http://www.hyperborea.org/journal/2006/01/abuse-spammer/ Sci-fi, comics, humor, photos...it's all fair game. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:58:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc http://www.hyperborea.org/journal/2006/01/abuse-spammer/#comment-29357 Kelson Wed, 29 Aug 2007 22:47:10 +0000 http://www.hyperborea.org/journal/archives/2006/01/21/abuse-spammer/#comment-29357 If it's simply a matter of "the more email addys the better," why send mail <em>only</em> to the abuse contacts? Wouldn't it be more effective to just blast every address you have for the site? Or run a dictionary attack? If it’s simply a matter of “the more email addys the better,” why send mail only to the abuse contacts? Wouldn’t it be more effective to just blast every address you have for the site? Or run a dictionary attack?

]]> http://www.hyperborea.org/journal/2006/01/abuse-spammer/#comment-29347 Anonymous Wed, 29 Aug 2007 19:59:04 +0000 http://www.hyperborea.org/journal/archives/2006/01/21/abuse-spammer/#comment-29347 "The only reason to target abuse@example.com, spam@example.com, etc. to the exclusion of other addresses is to taunt the spamfighters." not sure i agree - imnho, its an economies of scale issue. the more email addys the better (for the spammer) - plain and simple. “The only reason to target abuse@example.com, spam@example.com, etc. to the exclusion of other addresses is to taunt the spamfighters.”
not sure i agree – imnho, its an economies of scale issue. the more email addys the better (for the spammer) – plain and simple.

]]> http://www.hyperborea.org/journal/2006/01/abuse-spammer/#comment-13199 Apparently, it is a challenge | K-Squared Ramblings Thu, 16 Nov 2006 18:31:44 +0000 http://www.hyperborea.org/journal/archives/2006/01/21/abuse-spammer/#comment-13199 [...] Every once in a while, a comment spam manages to get past both Bad Behavior and Spam Karma. Oddly enough, it always seems to be on the same entry: “Abuse Contact” is not an invitation. [...] [...] Every once in a while, a comment spam manages to get past both Bad Behavior and Spam Karma. Oddly enough, it always seems to be on the same entry: “Abuse Contact” is not an invitation. [...]

]]> http://www.hyperborea.org/journal/2006/01/abuse-spammer/#comment-11688 Joke Spam | K-Squared Ramblings Tue, 05 Sep 2006 18:08:26 +0000 http://www.hyperborea.org/journal/archives/2006/01/21/abuse-spammer/#comment-11688 [...] On another note, I’ve been seeing a lot more email spam targeting the abuse contacts lately. I don’t know what they think they’re accomplishing, since the people reading abuse@wherever are most likely to report them and least likely to buy from them. I mean, “Greetings Abuse!!!” doesn’t seem an effective way to begin a sales pitch. [...] [...] On another note, I’ve been seeing a lot more email spam targeting the abuse contacts lately. I don’t know what they think they’re accomplishing, since the people reading abuse@wherever are most likely to report them and least likely to buy from them. I mean, “Greetings Abuse!!!” doesn’t seem an effective way to begin a sales pitch. [...]

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