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Story: Lycos launches anti-spam zombie army
Posted by: David B. Wildgoose (Thursday 2 December 2004, 9:21 AM)
And what happens when the addresses to be attacked get hacked? We then have the Lycos network doing distributed attacks against legitimate targets, and if that happens it is Lycos who are the ones who are going to get sued.
This really is a STUPID idea.
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Story: Lycos launches anti-spam zombie army
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Altough I am completely against spam/UCE, I am als... Troy A. Billington -
how can people defend the spammer criminals? Lycos... christ
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We're not defending the spammers, we're just... NJ -
This screen saver is a brilliant attempt to addres... Anonymous
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Any way to stop the infection of spam is ok. Most... James L Snow Jr
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And what happens when the addresses to be att... David B. Wildgoose -
Something, anything, needs to be done t... Anonymous -
Personally I feel the best way to target spam... mike rossiter
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I fully endorse this method - well done Lycos; pol... Derek
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Spammers WANT hits. Let's GIVE them hits. Anonymous
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Do unto others as they do unto you:
This S/W is... Tim Reasoner
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Hmmm users of the screensaver might just be playin... Anonymous
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it seems that all this spam loaded with virus's is... rod bareiss
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Visit www.spamitback.com. Much better than the scr... TheGuy
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My idea: Join Lycos Mail. I've been a user since... DECREASE the spam from KNOWN spammers
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Final Decision: You cannot fight wrong with a wron... DecisionMaker
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