On Thu, Sep 13, 2007 at 11:57:23AM -0700, Loren Wilton wrote: > >Guess that's not a throwaway dial up connection then. Wow. I'd think > >that size would make the cost/benefit analysis skew even further to making > >a spam run unprofitable as they'd be sending so many fewer before they're > >shut down. > > Does anyone actually shut down zombies these days?
You mean ISPs? We certainly do. When we find out there's a spambot on the network we disable his login account if he's dial-in, or track down his DSL card and pull the (virtual) plug on it. He's not turned on again until he tells us he has cleaned his machine. > That might mean > shutting down the legitimate client too, and they could try to sue for lack > of service. I believe that is covered in the Terms Of Service that the subscriber agrees to in order to get service. > Loren Cheers, -- Bob McClure, Jr. Bobcat Open Systems, Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.bobcatos.com O God, you are my God, earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you, my body longs for you, in a dry and weary land where there is no water. Psalm 63:1 (NIV)
