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Anti-Spammers DDoSed Out Of Existence
Anonumous Coward writes "Not one, but two anti-spam services announced their closure yesterday due to DDoS attacks, massive Joe jobs, threats, and the total lack of interest shown by law enforcement. monkeys.com pulled the plug at midnight with an announcement that makes you think of a suicide note. Short time later compu.net went the very same way. So, when will we see a distributed RBL that can stand up to distributed attacks?"
Unfortunately, these are not spammers who are being forced to pack up and go home, but the operators of black-hole lists.
This is, unfortunately a victory for the junkmailers. I find it depressing that they were able to get away with such criminal behavior.
It may not be just, but it is fair, and that is more important.
That was an ANTI-spam site DDOSed out of existance. This is no Good Thing at all.
Kind of the wrong way around... They were anti-spam services, I believe.
RTFA. It's not spammers that's taken down, but ANTI-spammers.
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Did you read the summary? These are ANTI-spam boxes that were DDOSed. This means MORE spam for you, not less.
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Didn't even read the article. It wsn't a SPAM machine that went down, it was a machine that contained information that help fight spam.
*cough*
You don't seem to have RTA, because they are the *anti*-spam guys that provide RBLs....
Another RBL list that went down recently was at osirusoft.com. About two/three weeks ago they had a DOS attack. This makes me worry that the spammers are winning. On a side note, I've been using this service called shadango.com for the last month and it's filtering has been pretty solid. Also it allows me to check my hotmail, yahoo, and students address all from one interface. It's frickin' solid! I don't know if services like shadango.com are the answer to spam, but i'd say it's worth a try. Brian
This is ridiculous! We have a right to make our posts, and it doesn't take all that much effort to bypass them.
Everyone, come help join me DDoS the Redundant Moderators, by posting the same thing 12 times more!
Here goes, for those who need an update:
#7044775) He is an anti-spammer. RTFA.
#7044777) I think you're misunderstanding the article. It was anti-spam services.
#7044782) Um, you got it wrong pal. It wasn't spammers getting DDOS'd, it was spam fighters.
#7044786) Unfortunately, these are not spammers who are being forced to pack up and go home, but the black-hole lists.
#7044794)Uh, you might try reading the article.
#7044795)That was an ANTI-spam site DDOSed out of existance.
#7044799 Kind of the wrong way around... They were anti-spam services, I believe.
#7044800) RTFA. It's not spammers that's taken down, but ANTI-spammers.
#7044806) Did you read the summary? These are ANTI-spam boxes that were DDOSed.
#7044816) not included here, due to shocking originality of the poster
#7044850)Didn't even read the article. It wsn't a SPAM machine that went down.
#7044853) *cough* You don't seem to have RTA, because they are the *anti*-spam guys that provide RBLs...
Really, I think that these anti-redundant folks on slashdot are getting out of hand. We've got to get serious about DDoSing them, or who knows, with this level of involvement they might go on to actually stopping SPAM.
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