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In Pursuit Of A Spammer

Posted by timothy on from the come-the-revolution dept.

Kyle writes "Over at DSL Reports, We are currently pursuing a spammer from the West Palm Beach, Florida area. This wouldn't normally be news, but we think Slashdot readers may be interested in just how successful we have been. What's more interesting is that the spammer appears to be posting in the thread."

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  1. How much in it for me... by Jeremiah+Cornelius · · Score: 5, Funny

    If I bring you back his ears?

    --
    "Flyin' in just a sweet place,
    Never been known to fail..."
  2. Did you know... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    It turns out, after I caught a spammer, I wasn't allowed to kill him. Apparently, that's not classified as justifiable homicide. You know how silly I feel now?

    1. Re:Did you know... by fidget42 · · Score: 5, Funny

      You need a license. Duck season, wabbit season, spammer season...

      --
      The dogcow says "Moof!"
  3. Worlds worst spammers busted! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    "We are currently pursuing a spammer from the West Palm Beach, Florida area."

    Will be see this on Fox?

  4. Hanging chad spammer by dmeranda · · Score: 5, Funny
    We are currently pursuing a spammer from the West Palm Beach, Florida area. This wouldn't normally be news,...

    Pursuit of fleeing vehicles is much more common in LA, but the West Palm Beach folks are very fond of pursuing rental trucks full of votes to be recounted. So now they are just chasing a truck load of canned pork, doesn't really surprise me much.

  5. A spammer a spammer! by NeoSkandranon · · Score: 5, Funny

    We've found a spammer, may we burn him?

    --
    If you can't see the value in jet powered ants you should turn in your nerd card. - Dunbal (464142)
    1. Re:A spammer a spammer! by greg987123 · · Score: 5, Funny

      DSL REPORTS:
      Quiet! Quiet! Quiet! Quiet! There are ways of telling whether he is a spammer.
      SLASHDOTTER #1: Are there?
      SLASHDOTTER #2: Ah?
      SLASHDOTTER #1: What are they?
      CROWD: Tell us! Tell us!...
      DSL REPORTS: Tell me. What do you do with spammers?
      SLASHDOTTER #2: Burn!
      SLASHDOTTER #1: Burn!
      CROWD: Burn! Burn them up! Burn!...
      DSL REPORTS : And what do you burn apart from spammers?
      SLASHDOTTER #1: More spammers!
      SLASHDOTTER #3: Shh!
      SLASHDOTTER #2: Wood!
      DSL REPORTS : So, why are spammers caught?
      [pause]
      SLASHDOTTER #3: B--... 'cause they send... unwanted email?
      DSL REPORTS : Good! Heh heh.
      CROWD: Oh, yeah. Oh.
      DSL REPORTS : So, how do we tell whether he sends unwanted email?
      SLASHDOTTER #1:
      Run him thorugh a Bayesian filter.
      DSL REPORTS : Ah, but can you not also catch valid email in a Bayesian filter?
      SLASHDOTTER #1: Oh, yeah.
      TROLL:
      Oh, yeah. True. Uhh...
      DSL REPORTS :
      Does spam sink in water?
      SLASHDOTTER #1: No. No.
      SLASHDOTTER #2: No, it floats! It floats!
      SLASHDOTTER #1:
      Throw the email into the pond!
      CROWD:
      The pond! Throw it into the pond!
      DSL REPORTS : What also floats in water?
      SLASHDOTTER #1: Bread!
      SLASHDOTTER #2: Apples!
      SLASHDOTTER #3: Uh, very small rocks!
      SLASHDOTTER #1:
      Cider!
      SLASHDOTTER #2: Uh, gra-- gravy!
      SLASHDOTTER #1: Cherries!
      SLASHDOTTER #2: Mud!
      SLASHDOTTER #3: Uh, churches! Churches!
      SLASHDOTTER #2: Lead! Lead!
      CMDR TACO: A duck!
      CROWD: Oooh.
      DSL REPORTS : Exactly. So, logically...
      SLASHDOTTER #1:
      If... it... weighs... the same as a duck,... it's made of spam.
      DSL REPORTS : And therefore?
      SLASHDOTTER #2: A spammer!

    2. Re:A spammer a spammer! by Stephen+Samuel · · Score: 5, Funny
      But how do you know he's a spammer?

      He made my penis 6 feet long! (god, was my girlfriend pissed!) I might have been OK, if I'd only bought one.

      --
      Free Software: Like love, it grows best when given away.
    3. Re:A spammer a spammer! by MourningBlade · · Score: 5, Funny

      He made my penis 6 feet long! (god, was my girlfriend pissed!)

      Ok, you had me going until the "girlfriend" bit.

  6. Awesome!! by someonehasmyname · · Score: 5, Funny

    I live in West Palm Beach! I might try bribing his garbage man to dump a truckload of junk in his yard.

    --
    Common sense is not so common.
  7. so if the spammer by curtlewis · · Score: 5, Funny

    So if the spammer weighs as much as a duck....

    then he's made of wood?

    and therefore?

    A WITCH!

    BURN HIM! BURN HIM!

  8. Re:I have said it before and I will say it again.. by Jade+E.+2 · · Score: 5, Funny
    What really bothers me about spam is that they have to be so cowardly about it and spoof source email addresses like kajfaiojiu@iouem.com.

    On behalf of my good friend Kaj Faiojiu, webmaster of iouem.com, I'd like to ask you not to post his email address in public.

    Thanks.