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Re: Lycos Europe Aims To Thwart Spammers with DDoS Attacks
Posted by: Tina Harlan 2004-11-30 14:03:49
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Lycos Europe yesterday announced that it has created a downloadable screensaver aimed at putting spammers out of business. Available for both Mac and Windows, "Make Love, Not Spam" works by flooding a spammer's Web site with requests for data. The theory is that a very large number of requests sent at the same time will slow response time and result in increased bandwidth costs for spammers.
Re: Lycos Europe Aims To Thwart Spammers with DDoS Attacks
Posted by: Edouin 2004-12-01 09:21:33 In reply to: Tina Harlan
This article is similar to the article I read at http://www.vnunet.com/news/1159749) yesterday, however the link given in THAT article sent me to http://makelovenotspam.com/, where I was informed..."Yes, attacking spammers is wrong, you know this, you shouldn't be doing it. Your ip address and request have been logged and will be reported to your ISP for further action".
Sounds to me like the whole article was a set-up for readers.
Much to my surprise, the link in THIS article also give the same dire warning. As I responded to the journalist and editor of vnunet.com, I thought that this was "low journalism".
Here is a direct quote in my complaint:
What kind of journalist sets up their readers for a fall? I find the whole idea in poor taste – actually repugnant; Enticing readers to find out more information on an article supposedly written for the edification of the readers, only to find that the readers have been turned into sacrificial goats to some hyped-up web-site designer/administrator.
Sounds to me like the whole article was a set-up for readers.
Much to my surprise, the link in THIS article also give the same dire warning. As I responded to the journalist and editor of vnunet.com, I thought that this was "low journalism".
Here is a direct quote in my complaint:
What kind of journalist sets up their readers for a fall? I find the whole idea in poor taste – actually repugnant; Enticing readers to find out more information on an article supposedly written for the edification of the readers, only to find that the readers have been turned into sacrificial goats to some hyped-up web-site designer/administrator.
