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What is the record for spamming new users?

News broke today on tech outlets like The Verge and TechCrunch about a new calendar service called Sunrise .  Login options for the web application version include Google and Facebook .  A quick look around after logging in via each of these methods yielded an appealing interface, but nothing really enough to sway users away from whatever they're currently using. What is impressive though is how quickly the spam machine was fired up.  The following message was received only hours after the brief tour from earlier in the day.  Here is the message veiled under the "From" address of "support@sunrise.am." Dear user, Today is an exciting day for Sunrise. We're launching on both Desktop and Android. [image] You can start using Sunrise everywhere for free. On desktop, Sunrise will help you stay organized by combining all the information you need in one place. The desktop app is fast, beautiful and brings everything you love about Sunrise to your desk