29 Nov
2004
29 Nov
'04
10:59 a.m.
Rich Kulawiec <rsk@gsp.org> wrote:
Already noted as unbelievably stupid and dissected on Spam-L,
I'm inclined to agree...
but: getting into a bandwidth contest with spammers is a guaranteed loss, as they have an [essentially] infinite amount available to them for free. Apparently Lycos is unaware of zombies (including those hosting web sites), HTTP redirectors, rapidly-updating DNS, throwaway domains, and other facts of life in the spam sewer.
... but this screensaver means that Lycos *also* have a botnet available to them. -- The advice given me about Maglites is to hold it out sideways from yourself but at shoulder height, this makes the opponent think you are standing 3 foot to one side of reality. - Rob Adams in the Monastery