Re: "Make love, not spam"....

["Steven M. Bellovin" <smb () research att com>]

In message <cofh1v$f48$1 () dopiaza cabal org uk>, Peter Corlett writes:
> 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.

Yah -- imagine what happens if Lycos' control machine gets hacked...

                --Steve Bellovin, http://www.research.att.com/~smb