Re: Please, stop spamming

On Thu, 15 Jul 2010 07:35:15 -0700 (PDT), w_a_x_man
<w_a_x_man@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

How about a DOS attack?

Most spam comes from bot networks hosted by innocent users or from
free email accounts which are abandoned if/when the provider notices
the activity. A DOS attack, even if successful, likely would hurt
only innocent people.

I've always liked the idea of releasing a vaccination worm or trojan
horse ... a program that would seek out and kill botnets and prevent
them from reinfecting a host. I read that CERT had considered such a
program, but abandoned the idea because even such a well intentioned
worm would be illegal in many places.

George
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