who was the last legit spammer?
Hey, was discussing something from the long distant past recently. Specifically it was my memory of the last legitimate spamhaus, and how (IIRC) their backbone was DDoS'd as an act of pseudo-vigilante justice. I also seem to remember their backbone as spinning it as a content-neutral free-speech kind of thing, but they buckled and the Internet was probably better off. This isn't the kind of thing where one can make an easy google query, but I'll bet you that someone here remembers a name that would lead to a URL that I could forward to the person asking for more info. TIA. -- ``Unthinking respect for authority is the greatest enemy of truth.'' -- Albert Einstein -><- <URL:http://www.subspacefield.org/~travis/> For a good time on my UBE blacklist, email john@subspacefield.org.
On Sun, 28 Jan 2007, Travis H. wrote:
Hey, was discussing something from the long distant past recently. Specifically it was my memory of the last legitimate spamhaus, and how (IIRC) their backbone was DDoS'd as an act of pseudo-vigilante justice. I also seem to remember their backbone as spinning it as a content-neutral free-speech kind of thing, but they buckled and the Internet was probably better off.
"Legit spammer"? Perhaps you're thinking of Sanford Wallace's cyberpromo and AGIS? http://www.cctec.com/maillists/nanog/historical/9710/msg00018.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Jon Lewis | I route Senior Network Engineer | therefore you are Atlantic Net | _________ http://www.lewis.org/~jlewis/pgp for PGP public key_________
On Sun, 28 Jan 2007 09:30:09 -0500 (EST) Jon Lewis <jlewis@lewis.org> wrote:
On Sun, 28 Jan 2007, Travis H. wrote:
Hey, was discussing something from the long distant past recently. Specifically it was my memory of the last legitimate spamhaus, and how (IIRC) their backbone was DDoS'd as an act of pseudo-vigilante justice. I also seem to remember their backbone as spinning it as a content-neutral free-speech kind of thing, but they buckled and the Internet was probably better off.
"Legit spammer"? Perhaps you're thinking of Sanford Wallace's cyberpromo and AGIS?
http://www.cctec.com/maillists/nanog/historical/9710/msg00018.html
Kanter & Seagal's Green Card spam? I think they were the first wide-spread spam. Anyone recall the year/date? I'm thinking 1993. matthew black network services california state university, long beach
Define "legit" spammer. Do you mean one who was just advertising a real product, albeit in an objectionable fashion, as opposed to those who are trying to spread malware or commit fraud?
On Mon, Jan 29, 2007 at 03:07:26PM +0000, Alexander Harrowell wrote:
Define "legit" spammer. Do you mean one who was just advertising a real product, albeit in an objectionable fashion, as opposed to those who are trying to spread malware or commit fraud?
Actually, I meant that they weren't using hacked machines and such; basically, that they were "advertising" without directly breaking laws. OT: I am looking for: 1) An affordable decent dedicated hosting company that will let me run and administer OpenBSD (preferably) or debian, please let me know. By affordable, I mean < $100/mo. Bandwidth needs are minimal, strictly for non-commercial use - personal email/web server. I'd like to find a place within the next two days. 2) Someone who will serve as backup DNS (preferably tinydns) for this domain 3) Backup MX (preferably postfix) If you know anyone who can do these, please email me off-list. -- "That is not dead which can eternal lie, and with strange aeons even death may die." - H.P. Lovecraft, The Call of the Cthulhu <URL:http://www.subspacefield.org/~travis/> -><- dharma <>< advaita For a good time on my UBE blacklist, email john@subspacefield.org.
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Jon Lewis <jlewis@lewis.org> wrote:
On Sun, 28 Jan 2007, Travis H. wrote:
Hey, was discussing something from the long distant past recently. Specifically it was my memory of the last legitimate spamhaus...
"Legit spammer"? Perhaps you're thinking of Sanford Wallace's cyberpromo and AGIS?
http://www.cctec.com/maillists/nanog/historical/9710/msg00018.html
Kanter & Seagal's Green Card spam? I think they were the first wide-spread spam. Anyone recall the year/date? I'm thinking 1993.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canter_&_Siegel (April 12, 1994) Perhaps you are thinking of Clarence L Thomas IV, who posted the day after the Northridge quake (also in 1994), with a post about the coming end of the war. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newsgroup_spam -- I will put Chaos into fourteen lines And keep him there; and let him thence escape If he be lucky... Edna St. Vincent Millay
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