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Spammers' Upend DNS

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the cat-and-mouse dept.

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.""

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  1. Anti-Spam Legislation Is Only Effective Solution by bigtallmofo · · Score: 5, Funny

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

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    I'm a big tall mofo.
  2. Fast DNS updates! by Cyn · · Score: 4, Funny

    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.

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    cyn, free software and *nix operating systems enthusiast.