Comment Spams Straining Servers Running MT

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GNAA (not a troll post!)

[Anonymous Coward]

You all might be familiar with the group of script kiddies known as the "GNAA" (I will not repeat what it stands for since it is rather racist and bigoted towards homosexuals and blacks), they post lots of crapfloods here on Slashdot, obscene links disguised as real content, and flood blogs on a daily basis.

I have a Xanga blog that I update frequently for my friends and family, its really cool and all but just last night I got like about 200 posts from someone in the "GNAA". The person responsible used this account on Xanga, if you're curious.

I'm just wondering.. what can we do about assholes like this? Are there any spam laws that we could nail them with or any sort of computer crime charges they could be hit with? I'm sitting in their IRC channel, irc.gnaa.us #GNAA trying to collect names, IP addresses, and other information, but I'm not sure if it will do any good.

Re:GNAA (not a troll post!)

[Anonymous Coward]

goat-see [eggdrop@goatse.cx]

I wouldn't act all high and mighty, Mr. GNAA Goat-See. I got your IP address right there and I am logging all the shit you're doing and there is not a thing you can do about it. I suggest anyone else hit by the GNAA to do the same and email the FBI computer crimes division. They WILL investigate if enough people complain.

Obligatory OSS Advocacy

[RAMMS EIN]

Bla bla bla bugs yada yada proprietary yatta yatta use open source!

There, HAND.

Mod Parent Down: GNAA troll

[sakusha]

Goddam it, stop linking to the GNAA manifesto that distributes MT-killing tools.