I agree that the spammers main vulnerability is their need for anonymity. ( In fact several of the largest well known spammers have been harassed and even received death threats. )
I disagree that signatures are needed. Instead start a compaign. Provide software ( for free ) to people that scans saved mail messages and 1) Checks if the source is an open relay
( generally by checking for particular relay
software ). It then looks up the ISP of the
relay and notifies them. 2) Parse the header and lookup the ISP.
We then need the cooperation of the ISPs, but most ISPs are being hurt enough by ISPs that they will be willing. Any ISP that doesn't cooperate will be blacklisted.
There will be people hurt by this: the idiots that let their machine get hacked, or install AnlaogX proxy or some other open relay software.
But these idiots are making a mess of the net by letting their machines be used by hackers and spammers. It's time to stop coddling people and make them pay for their stupidity.
It would be a nice if someone made a web site with a "how to track down spammers" manual.
If the steps are explained and the terms are clearly defined ( I think that a lot of people are like me. I have a vague idea of what terms mean, but would appreciate simple clear explanations to remove the ambiguity. You need to be confident in what you are doing, if you go after a spammer. ) I think many people will go after spammers.
All you do by calling the President is bothering some overworked White House staffers.
If it was made public that Bush is going to veto a do not call list then it might make some sense to call. But as fo now, all you do is piss the White house off. And if they are on the anti-telemarketing side, then you've just made a friend into an enemy.
On a related topic, I have a Lexmark Optra E312 laser printer. With the economy being what it is I don't want to buy new cartridges.
I've noticed that the carts open up by unscrewing. So I would like to replace the actual powder toner. OK I know that refilling the cartridges this way ruins the cartridge faster then taking it to a pro, but considering that I have three cartridges now, and they last about nine months, I'm willing to let them get ruined after the third or fourth refill. I figure by the time I run out, it will be time to get a new printer anyway.
The thing is that I don't know how to identify the brand of powder toner, or where I can buy some.
I'm sorry but MSVC++ 6 is not any closer to the
standard thatn ony other compiler. For example
it still does not do for loop scoping correctly.
The closest compilers to the standard are Kai C++
and Comeau C++.
At this point there are no compilers that support
C++ as well as they should ( especially agressively optimising templates ).
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I agree that the spammers main vulnerability
is their need for anonymity. ( In fact several
of the largest well known spammers have been
harassed and even received death threats. )
I disagree that signatures are needed. Instead
start a compaign. Provide software ( for free )
to people that scans saved mail messages and
1) Checks if the source is an open relay
( generally by checking for particular relay
software ). It then looks up the ISP of the
relay and notifies them.
2) Parse the header and lookup the ISP.
We then need the cooperation of the ISPs,
but most ISPs are being hurt enough by ISPs
that they will be willing. Any ISP that doesn't
cooperate will be blacklisted.
There will be people hurt by this: the idiots
that let their machine get hacked, or install
AnlaogX proxy or some other open relay software.
But these idiots are making a mess of the net
by letting their machines be used by hackers and
spammers. It's time to stop coddling people and
make them pay for their stupidity.
It would be a nice if someone made a web site
with a "how to track down spammers" manual.
If the steps are explained and the terms
are clearly defined ( I think that a lot
of people are like me. I have a vague idea
of what terms mean, but would appreciate
simple clear explanations to remove the
ambiguity. You need to be confident in what
you are doing, if you go after a spammer. )
I think many people will go after spammers.
All you do by calling the President is bothering
some overworked White House staffers.
If it was made public that Bush is going to veto
a do not call list then it might make some sense
to call. But as fo now, all you do is piss the
White house off. And if they are on the anti-telemarketing side, then you've just made a friend into an enemy.
You do realise that if you call from a payphone
they still pay the bill, and don't get your home number?
On a related topic, I have a Lexmark Optra E312
laser printer. With the economy being what it is I don't want to buy new cartridges.
I've noticed that the carts open up by unscrewing.
So I would like to replace the actual powder toner.
OK I know that refilling the cartridges this way
ruins the cartridge faster then taking it to a pro, but considering that I have three cartridges now, and they last about nine months, I'm willing to let them get ruined after the third or fourth refill. I figure by the time I run out, it will
be time to get a new printer anyway.
The thing is that I don't know how to identify the brand of powder toner, or where I can buy some.
Any advice?
I'm sorry but MSVC++ 6 is not any closer to the
standard thatn ony other compiler. For example
it still does not do for loop scoping correctly.
The closest compilers to the standard are Kai C++
and Comeau C++.
At this point there are no compilers that support
C++ as well as they should ( especially agressively optimising templates ).