Re: honeypots as spam traps

[Jack Cleaver <jackc () jackpot uk net>]

Andy Streule wrote:

> i saw that when i was looking around for info on tar-pits. It looks
> pretty interesting. i have it bookmarked so i may try it sometime.
> thanks.

Regrettably the so-called "tarpit" feature in Jackpot is nothing of the
sort - it's just an adjustable slow-down on the connection (and each
connection uses a thread). At that time I was unaware of the true nature
and power of a real tarpit.

--
Jack.