E-Mail:

When DOSers DOS DOSers - Lycos’ “Make Love Not Spam” Windows ScreenSaver Site Is Latest Victim

You just knew it had to happen, right?

You can’t take aim at a group of spammers and just expect them to sit there quietly and take it on the chin. At least, not if you have half a brain. I mean, spammers aren’t really known for their social gracefulness, let alone their restraint.

So of course, it had to happen that as soon as Lycos decided to target spammers by essentially enabling thousands of users of its “Make Love Not Spam” screensaver to DDOS the spammers’ Web sites, that the spammers would in turn do what they do best. Wreak havoc… [Continued]

What Do You Think?

 

Want to Start a Blog Here for Free?

Are you an expert in one subject or another? If your goal is to help others and dispense your hard-earned information back to the community, get involved in our community site today! You can write about anything - no matter the topic. Exceptional candidates will be offered the chance to contribute to (and generate revenue from) the main Lockergnome site. Join us today!

First Look - Oct 15, 2008

SanDisk Introduces The Sansa slotMusic Player

Deals - Oct 15, 2008

Need A Passport By Tomorrow?

Diana's Tips - Oct 13, 2008

What Vista’s Firewall Does Not Protect Against

Download - Oct 9, 2008

Cooking Dash

84 queries / 1.799 seconds.