When it cost more to send it, than the income the spammer gets from it. Nothing anyone does to stop it / control it / make it illegal will create even a scratch in the surface.
So the infantrymen are currently writing batch files?
Just because you run Linux (or Windows) does not automatically increase (or decrease) user problems. People won't forget their passwords with any more or less frequency under one OS or another. The day to day crap will always be there, people killing the power without shuting down first, tripping over cables, deleting files without backups etc. Dealing with all of that is the sysadmin's job, it should be expected.
What you, as a sysadmin, should be concerned with, is how fast I can recover from a crisis, how secure is my network, and how much do I have to spend on the next upgrade. The first two items are the same for any OS they depend on the sysadmins themselves to put the correct functionality in place. The third one is the deciding factor for Linux of Windows. If you can't figure out why it is the deciding factor then you will be Microsofts best friend for years to come.
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When it cost more to send it, than the income the spammer gets from it. Nothing anyone does to stop it / control it / make it illegal will create even a scratch in the surface.
Or in other words - we might as well give up.
So the infantrymen are currently writing batch files?
Just because you run Linux (or Windows) does not automatically increase (or decrease) user problems. People won't forget their passwords with any more or less frequency under one OS or another. The day to day crap will always be there, people killing the power without shuting down first, tripping over cables, deleting files without backups etc. Dealing with all of that is the sysadmin's job, it should be expected.
What you, as a sysadmin, should be concerned with, is how fast I can recover from a crisis, how secure is my network, and how much do I have to spend on the next upgrade. The first two items are the same for any OS they depend on the sysadmins themselves to put the correct functionality in place. The third one is the deciding factor for Linux of Windows. If you can't figure out why it is the deciding factor then you will be Microsofts best friend for years to come.