"Lon Stowell" <LonDot.Stowell@ComcastPeriod.Net> wrote in message
news:HFevb.261993$Fm2.276472@attbi_s04...
> Approximately 11/20/03 17:48, Jay Stuler uttered for posterity:
>
> > "DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message
> > news:czdvb.606$Gj2.520@okepread01...
> >> Looks like the US Gov finally started to take action.
> >>
> >> http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2003/11/dojsweep.htm
> >>
> >> Reading that was almost as much fun as going
> >> offroading... almost..
> >
> > Yes it only takes them 3 years or more to get the crooks.
> > And even then it almost always ends in nothing more than a promise to
stop
> > and refund of the few dollars the spammer has in his bank account.
> > Yes, let's spend thousands of dollars to get a 16 million dollar
settlement
> > against a relatively off-the-radar spambag like Howard Carmack who can
> > barely afford a Happy Meal.
> > And the worst, most well-known crooks like Ralsky and Empire Towers and
> > Marin and others are still ignored by authorities.
>
> Actually, if you'd care to write a good Windoze virus, I could
> turn you in, and we could split the reward Bill Gates is offering
> for virus writers...

Many of the viruses and trojans out there these days are for use by
spammers. Bust the spammers and you can probably get the authors.

 

"Lon Stowell" <LonDot.Stowell@ComcastPeriod.Net> wrote in message
news:HFevb.261993$Fm2.276472@attbi_s04...
> Approximately 11/20/03 17:48, Jay Stuler uttered for posterity:
>
> > "DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message
> > news:czdvb.606$Gj2.520@okepread01...
> >> Looks like the US Gov finally started to take action.
> >>
> >> http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2003/11/dojsweep.htm
> >>
> >> Reading that was almost as much fun as going
> >> offroading... almost..
> >
> > Yes it only takes them 3 years or more to get the crooks.
> > And even then it almost always ends in nothing more than a promise to
stop
> > and refund of the few dollars the spammer has in his bank account.
> > Yes, let's spend thousands of dollars to get a 16 million dollar
settlement
> > against a relatively off-the-radar spambag like Howard Carmack who can
> > barely afford a Happy Meal.
> > And the worst, most well-known crooks like Ralsky and Empire Towers and
> > Marin and others are still ignored by authorities.
>
> Actually, if you'd care to write a good Windoze virus, I could
> turn you in, and we could split the reward Bill Gates is offering
> for virus writers...

Many of the viruses and trojans out there these days are for use by
spammers. Bust the spammers and you can probably get the authors.

 

"Lon Stowell" <LonDot.Stowell@ComcastPeriod.Net> wrote in message
news:HFevb.261993$Fm2.276472@attbi_s04...
> Approximately 11/20/03 17:48, Jay Stuler uttered for posterity:
>
> > "DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message
> > news:czdvb.606$Gj2.520@okepread01...
> >> Looks like the US Gov finally started to take action.
> >>
> >> http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2003/11/dojsweep.htm
> >>
> >> Reading that was almost as much fun as going
> >> offroading... almost..
> >
> > Yes it only takes them 3 years or more to get the crooks.
> > And even then it almost always ends in nothing more than a promise to
stop
> > and refund of the few dollars the spammer has in his bank account.
> > Yes, let's spend thousands of dollars to get a 16 million dollar
settlement
> > against a relatively off-the-radar spambag like Howard Carmack who can
> > barely afford a Happy Meal.
> > And the worst, most well-known crooks like Ralsky and Empire Towers and
> > Marin and others are still ignored by authorities.
>
> Actually, if you'd care to write a good Windoze virus, I could
> turn you in, and we could split the reward Bill Gates is offering
> for virus writers...

Many of the viruses and trojans out there these days are for use by
spammers. Bust the spammers and you can probably get the authors.

 

Self defense, maybe?

DougW wrote:
> Personally I'd love to pull the trigger on Ralsky and ilk.
> If it wasn't for that pesky legal issue.
>

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tw
03 TJ Rubicon
01 XJ Sport

There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
-- Dave Barry

Pronunciation: 'jEp
Function: noun
Date: 1940

Etymology: probably from g. p. (abbreviation of general purpose)
A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
World War II.

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Self defense, maybe?

DougW wrote:
> Personally I'd love to pull the trigger on Ralsky and ilk.
> If it wasn't for that pesky legal issue.
>

--
__________________________________________________ _________
tw
03 TJ Rubicon
01 XJ Sport

There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
-- Dave Barry

Pronunciation: 'jEp
Function: noun
Date: 1940

Etymology: probably from g. p. (abbreviation of general purpose)
A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
World War II.

http://www.7slotgrille.com/jeepers/t...ron/index.html
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__________________________________________________ _________

 

Self defense, maybe?

DougW wrote:
> Personally I'd love to pull the trigger on Ralsky and ilk.
> If it wasn't for that pesky legal issue.
>

--
__________________________________________________ _________
tw
03 TJ Rubicon
01 XJ Sport

There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
-- Dave Barry

Pronunciation: 'jEp
Function: noun
Date: 1940

Etymology: probably from g. p. (abbreviation of general purpose)
A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
World War II.

http://www.7slotgrille.com/jeepers/t...ron/index.html
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__________________________________________________ _________

 

twaldron did pass the time by typing:
> Self defense, maybe?

"Honest Your Honor, I was just shooting to defend my email box."

Yep, that would work... :]

> DougW wrote:
>> Personally I'd love to pull the trigger on Ralsky and ilk.
>> If it wasn't for that pesky legal issue.

 

twaldron did pass the time by typing:
> Self defense, maybe?

"Honest Your Honor, I was just shooting to defend my email box."

Yep, that would work... :]

> DougW wrote:
>> Personally I'd love to pull the trigger on Ralsky and ilk.
>> If it wasn't for that pesky legal issue.

 

twaldron did pass the time by typing:
> Self defense, maybe?

"Honest Your Honor, I was just shooting to defend my email box."

Yep, that would work... :]

> DougW wrote:
>> Personally I'd love to pull the trigger on Ralsky and ilk.
>> If it wasn't for that pesky legal issue.

 

What is conspicuously missing from applicable laws is any death penalty
provision.

Earle

"DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message
news:czdvb.606$Gj2.520@okepread01...
> Looks like the US Gov finally started to take action.
>
> http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2003/11/dojsweep.htm
>
> Reading that was almost as much fun as going
> offroading... almost..
>
> --
> DougW
>
>