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Re: who was the last legit spammer?
From: Matthew Black <black () csulb edu>
Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2007 06:58:05 -0800
On Sun, 28 Jan 2007 09:30:09 -0500 (EST) Jon Lewis <jlewis () lewis org> wrote:
On Sun, 28 Jan 2007, Travis H. wrote:Hey, was discussing something from the long distant past recently. Specifically it was my memory of the last legitimate spamhaus, and how (IIRC) their backbone was DDoS'd as an act of pseudo-vigilante justice. I also seem to remember their backbone as spinning it as a content-neutral free-speech kind of thing, but they buckled and the Internet was probably better off."Legit spammer"? Perhaps you're thinking of Sanford Wallace's cyberpromo and AGIS?http://www.cctec.com/maillists/nanog/historical/9710/msg00018.html
Kanter & Seagal's Green Card spam? I think they were the first wide-spread spam. Anyone recall the year/date? I'm thinking 1993. matthew black network services california state university, long beach
Current thread:
- who was the last legit spammer? Travis H. (Jan 28)
- Re: who was the last legit spammer? Jon Lewis (Jan 28)
- Re: who was the last legit spammer? Matthew Black (Jan 29)
- Re: who was the last legit spammer? Alexander Harrowell (Jan 29)
- Re: who was the last legit spammer? Etaoin Shrdlu (Jan 29)
- Re: who was the last legit spammer? Matthew Black (Jan 29)
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- RE: who was the last legit spammer? michael.dillon (Jan 29)
- Re: who was the last legit spammer? Jon Lewis (Jan 28)