Re: [funsec] McColo: Major Source of Online Scams and Spams KnockedOffline (fwd)

[Jeff Shultz <jeffshultz () wvi com>]

Jason Ross wrote:
> On Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at 14:16, Nick Newman <NNewman () nw3c org> wrote:
> > How many cops does it take to throw a community lynching?
>
> None.
> The question that remains is: Why is the community having to resort to lynching?
>
> Following the metaphor and using the US "Old West" as an example,
> lynchings were largely due to one of the following:
>
>    * a lack of organized law enforcement
>    * a lack of effective law enforcement

The problem is that to fix either of those problems you'd have to wade 
through a fever swamp of "facists online!" claims from all the 
pseudo-anarchists who start twitching at the thought of any agency 
imposing it's will on the internet.

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Jeff Shultz