First of all, a warm welcome to AirGunForum.
Unfortunately, in the past, registrations were accepted with anonymous email addresses and we found that almost all problems with malicious postings came from members having anonymous email addresses. We decided to take positive action to stop these people spoiling the genuine members' enjoyment of AirGunForum.
We are no longer permitting automatic registrations. All new membership applications will be examined by the administrators before full access to the forum is granted.
Registrations from those using free anonymous email services such as Hotmail or Yahoo will generally no longer be accepted. To register you will require a valid normal email address such as that supplied by your ISP. If, however, you have only an anonymous email address, all is not lost; send an email to Admin. who will assist you.
These actions have not been taken lightly. Enforcement will, unfortunately, involve a lot more work on behalf of the volunteer board staff, but we are convinced it is the only way forward.
Presently, there are no plans to apply the anonymous email service restriction to existing members, but that is subject to constant review.
Furthermore, we now ask that a location be entered. This is only to ensure as far as possible that comment and exchange of information is as appropriate as possible to the varied laws applicable across the world. Also, due to changes in UK law, a date of birth is also requested, but can only be seen by the member and administration.
Anyone attempting to register with an anonymous email address or invalid location will not be accepted and their registration application will be deleted.
I hope you all support our determination to keep AirGunForum a friendly, troll-free and interesting place to visit.
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(Additional)
There are many anonymous free services available, so a list of disallowed mail domains we encounter will be maintained in this post. So far, they are:
spam@*
*.name
88.am
126.com
163.com
AIM.com
Airpost.net (non-subscription version)
Alice.it
All-tgp.org
Amplimail.com
Aqualityplace.co.uk
Army.com
Azo.cd
Backpacker.com
Beeb.net (service closes on 30 June 2008)
Beer.com
Bhpmad.com
Bigfoot.*
Bigstring.com
Bluebottle.com (free account)
Bnif.org
Boardermail.com
Bol.com.br
Boltblue.com
Breakthru.com
Britpost.com
Bsnow.net
Bttos.com
Budweiser.com
Buy-24h.net.ru (only used by nuisances)
Bytesforall.org
Canada.com
Canoemail.com
Caramail.com
Care2.com
Cashette.com
Catholicexchange.com
Caths.co.uk
Centralpets.com
Contactoffice.co.uk
Coolquiz.com
Cooltoad.com
Cwazy.*
Cwcom.net
Cyberrights.net
Cyber-rights.net
Dada.net
Daum.net
Dbzmail.com
Di-ve.com
Diino.com
Dodgeit.com
Dodgit.com
Doramail.com
E-apollo.lv
Easy.com
Edser.com
Eidosnet.co.uk
Elvis.com
E-mail.*
Email.*
Email2me.net
Emailbox.com.au
Emailtemporanea.com
Eml.cc
Enveloped.org
Epolice.net
Equium.co.uk
Eudoramail.com
Excite.*
Exemail.com
Facebook.com
Fagex.net
Fastmail (guest versions and all its many derivatives)
Fhtm.us
Fizzmail.co.uk
Fmail.co.uk
Foxmail.com
f-m.fm
Freeisp.co.uk
Freemail.hu
Freemail.it
Freemail.lt
Freeola.* (inc. ukhome.net, ip3.co.uk, veryfast.co.uk)
Freestart.hu
Freezone.co.uk
Fsmail.net
Gawab.com
Gishpuppy.com
Giza.cc
Gmail.*
Gmx.*
Go.com
Google*.* (incl. googlemail.com, co.uk etc.)
gotdns.com
Graffiti.net
Grafitti.net
Guerrillamail.org
Guerillamailblock.*
Hackable.cc
Hackermail.com
Handbag.com
Herejezus.nl
Hippies.com
Hotbox.ru
Hotmail*.* (incl. charter.msn, chartermi, msn.co.uk, Microsoft.com & other derivatives)
Hotpop.com (and derivatives incl. phreaker.net)
Hushmail.com (and derivatives incl.cyber-rights,net & .biz)
Icqmail.com
Idlespirits.com
Ignmail.com
Imap.cc (guest versions)
In.com
Iname.com
Inbox.com
Inbox.lv
Indiatimes.com
Inmail24.com
Ipipi.com
Islay.co.uk
J66met.co.uk
Jap-world.net
Jetable.*
Jubii.dk
Kaspop.com
Kittymail.com
Lavabit.com
List.ru
Live.* inc. Msnhotmail.*
Lycos.*
Ml1.net
Mail.com (and derivatives)
Mail.ru (because ISP won't handle AirGunForum.net email)
Mail2world.com (and its derivatives)
Mail911.com
Mailbolt.com
Mailinator.com (and its derivatives)
Mailmaniacs.com
Mailinator.com
Mailnation.net
Mailshack.com
Maktoob.com
Man.com
Marketweighton.com
Mbmail.*
Myfreeola.com
Mymail-in.net
My Own Email (and derivatives)
Mypacks.net
Mytrashmail.com
Myway.com
Nailedteen.com
Nerdshack.com
Net.hr
Netdove.net
Netscape.*
Ngi.it
Nsworld.com
Ocsystems.net
Operamail.com
Orange.net
Orangepopdesign.com
Outlook.com
Paragliding.org
Pbreview.com
Peacemail.com
Physics.org
Pibid.net
Planet-zero.co.uk
Poland.zzn.com
Pookmail.com
Qango.*
Q-bec.com
Qq.com
*.qq.com
Ramireschat.com
Rediff.com
Rediffmail.com
Redwhitearmy.com
Rock.com
Runbox.com (30-day free trial)
Rushpost.com (free guest level)
Safe-mail.net
Safetymail.info
Sdf-eu.org
Sexmagnet.com
Seznam.cz
Shinyfeet.com
Sify.com
Soapclan.com (= hotmail)
Softhome.net
Spam.la
Spamex.com
Spamgourmet.com
Sparks.com
Speedracer.com
Spunwebs.net
Streetrace.co.uk
Surfy.net
Sytes.net
Tabzilla.com
Talk21.com
Talktalk.com
Tempemail.net
Temporaryinbox.com
Thefighting69thid.com
Tin.it
Tmail.*
Totalise.co.uk
Twat.com
Uboot.com
Ukartists.com
Uk2.net
Uk6.net
UK420.com
Ukf.net
UKinbox.com
Uku.co.uk
Unclealan.co.uk
Universalexports.ky
Uol.com.br
Verizonmail.com (and derivatives, eg. Gtemail.net)
Virgilio.it
Walla.com
Wapda.com
Warpmail.net
Webmail.co.za
Well,com
Windowslive.com
Wmconnect.com
Wraped.net
Xmail.*
X-mail.*
Xsmail.com (and derivatives, guest versions)
Y7mail.com
Yahoo (incl. rocketmail, *.Yahoo.com & other derivatives)
Yeah.net
Ymail.com
Yopmail.com
Zipmail.*
Zoho.com
If your only email address is an anonymous one, you should contact Admin@airgunforum.net to discuss the matter.
