[LUNI] OT: Backscatter

[Craig Van Tassle]

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I had it happen to me a while ago. I would get a couple thousand
backscatter messages a day. They do it kind of two fold. If the sending
is successful they get another spam out, if not they get the
backscatter spam. It comes in waves and is a weakness in the SMTP
protocol, I dont really see a way to fix it other then taking the
spammers out back and introducing them to the people who have
purchased their "products". A 10 LBS woman with a 100' penis on Viagra
would with a webcam that they just have to show everyone. That I would
actually pay to see. HEHEHE.

On Sun, 18
May 2008 11:27:20 -0500 Janine Starykowicz <jrstark at barntowire.com>
wrote:

> It comes in waves.  I got hit fast and furious for about 4 hours the 
> first time.  Every few days I get more, but it is much more
> manageable. I've been able to route most directly to trash with only
> two or three filters, plus what gets caught in my spam filter.
> 
> Janine
> 
> Mike Scott wrote:
> > Get back to me after installing the latest "security fix" for XP
> > (service pack 3). That alone should take a large portion of
> > compromised systems offline by causing infinite reboot loops and
> > BSOD. BTW my spam folder appears to have settled back to Viagra ads
> > and fake Hallmark cards.
> >
> > - Mike Scott
> >   
> 


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