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Title: Spammers survive botnet shutdowns
Post by: Clive on March 18, 2010, 13:09

Spam levels have not been dented by a series of strikes against controllers of networks of hijacked computers.


http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8570993.stm

Title: Re: Spammers survive botnet shutdowns
Post by: Rik on March 18, 2010, 13:15

Are we surprised?

Title: Re: Spammers survive botnet shutdowns
Post by: Simon on March 18, 2010, 13:25

Disappointed.

Title: Re: Spammers survive botnet shutdowns
Post by: Rik on March 18, 2010, 13:27

I get surprisingly little spam... :dunno:

Title: Re: Spammers survive botnet shutdowns
Post by: Simon on March 18, 2010, 13:27

That could be fixed.   :devil:

Title: Re: Spammers survive botnet shutdowns
Post by: Rik on March 18, 2010, 13:28

 ;D

Title: Re: Spammers survive botnet shutdowns
Post by: Clive on March 18, 2010, 13:50

I get masses of it!  More annoyingly it's finding its way around my spam filters too.   :dunno:

Title: Re: Spammers survive botnet shutdowns
Post by: Simon on March 18, 2010, 14:21

It's those sites you visit...   :devil:

Title: Re: Spammers survive botnet shutdowns
Post by: Rik on March 18, 2010, 15:45

 :-X ;D

Or is it Mrs Clive? :o:

Title: Re: Spammers survive botnet shutdowns
Post by: Clive on March 18, 2010, 18:42

We have separate computers.  She hates my browser for starters and prefers the laptop. 

Title: Re: Spammers survive botnet shutdowns
Post by: Rik on March 18, 2010, 18:49

The spam could attach to the IP address, Clive.  :devil:

Title: Re: Spammers survive botnet shutdowns
Post by: Clive on March 18, 2010, 19:10

Good point Rik.  She gets a completely different type of spam to me though. 

Title: Re: Spammers survive botnet shutdowns
Post by: Rik on March 18, 2010, 19:11

What, no blue tablets?  :o

Title: Re: Spammers survive botnet shutdowns
Post by: Simon on March 18, 2010, 19:14

They're not spam, they're his order confirmations.  :devil:

Title: Re: Spammers survive botnet shutdowns
Post by: Clive on March 18, 2010, 19:22

Quote from: Rik on March 18, 2010, 19:11

What, no blue tablets?  :o

No, ALL blue tablets!   :crazy:

Title: Re: Spammers survive botnet shutdowns
Post by: sam on March 19, 2010, 00:28

Quote from: Clive on March 18, 2010, 13:09

Spam levels have not been dented by a series of strikes against controllers of networks of hijacked computers.

well its still a step in the right direction.

Title: Re: Spammers survive botnet shutdowns
Post by: Rik on March 19, 2010, 09:59

Quote from: Clive on March 18, 2010, 19:22

No, ALL blue tablets!   :crazy:

 ;D

Title: Re: Spammers survive botnet shutdowns
Post by: Clive on March 19, 2010, 13:01

Life is strange.  ;D

Title: Re: Spammers survive botnet shutdowns
Post by: Rik on March 19, 2010, 13:17

I thought that was love? :o:

Title: Re: Spammers survive botnet shutdowns
Post by: Clive on March 19, 2010, 13:24

The Everley Brothers?    :D

Title: Re: Spammers survive botnet shutdowns
Post by: Rik on March 19, 2010, 15:50

Amongst others. Mickey & Sylvia were first.

Title: Re: Spammers survive botnet shutdowns
Post by: Clive on March 19, 2010, 17:43

I don't know that version.  Must be before my time.   :laugh:

Title: Re: Spammers survive botnet shutdowns
Post by: Rik on March 19, 2010, 17:49

Check the Dirty Dancing soundtrack. ;)

Title: Re: Spammers survive botnet shutdowns
Post by: Clive on March 19, 2010, 23:11

I can that see that Mickey & Sylvia were 8 years before Phil and Don.  

Title: Re: Spammers survive botnet shutdowns
Post by: Rik on March 20, 2010, 11:38

Ah, the days of misspent youth. :)

Title: Re: Spammers survive botnet shutdowns
Post by: Clive on March 20, 2010, 14:12

Speak for yourself Rik.   ;D

Title: Re: Spammers survive botnet shutdowns
Post by: Rik on March 20, 2010, 15:42

Someone has to. ;D