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> What's different between the way they did it and the way you did it?

he was successful.

seriously, though, the difference probably is that you put more time and effort into creating a posterous that was more secure. something as simple as "create it using a difficult email address" should cover most bases. something that most people likely don't do.

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I put zero time into it. I created a brand new Posterous account, left everything as the default and posted the email address tied to the account here.

I believe the default requires authorizing your posts. That may be the issue.

hm. well, if i had to venture a guess, i would say that it was because you used gmail exclusively, while mr curtis does not. probably easier to slide by if you're a poster who emails through various different clients over time.

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