Re: Sex spam again on the list
On Sunday 09 September 2007, Nigel Henry wrote:
> On Sunday 09 September 2007 21:25, Andrew Sackville-West wrote:
> > On Sun, Sep 09, 2007 at 09:15:32PM +0200, Nigel Henry wrote:
> > > This has got more than a joke now. We are being bombarded with
> > > s-x spam yet again.
> >
> > ...
> >
> > > Sorry if this sounds a bit sarcastic, but I'm feeling sarcastic
> > > at the moment, as I don't want this cr-p on my machine.
> >
> > I know this doesn't really help you, but I've seen a *massive*
> > increase in spam hitting my one server in the last couple of
> > days. Previously I was seeing something like 50 spam a day hitting
> > me (this is after clamav kicks out the virus laden ones, so its not
> > an absolute number). In the last couple of days, I've seen that
> > number pretty much quadruple to around 200 per day. My false
> > negatives have gone up correspondingly as well from a couple
> > getting through spamassassin per day to something like 30-50
> > getting past s-a. Interestingly the subjects I'm seeing come
> > through d-u are exactly the same as the ones getting through my
> > local s-a, so some spammer has hit on a formula that is working at
> > the moment. Apparently, this girl is having quite a problem make
> > her extra-curricular activities work in a satisfactory manner...
> > ;-O
> >
> > Not only has the overall number gone up, but the effectiveness has
> > gone up by an order of magnitude.
> >
> > I wonder if this is a side-effect of the mis-named Storm Worm
> > activity that's going on right now.
> >
> > > I don't have a shotgun, or hunting rifle, but I'd be game for an
> > > organised shoot if the spammers were the targets.
> >
> > I need targets to practice my joint-locks and choke-holds on... ;)
> >
> > A
>
> I was thinking of the Roman arena, but I think that would be too
> easy. Christians versus the lions are a a bit different to spammers
> versus the shotguns.
>
> I think something more in line with a film I saw. The hunted
> (spammers) were given a few minutes getaway time, then the hunters
> (us with the shotguns) gave pursuit. I'm not sure how it ended up in
> the film, but would like to think that the spammers would lose out in
> this scenario.
Either "The Most Dangerous Game" or "Running Man." Or it's possible you
remember the same storyline as an episode of "Get Smart." Either way,
in all three, the hunters end up dead when the hunted turned the tables
on them. Maybe a T1000 as the spammers and us as the good ol' T101, an
advanced killing machine with an Austrian accent, would be a better
metaphor?
> I used to belong to the Jersey pistol club in Jersey, Channel
> Islands. .22, and centre fire. We used to shoot at silouettes with
> the centre fire stuff. I had a Smith&Wesson 38special, and also a
> Ruger single action 357magnum. This was along with some other bits of
> iron. A 9mm luger with a 6"barrel, and a Walther PPK (the James Bond
> one). A friend had access to a German Schmeizer machine gun, and we
> took this out the .303 rifle range. This thing was amazing,
> absolutely no recoil. I didn't fire it on auto, just a couple of
> songle shots. My friend also had a broom handled Mauser. A strange
> looking weapon, but also came with a shoulder stock, that changed it
> entirely.
>
> This was back in the late 60's. These weapons were available. The
> Germans had occupied the Channel Islands, and this stuff was left
> behind.
>
> Meanwhile back to the spammers. I don't know if I could take one of
> them out if they were in my sights. I'd like to, but what you'd like
> to do, and what you actually do are two different things.
"Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent."
--Isaac Asimov
Hal
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