way jagex can contact us. there is no doubt that when we get a message in message centre is from jagex and jagex only.

if they made it so we can get messages from other than jagex it becomes a huge risk.

there are targeted scams, and people will be speaking online (being added ingame) and even talking in discord etc but the whole time its just social engineering to scam you. having it friends only etc still doesnt stop that.
200m all RS3 on 7/3/19
1.2Billion overall Slayer xp / Ultimate slayer title

OSRS 2277/2277 Untrim slayer cape
Hail Satan, He loves for who you are.

25-Sep-2023 13:09:50 - Last edited on 25-Sep-2023 13:10:47 by Tenebri

Temper Metal
Sep Member 2013

Temper Metal

Posts: 32 Bronze Posts by user Forum Profile RuneMetrics Profile
emotions said :
To lesson the likelihood of scam messages~ Account must have a certain total level, account must be X number of days old,option to receive messages only from the friend list,message options that filter out links,can only send X message per to X person.

yes I totally agree with this plus jegex account requirement

25-Sep-2023 15:47:16

Tenebri
Jan Member 2015

Tenebri

Posts: 39,167 Sapphire Posts by user Forum Profile RuneMetrics Profile
Temper Metal said :
emotions said :
To lesson the likelihood of scam messages~ Account must have a certain total level, account must be X number of days old,option to receive messages only from the friend list,message options that filter out links,can only send X message per to X person.

yes I totally agree with this plus jegex account requirement

this has already been addressed as to why it wont help or matter

Tenebri said :
emotions said :
To lesson the likelihood of scam messages~ Account must have a certain total level, account must be X number of days old,option to receive messages only from the friend list,message options that filter out links,can only send X message per to X person.

many accounts are hacked and used. just literally takes 1 hacked account to spam thousands then 2 of those and so on. again we see this in ge too. its not just lvl 3 throw away accounts spamming. it is also high lvl accounts that got caught, and which are now throw away to the hackers.

this still isnt perfect way to stop it being abused
200m all RS3 on 7/3/19
1.2Billion overall Slayer xp / Ultimate slayer title

OSRS 2277/2277 Untrim slayer cape
Hail Satan, He loves for who you are.

25-Sep-2023 20:20:31

Tenebri
Jan Member 2015

Tenebri

Posts: 39,167 Sapphire Posts by user Forum Profile RuneMetrics Profile
to add more to my quote above

people use pm to trade, this just opens up "fake trades" to get people to add you.

all you have to do is go to forums see people buying / selling stuff. or the many discords. they will add ingame you add back. not everyone deletes asap if the trade isnt correct.
now its been set can send them messages to try and hack

every single security feature you can think of so far has been easily broken. by me. and i am not smrt.

hackers are.


this is not worth the risk.
200m all RS3 on 7/3/19
1.2Billion overall Slayer xp / Ultimate slayer title

OSRS 2277/2277 Untrim slayer cape
Hail Satan, He loves for who you are.

25-Sep-2023 20:21:25 - Last edited on 25-Sep-2023 20:27:14 by Tenebri

Tenebri
Jan Member 2015

Tenebri

Posts: 39,167 Sapphire Posts by user Forum Profile RuneMetrics Profile
f a k e news said :
Use discord in game rs chat or another social media site to communicate with others the mail box is for getting messages from jagex.

yep definitely. no need at all for it to happen. especially when its just going to cause more issues
200m all RS3 on 7/3/19
1.2Billion overall Slayer xp / Ultimate slayer title

OSRS 2277/2277 Untrim slayer cape
Hail Satan, He loves for who you are.

26-Sep-2023 20:11:57

Vivek
Dec Member 2023

Vivek

Posts: 4,322 Adamant Posts by user Forum Profile RuneMetrics Profile
This could be a way to stay in touch with friends who you only know through RS (not via Discord, social media etc.) I can imagine using a mailbox to connect/reconnect with old friends especially, who play less regularly or in different time zones.


Instead of this being connected to the game client or existing mailbox, perhaps it can look like a private forum, with individual threads for your friends. Same layout, safeguards and profile style as existing forums (being able to distinguish players and staff, click on profiles etc.)

It would still be tricky to mitigate against these risks (below), although it’s an issue you have with any comms - in game PMs, Discord or other social media.

Tenebri said :

[…]

there are targeted scams, and people will be speaking online (being added ingame) and even talking in discord etc but the whole time its just social engineering to scam you. having it friends only etc still doesnt stop that.

28-Sep-2023 18:56:21

Conqueress

Conqueress

Posts: 2,238 Mithril Posts by user Forum Profile RuneMetrics Profile
Tenebri said :
Conqueress said :
Sounds like a good idea, as long as there’s an option to filter how we would receive said messages. Such as:

Friends Only
Everybody
Nobody

Assuming this would hopefully be something to potentially minimize any risks or Spam or getting hacked which is inevitable.

the main issue i see. is that this is 100% the way jagex can contact us. there is no doubt that when we get a message in message centre is from jagex and jagex only.

if they made it so we can get messages from other than jagex it becomes a huge risk.

there are targeted scams, and people will be speaking online (being added ingame) and even talking in discord etc but the whole time its just social engineering to scam you. having it friends only etc still doesnt stop that.


That actually makes a lot of sense when you put it in that perspective. I have not looked at it in this way. Good observation. :)
*´¨)
¸.•´¸.•*´¨) ¸.•*¨)
(¸.•´ (¸.•` ¤ Conqueress *´¨)
"You may encounter many defeats, but you must never be defeated." - Maya Angelou

29-Sep-2023 00:22:30

Temper Metal
Sep Member 2013

Temper Metal

Posts: 32 Bronze Posts by user Forum Profile RuneMetrics Profile
Edit #2 continued:


The total lvl and hours played should be mid to high lvl range 1775+ & 1.5 months game time in game not account age. People under this requirement can only read and receive mail cannot make any till they have meet this requirement.

A system by jegex to detect oddly lettered links in mail as a filter if that doesn't work then the option to block & report as spam is offered & doesn't take up ignore slots. Mail box will have separate block/ignore list incase of a friend's account was hacked and used for spamming/ other offense.

02-Oct-2023 03:11:02 - Last edited on 02-Oct-2023 03:21:39 by Temper Metal

Quick find code: 185-186-861-66287423 Back to Top