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NYT Reports Porn Spam Hijacking Network

Posted by michael on from the fit-to-print dept.

twitter writes "This NYT story describes how thousands of PCs have been used as porn spambots and reverse proxy servers, and mentions that they could be used for kiddie porn. Finally, though Microsoft is not mentioned, people might start to understand what a monoculture of poor quality software enables."

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  1. Re:Excuse me? by e2d2 · · Score: 0, Troll

    Third, was the comment necessary?

    You must be new to slashdot. Of course the mandatory MS slam is necessary in every post, regardless of the topic. I mean they are the cause of _every_ problem known to man.

    Besides, what else is going to drive geeks to click those ad banners? We need anti-MS hype, not facts!

  2. Re:Flamebait by Tyrion+Xavier · · Score: 1, Troll
    These guys? Are you referring to the editors? If you are, the editors are known for adding short blurbs to the end of an article write-up which is usually just trolling. The editors honestly believe they are better than most everyone who posts on Slashdot - look at how they treat people who challenge the way things are done. People are modded off-topic and their past comments are also bitchslapped into oblivion. The editors carry vendettas and hate to see anyone voice an opinion that is contrary to what they think.

    And as far as submitting stories goes - I think you missed the point. Anyone could have submitted this story without the flamebait tacked on the end but the editors are going to choose the one to post that has that flamebait. There is no way to be part of the solution by submitting stories because ultimately, the editors are just going to ignore the voices of anyone who actually uses some decent journalism techniques.

    Calling people's comments worthless? That's nice.

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    I AM THE REAL TYRION XAVIER!!!
  3. The post itself is Trollish by fudgefactor7 · · Score: 0, Troll

    Finally, though Microsoft is not mentioned, people might start to understand what a monoculture of poor quality software enables.

    Read that as "Although MS isn't implicated at ALL in the article, I as a Slashdot reader must make my daily quota of biased anti-MS attacks despite the evidence to the contrary." Glad to see the status quo is strong on /.