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Lycos Anti-Spam Screensaver Brings Down Spam Sites
ChairmanMeow writes "According to BBC News, the screensaver released by Lycos Europe that targets spam websites has been a bit too successful at targeting spam sites, bringing down two sites, with a third responding intermittently, and raising concerns that the screensaver amounts to a DDoS attack against spam sites. Of course, spammers deserve to be punished, but will DDoS attacks against spam websites help to curb the problem of spam?" While the screensaver allegedly throttles back when a site slows, it would seem it's being a bit overzealous.
It's sad though, because people are getting attacked who are innocent.
One reply from a guy who is being attacked:
"One israeli company that was supposed to sell our paintings spamed the
internet,
and loaded pictures from our site to save on their traffic.
We have no direct connection to this spam.
Sorry.
"