Re: Sex spam again on the list
On Sunday 09 September 2007 22:41, Hal Vaughan wrote:
> 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?
You've got me in hysterics here referencing Get Smart. I love that series.
I havn't seen any reruns lately though.
> "Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent."
> --Isaac Asimov
>
>
> Hal
Nigel.
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