  B52GUNR KM 7D love and D3 Nirvana Premium,MVM join:2001-03-06 Vallejo, CA clubs:   | I'm trying..
I'm really trying to muster sympathy for the sites that got knocked off line by being advertised in spam.
Oddly enough, I'm failing in the attempt. |
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  PoorPoor
@lexis-nexis.com | As my Mom used to say in similar ethical conundrums, 12 lashes with a wet noodle, Lycos. |
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  F walker Hey Intern, Get Me A Campari Premium join:2003-04-10 Anchorage, AK clubs: | reply to B52GUNR DDoS spammers......
Sounds good to me..... |
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  Smokey Even drunk on a bet ya make it to Canada Premium join:2003-05-20 Va Beach clubs: | reply to PoorPoor Sounds fun...  |
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 CyberSchnook6 Upon Reflection, I Do Not Wish To Post. Premium join:2004-11-21
| reply to B52GUNR said by B52GUNR :I'm really trying to muster... I'm fresh out of Grey Poupon, myself. -- I can't do the Hokey-Pokey.  |
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 Bandito
join:2003-01-23 | Stopping spammers
I cant seem to download the screensaver?! |
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  Mankind121 Premium join:2000-11-12 Livermore, CA clubs:  
2 edits | said by Bandito :I cant seem to download the screensaver?! heres their website, appears to be under going some changes or something »makelovenotspam.com/intl
/edit when you view the source of that page it says this
<!-- - Unfortunately, Microsoft has added a clever new - "feature" to Internet Explorer. If the text in - an error's message is "too small", specifically - less than 512 bytes, Internet Explorer returns - its own error message. Yes, you can turn that - off, but *surprise* it's pretty tricky to find - buried as a switch called "smart error - messages" That means, of course, that many of - Resin's error messages are censored by default. - And, of course, you'll be shocked to learn that - IIS always returns error messages that are long - enough to make Internet Explorer happy. The - workaround is pretty simple: pad the error - message with a big comment to push it over the - five hundred and twelve byte minimum. Of course, - that's exactly what you're reading right now. -->
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  Jameson 10-8 Premium join:2004-05-28 Fallbrook, CA clubs:  | Stupid BASTARDS
haha i feel no sorrow for participating in that im glad that it knocked thoes bastards off the www. |
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  Trakker Danger Premium join:2003-01-12 ß | Dume ass Lycos
They just made millions of people party to a lawsuit and criminal action.
There is no "protection" for people that spam a spammer or DDoS a DDoS'r. -- »www.cqbarms.com |
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  Erwin_D
join:2003-06-30 Netherlands
1 edit | Really knocked offline?
Or simply (re)moved by the spammers, due to high bandwidth costs? (which *was* the intent!) Then wooing that these spam hating treehuggers are responsible for 'disabling' their sites, hoping to gain some sympathy.
I think the latter is more likely. |
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  lyls
@tele.dk | reply to Jameson Re: Stupid BASTARDS
you do realize youre actually HELPING spammers by turning to vigilantism? |
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  justin Australian join:1999-05-28 Brooklyn, NY | reply to Trakker Re: Dume ass Lycos
that isn't gonna happen. lycos may back off in the end, but there was never a practical legal risk to users of the screensaver. |
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  rayondw Premium join:2003-10-26 germany | reply to lyls Re: Stupid BASTARDS
said by lyls:
you do realize youre actually HELPING spammers by turning to vigilantism? How so? -- Live in Detroit? |
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  paulhaskew Unoffical Dominos Spokesman
join:2002-01-10 Vancouver, WA clubs: | w00t
GO LYCOS |
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 claudeo
join:2000-02-23 Redmond, WA
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"...a few major internet backbones are preventing access to the new Lycos website." Hmmm. So they *can* do it. Why don't they prevent access to the truly evil websites, like child porn, spammers and phishers then? Or maybe they do, but where is the list, and who keeps it? And where is the recourse if someone legit gets accidentally knocked off? Hmm.... |
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 ceocio
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So I was thinking.... How about lettng users DOS attack the specific spammers that spammed us? A program that we can install and add spammers to the blacklist, so we can do collective spamming back to these suckers. I would be willing to pay an annual subscription in order to revenge these suckers that spam my mailboxes. With enough users download the program, we can contribute to the cause of stopping spammers for good. Any one/company up to the challenge? |
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  InboxLiberationFront
@dynamic.cov | Bad dog, Lycos!
Don't do that again. Here's some filet mignon, boy.
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  Combat Chuck Too Many Cannibals Premium join:2001-11-29 Erie, PA
1 edit | reply to ceocio Re: another idea to spam spammers
The only "cause" you'll advance is that of more laws to protect spammers from vigilantes who decide that the ends justify the means.
And don't forget the horrible damage done when every numbnut who wants to DOS a site now has even easier access to the software to do so; no more wading thru the Haxxorz sites.
Spam is here to stay, theres nothing you can do to stop it without making it worse for legitimate users. The best thing you can do is use filters to make it easy to ignore it; the more attention paid to spammers the more they win. -- Attention all decks! Brace for whining! |
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 ceocio
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| I wouldnt worry about that. The program should be able to distinguish real spammers and only attck these. The local blacklist can be compared against that of in the central database to determine if there are enough requests to justify the attack..The central server can then authorize the client to iniate such an attack.
said by Combat Chuck :And don't forget the horrible damage done when every numbnut who wants to DOS a site now has even easier access to the software to do so; no more wading thru the Haxxorz sites. |
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  zoom314 Superman Premium join:2001-04-30 Yermo, CA
| reply to claudeo Re: "a few major internet backbones are preventing
said by claudeo :"...a few major internet backbones are preventing access to the new Lycos website." Hmmm. So they *can* do it. Why don't they prevent access to the truly evil websites, like child porn, spammers and phishers then? Or maybe they do, but where is the list, and who keeps it? And where is the recourse if someone legit gets accidentally knocked off? Hmm.... Simple, Money, Money, Money. |
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