ender7074
join:2006-11-21
Saint Louis, MO | Finally
Guess I may get fewer spam ads for "enhancement" now. |
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inteller
Sociopaths always win.
join:2003-12-08
Tulsa, OK | fat hope
what will make a difference is if that one guy can shut down all of his zombie computers. i find that unlikely. |
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TKJunkMail
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Re: Finally
said by ender7074  :Guess I may get fewer spam ads for "enhancement" now. Throw him in jail for 10 yrs. Civil judgments against him did nothing. Maybe jail can stop him.
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Mactron
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join:2001-12-16
CM94sv | reply to ender7074
One down. Many, many more to go.  |
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Rob
In Deo speramus, God Bless the USA
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join:2001-08-25
Kendall, FL
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said by TKJunkMail :said by ender7074 :Guess I may get fewer spam ads for "enhancement" now. Throw him in jail for 10 yrs. Civil judgments against him did nothing. Maybe jail can stop him. Psh. Knowing our system, he'll get a "don't touch a computer for 5 years, pay a $1 million dollar fine, and promise you'll behave in the future" sentence.
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major marco
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join:2003-02-13
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Taking down spammers is like trying to "win" the war in Iraq. For every "insurgent" killed, three dozen more take his place. |
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major marco
Res Firma Mitescere Nescit
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Re: Finally
said by Rob :Knowing our system, he'll get a "don't touch a computer for 5 years, pay a $1 million dollar fine, and promise you'll behave in the future" sentence. Basing that theory on Mitnick, I see. Mitnick's only crime was breaking into unsecured servers and humiliating the "computer security" employees of deep pocketed corporations. He actually did the Internet a favor by exposing primary weaknesses, but I would never put Mitnick in the same category as a spammer or ascribe the same sentence to them. They are in an entire class by themselves and completely useless to anyone. Spammers are the true nuisances who should be punished excessively, not people like Mitnick.
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Rob
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join:2001-08-25
Kendall, FL
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| said by major marco :said by Rob :Knowing our system, he'll get a "don't touch a computer for 5 years, pay a $1 million dollar fine, and promise you'll behave in the future" sentence. Basing that theory on Mitnick, I see. Mitnick's only crime was breaking into unsecured servers and humiliating the "computer security" employees of deep pocketed corporations. He actually did the Internet a favor by exposing primary weaknesses, but I would never put Mitnick in the same category as a spammer or ascribe the same sentence to them. They are in an entire class by themselves and completely useless to anyone. Spammers are the true nuisances who should be punished excessively, not people like Mitnick. Nope. I'm basing my theory on the fact that our judges are all old and have no idea of how a computer works, what spam is, or anything.
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moonpuppy
join:2000-08-21
Glen Burnie, MD
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said by TKJunkMail :said by ender7074 :Guess I may get fewer spam ads for "enhancement" now. Throw him in jail for 10 yrs. Civil judgments against him did nothing. Maybe jail can stop him. Why send him to jail? He is just a guy with the capitalist drive to make money. How dare government stop someone from making money?
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spamd
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Rockford, IL
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Re: Useless
said by major marco :Taking down spammers is like trying to "win" the war in Iraq. For every "insurgent" killed, three dozen more take his place. Yes, this is more of a witch hunt. While I think spammers should be prosecuted, shouldn't they also fine or prosecute the companies who use his service as well.
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amungus
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join:2004-11-26
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I agree w/your earlier post...
but I have to think that someday we might get away from this stupid spam. optimistic viewpoint I suppose...
Glad they got one guy, but I really do hope they punish him more severely than Mitnick or his type...
Spam is one thing, but stealing someone's identity, now that right there deserves some serious attention.
Whack-a-mole goes on... I really doubt that there'll be a "serious reduction" in the volume of spam - sure be nice though. |
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Vertickle
join:2003-08-05
Madison, AL
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said by major marco :Taking down spammers is like trying to "win" the war in Iraq. For every "insurgent" killed, three dozen more take his place. What exactly is the point you are trying to make? Should we just give up on everything that takes effort and be passive zombies?  |
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Transmaster
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join:2001-06-20
Cheyenne, WY
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To be so loved
Such a sweet heart send him to hard labor in Siberia and make sure he is 500 miles from the nearest phone line.
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moonpuppy
join:2000-08-21
Glen Burnie, MD
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Re: Finally
said by major marco : Mitnick's only crime was breaking into unsecured servers and humiliating the "computer security" employees of deep pocketed corporations. You forgot theft (computer manuals) and possession of illegal equipment.
While he might have done the world a favor, he went about it the wrong way. |
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Ahrenl
join:2004-10-26
North Andover, MA | Maybe it's working...
I haven't really had a problem with too much spam, it seems to me most of the spam filters work pretty good. I've had the same email address for 11 years, so perhaps it's been taken off lists since they've never hooked anything from me. |
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BuriedCaesar
It's Not Polite To Stare.
join:2004-03-27
Richardson, TX
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Re: To be so loved
That won't help if he can get his hands on a satellite phone...unless "hard labor in Siberia" means spending the next 10 years living a few miles below the earth's surface mining little bitty rocks.
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Maxo
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join:2002-11-04
Tallahassee, FL
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Re: Useless
said by major marco :Taking down spammers is like trying to "win" the war in Iraq. For every "insurgent" killed, three dozen more take his place. Fighting terrorism and fighting spammers are completely different. By your logic we should not have any law enforcement and let everyone do what they want, because fighting crime only produces crime. |
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xerxes3642
join:2006-02-24
Saint Charles, MO | couldn't he also
be prosecuted for stealing bandwidth from isp's by using my computer as a zombie and putting out his traffic? |
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penawab2007
join:2007-03-28
Old Town, ME
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Re: Useless
Yes Indeed. Just because the guy's in jail, doesn't mean neither his spambots have gone away, nor will not spread even more. What's to keep him from even making money while he's in the pen (if he goes.) I'm sure he wasn't pulling this off by himself, so he probably has little minions who'll keep the Zombies going. I personally think the guy should be flogged at a Microsoft Convention and made to read his own spam for the entire length of his jail term (again, if he goes.) |
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Sabre
Di relung hatiku bernyanyi bidadari
join:2005-05-17 | reply to BuriedCaesar
Re: To be so loved
Hey, that's a pretty good idea.
There's not a book in the multiverse big enough to throw at this guy. |
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