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Subject:Re: Let's play ... spam the spammers! From:Doug Hayden <doug -at- STARFIRE -dot- NE -dot- UIUC -dot- EDU> Date:Wed, 6 Aug 1997 05:39:09 GMT
hartman -at- informix -dot- com (Robert Hartman) writes:
>If everyone saves the return addresses of the spam they receive in a
>day, and posts them to one or two newsgroups, we can see how long it
>takes for the spambots to flood each other into oblivion!
>-r
>23243096 -at- hotmail -dot- com 34143344 -at- 10665 -dot- com 35616965 -at- zignzag -dot- com
>44330710 -at- zignzag -dot- com 51525451 -at- rocketmail -dot- com 60380968 -at- zignzag -dot- com
>66863088 -at- 07124 -dot- com 81680436 -at- 09041 -dot- com CPentps -at- ix -dot- netcom -dot- com
>Friend -at- public -dot- com Friends -at- public -dot- com Fundsrecovery -at- savetrees -dot- com
>JBB -at- wealth -dot- com Sarah69 -at- ameritech -dot- net
>Sarah69 -at- mpdr0 -dot- detroit -dot- mi -dot- ameritech -dot- net Unlimited -at- ginette -dot- com
>abuse -at- cyberpromo -dot- com adventures -at- rapidconnect -dot- com
>application -at- answerme -dot- com authenticator -at- somewhere -dot- com
>babe -at- lustingforyou -dot- com bizop -at- acmezig -dot- com bizop -at- zignzag -dot- com
>cindyeasy -at- hotmail -dot- com iaq -at- quantcom -dot- com jb -at- 205 -dot- 164 -dot- 68 -dot- 225
>replynow8 -at- answerme -dot- com makemoney -at- aol -dot- com maximum -at- savetrees -dot- com
>money -at- freeguide -dot- com money -at- guaranteed -dot- com offshorecard -at- answerme -dot- com
>player -at- freetriot -dot- com powerpage -at- kustom -dot- on -dot- ca rarizona -at- getnet -dot- com
>remove -at- ginette -dot- com replynow8 -at- answerme -dot- com susan -at- lustingforyou -dot- com
>user122 -at- wealth1 -dot- net jaycee -at- savetrees -dot- com
>--
That sounds like a great idea. However, that causes more noise in a group
(like me doing this now) than we'd like. Can you suggest a good newsgroup
to send your anti-spambot message to that won't be annoyed by it (like
some sort of test site or generic site)?
-DH
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