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Fighting Spam on the Home Front

Posted by timothy on from the just-post-their-whereabouts-like-child-molesters' dept.

Saint Aardvark writes: "Something interesting from the SecurityFocus Honeypot mailing list: a couple of honeypots for spammers. This message has a link to a how-to page for setting up a Sendmail honeypot to trap spammers, and the status page for a honeypot in Moscow that's trapped spam meant for >1.7 million recipients. The author mentions using a honeypot in conjunction with the Distributed Checksum Clearinghouse -- this seems like a great way identify both spammers and their messages."

And C-Moan writes: "Wireless spam volume is likely to increase in the coming years. But smart use of spam-fighting measures can go a long way toward eliminating the problem. This article provides info about the latest crop of e-mail filters and enhanced mail client options, as well as two roll-your-own programming platforms that could help keep your in-boxes spam free."

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  1. Suffix? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    "Suffix to say"? Bwahahahaha! {wiping tears} thanks for the laugh dude!

    LOL

    ROFLMFAO

    "Suffix to say"?

    tee hee

  2. I've said it before and I'll say it again... by Dimensio · · Score: 3, Funny

    The only real solution to the spam problem is to kill spammers brutally, horribly and publically -- placing their heads on pikes as a warning to others. The US should encourage foreign governments to do the same under threat of airstrikes (though said airstrikes should only be centered on the locations of known spammers).

    Yes, I'm serious about this. I despise spam and wish all spammers DEAD.

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  3. What's funny is... by linuxrunner · · Score: 3, Funny

    I decided that one day I would reply to all the spam that I received in my non-personal mailbox.

    I did
    I then received all the mail back as undeliverable.
    I replied the same day it was received so what good are these spammers doing? I mean, how do they expect to make any money if they were not there to take mine?

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  4. Two spam stories in a day! by cecil36 · · Score: 4, Funny

    We first got a way that can punish spammers that dates back to the 1600's, and now a way that we can trap them. Just think, instead of locking up Bernard Shifman in a damp dungeon in England, we could honeypot his resume, then smear real honey all over Bernie and leave him near an anthill with a bunch of red ants.

  5. Re:Spam only has a political/legislative solution by jazman_777 · · Score: 5, Funny
    I've come to the realization that the solution to spam is political/legislative.


    I've come to the realization that the solution to spam is vigilante justice. That's how my emotions are, anyway.

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  6. It's for the Children! by eth1 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Maybe we can capitalize on the It's For The Children idiocy that seems so prevalant in government:

    1) Have your 14-year-old kid set up and email account somewhere.

    2) Help him/her write an innocent letter to your representative complaining about the inappropriate spam s/he is recieving.

    3) Watch them trip over themselves to Save The Children =P

  7. Re:spider traps, Elcomsoft and SPAM by Alioth · · Score: 3, Funny
    Hmmm. Some of you may be interested to know that our favorite "cause celebre" company, Elcomsoft, sells spamming software.

    Their spam-software site is here. Scroll down to the bottom to see the (c) Elcomsoft.

    Of course, the Slashdot editors rejected this story :-)

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