DoS Assaults Underway Against Spam Blocklists

Hiawatha writes "The same sort of denial of service attacks that drove spam blocklist Osirusoft off the Internet are battering many other blocklist services as well." Apparently spammers aren't going to sit by and let people try to ignore their unwanted pitches.

Comments

Re:Why does he think it's spammers?

[Gorm the DBA]

Gee...so daring to think that perhaps the cure is worse than the disease makes someone a spammer sympathizer?

Sounds kinda like McCarthy witchhunts, where those who refused to name names and testify against their friends were branded "Commie Sympathizers"

Oh...I just noticed, the poster is a proud Republican...that explains it. Anyone who feels the need to brag about their conservatism generally has a soft spot for Joe McCarthy.

Re:Why does he think it's spammers?

[Kaa]

Actually SPEWS is very effective. It makes people DO something about spammers they are harbouring or sharing space with. Naturally, that's why you hate them.

You know what? I am sure there's crime in the city where you live. How about we put everyone in city under house arrest? I am sure it will make people DO something about criminals they are sharing space with...

Re:Perhaps it's not the spammers ...

[taustin]

Perhaps it's Something Awful that's doing it?

In their wettest dreams. Buncha wannabe script kiddies.

Re:ever tried to get off SPEWS?

[mrex]

Ok. So your purpose is to get the end-users pissed off at you instead of the spammers.

Well done. I'm one of them. Your cure is worse than the disesase, you fucking net-nazis!

Stop giving money to companies that support spam, you fucking thoughtless-scumball.