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. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]