Funny, whenever I try that sight I get this: "Yes, attacking spammers is wrong, you know this, you shouldn't be doing it. Your ip address and request have been logged and will be reported to your ISP for further action."
On a reload I got this added to it: "Also, note: This machine is not hacked, this page is returned for EVERY request. Thanks for noticing though."
What Monty spoke of sounds a bit like LaBrea. It is a program to feed fake content to page crawlers, crackers, skimmers, etc. and slow them down in the process. Think of a slow Honeynet. You may be able to add to its effectiveness by adding a Honeynet.
Brian Kelsay
"James Sissel" <> 12/01/04 03:33PM >>>
True, except the Lycos people are very careful and are using a database of well know spammers. Visit their website to get more information.
On Wed, 01 Dec 2004 15:41:41 -0600 "Brian Kelsay" [email protected] wrote:
Funny, whenever I try that sight I get this: "Yes, attacking spammers is wrong, you know this, you shouldn't be doing it. Your ip address and request have been logged and will be reported to your ISP for further action."
I agree, we shouldn't be attacking the zombies or the websites that host the spammer. Very seldom are the spammers on a server all their own. I do however condone logging tons of bogus information to the mortgage sites and anything else that will pollute their data and waste the spammers time.
I've used a Sendmail Milter and/or iptables rules in the past that will slow down a particular sending site once it has been deemed a spam site. This works very well to hijack a particular zombie and keep it busy for hours while it tries to deliver it's few messages to you.
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