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University Of Calgary To Offer Course On Spam

Posted by timothy on from the tastes-like-long-pig-or-short-moose dept.

jrcsnet writes "CBC is reporting that the University of Calgary is going to be adding yet another controversial course (The first, on computer viruses, was covered on Slashdot a while back). According to the article, 'Students will be taught how to write programs that create e-mail spam as well as spy software.' While there must be some benefit for everyone else by creating programs to work against these nuisances, is it worth the risk to the rest of us or even to the potential careers of the graduates of the course?"

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  1. Suspects by fembots · · Score: 5, Funny

    One day when spam is truly prosecutable, these graduates might find themselves the first to be questioned :)

    What's next? A course on editing child porn photos digitally?

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  2. Alberta by Sophrosyne · · Score: 4, Funny

    For you Americans... Alberta is basically all of your middle states combined. Lots of Right-Wing rednecks with oil.

  3. No Tuition Worries! by codesurfer · · Score: 5, Funny

    Fantastic...a curriculum has finally been designed that will allow students to pay their own way through university, creating and running spam generators!

    It's things like this that keep the word 'almost' in my motto 'I'm almost always proud to be Canadian'.

  4. Next up... by wasted · · Score: 5, Funny

    What's next? A course on editing child porn photos digitally?

    Next are courses on Recreational Pharmaceutical Agriculture, Distribution, and Marketing.

    1. Re:Next up... by tomhudson · · Score: 4, Funny
      What good is a diploma that reads:
      Th13 diP10M4 c-e-r-t-i-f-i-e-s - FREE V14GRA
      - that John Q Public has completed - penis enlarger -
      the course of - online pharmacy - studies
      offered by - Mr Mbotu of Nigerian Oil Minestry - the University of Calgary
      in - get your software 80% off now - spam technology
      4 hot housewives are waiting for you click here
  5. Uh Oh. by Alien+Venom · · Score: 4, Funny

    From: http://www.ucalgary.ca/it/self_help/email/spam/

    "The University of Calgary's Computing Policy prohibits U of C users from spamming others. If you receive spam that originated at the University of Calgary, please report it to abuse@ucalgary.ca."

    I wonder if someone should inform the IT department.

  6. required classes by same_old_story · · Score: 5, Funny

    win32Api I and win32api II