Spammers' Upend DNS

Saint Aardvark writes "eWeek reports on the latest trick of spammers: getting around DNS-based lookups. By registering a domain *after* the spam goes out advertising it, they can get around blacklists. However, that causes all sorts of problems for ISPs and anti-spam services. Paul Judge, CTO at Ciphertrust, says "Even in large enterprises, it's becoming very common to see a large spam load cripple the DNS infrastructure.""

Comments

Anti-Spam Legislation Is Only Effective Solution

[bigtallmofo]

Until they pass a law that makes it completely legal to kill spammers, the spam problem will not go away.

Fast DNS updates!

[Cyn]

Thank goodness we can now register domains and have them active within 30 minutes!

Oh look, my foot's bleeding. Someone must have shot it.

Re:Fast DNS updates!

[dillon_rinker]

If you mock Godwin's law, then the terrorists have already won.

Apostrophe

[Anonymous Coward]

So is the title refering to an "upend DNS" that belongs to spammers? If so, can someone explain what an "upend DNS" is?

Spam

[clinko]

I hate this new trend! I have to wait until morning until I can order my v!@gra!!!

What happened to the good old days, when I could order B0n3r Juic3 as soon as I got my mail!

Re:Bogus article

[Anonymous Coward]

Yes, I know exactly what spammers do. That's my job

Helpful suggestion: work on the phrasing a little bit, there, when you update your resume.

Re:So which is going to come first...

[stratjakt]

A fax machine.

Re:all this just makes me sad...

[JaredOfEuropa]

a chance to confront these disguisting people and try to make sense of their thought process...

[voice of Prof. H. Farnsworth]
Only one way... by disecting its brain! Enough chitchat, restrain the specimen
[/Prof. H. Farnsworth]

Re:Thats a nice stunt

[Anonymous Coward]

> "a virii"

What's the plural of that?

(viri, virii, viriii, viriv, virv, virvi, virvii, virviii, virix, virx)

the gratiutous' apostrophes' award goes' to:...

[snorklewacker]

... the slashdot editors'!