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Re: "Make love, not spam"....
From: abuse () cabal org uk (Peter Corlett)
Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2004 15:59:59 +0000 (UTC)
Rich Kulawiec <rsk () gsp org> wrote:
Already noted as unbelievably stupid and dissected on Spam-L,
I'm inclined to agree...
but: getting into a bandwidth contest with spammers is a guaranteed loss, as they have an [essentially] infinite amount available to them for free. Apparently Lycos is unaware of zombies (including those hosting web sites), HTTP redirectors, rapidly-updating DNS, throwaway domains, and other facts of life in the spam sewer.
... but this screensaver means that Lycos *also* have a botnet available to them. -- The advice given me about Maglites is to hold it out sideways from yourself but at shoulder height, this makes the opponent think you are standing 3 foot to one side of reality. - Rob Adams in the Monastery
Current thread:
- "Make love, not spam".... Fergie (Paul Ferguson) (Nov 29)
- Re: "Make love, not spam".... Suresh Ramasubramanian (Nov 29)
- Re: "Make love, not spam".... Mike Tancsa (Nov 29)
- Re: "Make love, not spam".... Rich Kulawiec (Nov 29)
- Re: "Make love, not spam".... Peter Corlett (Nov 29)
- Re: "Make love, not spam".... Steven M. Bellovin (Nov 29)
- Re: "Make love, not spam".... Peter Corlett (Nov 29)
- Re: "Make love, not spam".... Robert M. Enger (Nov 29)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- Re: "Make love, not spam".... Fergie (Paul Ferguson) (Nov 29)
- FW: "Make love, not spam".... Miller, Mark (Nov 29)
- RE: "Make love, not spam".... Miller, Mark (Nov 29)
- Re: "Make love, not spam".... Paul G (Nov 29)
- Re: "Make love, not spam".... Erik Haagsman (Nov 29)
- Re: "Make love, not spam".... Paul G (Nov 29)
- Re: "Make love, not spam".... Paul G (Nov 29)
- Re: "Make love, not spam".... Suresh Ramasubramanian (Nov 29)
- RE: "Make love, not spam".... Hannigan, Martin (Nov 29)
- RE: "Make love, not spam".... Jerry Pasker (Nov 29)