Whatever..... On Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 11:33 AM, Ben Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 10:09 AM, Sherry Abercrombie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > Yup, a major spammer was shut down Monday. > > Correction: A major server hosting provider, McColo, was shut down > due to legal action. This provider had a history of ignoring abuse > complaints. So if their customer's servers were compromised, they > didn't do anything. If a customer was a spammer, the didn't do > anything. > > The actual spammers are not directly affected by the legal action. > They will continue to look for neglectful hosts, and continue to try > to compromise computers to use as zombie spam cannons. > > So this treats a symptom, but not the disease. Better than nothing, > but far from ideal. > > -- Ben > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > -- Sherry Abercrombie "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." Arthur C. Clarke ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
