RE: Anti-spam System Idea

[jlewis () lewis org]

On Sat, 14 Feb 2004, Tim Thorpe wrote:

> If these exist then why are we still having problems? 

Because the spammers are creating proxies faster than any of the anti-spam
people can find them.  Evidence suggests, at least on the order of 10,000
new spam proxies are created and used every day by spackers 
(spammer/hackers).

The relative insecurity of windows and ignorance of the average internet 
user has created an incredibly target rich environment for the spackers.
 
> Why do we let customers who have been infected flood the networks with
> traffic as they do? Should they not also be responsible for the security
> of their computers? Do we not do enough to educate?

Economics, and convenience outweighing security.  We're big, and slow to 
change.  They're small and mobile.

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