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BlackFrog to Take up BlueFrog's Flag

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the internet-routes-around-stupidity dept.

Runefox writes "ZDNet UK has a story about a new SPAM defense mechanism called BlackFrog, a response to the demise of Blue Security's BlueFrog. According to the article, the new service is based on a P2P network of clients, called the 'Frognet', which allows the opt-out service to continue functioning even after a server has gone down, making a DDoS attack like that which crippled BlueFrog ineffective against the new service."

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  1. Slashdot sucks..... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Try Digg instead

  2. Re:Myopic-kneejerk-retribution-a-go-go by linvir · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    I have no mod points, so I must respond...
    Awww, poor you. No mod points to mod down a point of view you disagree with. Perhaps you could do us all a favour and go uncheck the 'I am willing to help moderate' in your preferences.
  3. This is a monumentally stupid idea. by davidu · · Score: -1, Flamebait



    Let's be realistic -- This is a great way to get arrested.

    Building software to construct botnets is a totally unproductive use of time. Running botnets that DDoS sites all over the net is illegal. Blue Security isn't out of the woods yet legally and their DDoS of SixApart is far from a closed case.

    If you think this kind of coding is interesting and fun then shoot me an email -- I'll give you an internship (or a job) working on way more productive and positive projects that will impact just as many (if not more) people.

    -david

    --

    # Hack the planet, it's important.