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Spammers Using Students as Relays

Posted by CmdrTaco on Tuesday February 25, 2003 @04:13AM from the i've-seen-this-before dept.

Zendar writes "idg has an article about how students at the 151-year-old Tufts University were paid as little as $20/month to relay spam from computers in their dorms. Interestingly enough, the students approached the spammers about this scheme and not vice-versa."

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Hmm by shotgunefx · 2003-02-25 04:14 · Score: 0, Troll

Daddy's money not enough?

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$20/mo? by sfled · 2003-02-25 04:17 · Score: 0, Troll

Damn, they're cheap little wh0r3s aren't they?

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