[OT] flattened spammer nads.
11-20-2003, 10:33 PM
#11
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Re: [OT] flattened spammer nads.
"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.
11-20-2003, 10:33 PM
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Re: [OT] flattened spammer nads.
"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.
11-20-2003, 10:33 PM
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Re: [OT] flattened spammer nads.
"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.
11-20-2003, 10:52 PM
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Re: [OT] flattened spammer nads.
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
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Etymology: probably from g. p. (abbreviation of general purpose)
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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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11-20-2003, 10:52 PM
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Re: [OT] flattened spammer nads.
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
(Please remove the OBVIOUS to reply by email)
__________________________________________________ _________
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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11-20-2003, 10:52 PM
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Re: [OT] flattened spammer nads.
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
(Please remove the OBVIOUS to reply by email)
__________________________________________________ _________
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
(Please remove the OBVIOUS to reply by email)
__________________________________________________ _________
11-20-2003, 11:10 PM
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Re: [OT] flattened spammer nads.
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.
> 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.
11-20-2003, 11:10 PM
#18
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Re: [OT] flattened spammer nads.
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.
> 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.
11-20-2003, 11:10 PM
#19
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Re: [OT] flattened spammer nads.
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.
> 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.
11-21-2003, 09:04 AM
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Re: [OT] flattened spammer nads.
What is conspicuously missing from applicable laws is any death penalty
provision.
Earle
"DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message
news:czdvb.606$Gj2.520@okepread01...
> Looks like the US Gov finally started to take action.
>
> http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2003/11/dojsweep.htm
>
> Reading that was almost as much fun as going
> offroading... almost..
>
> --
> DougW
>
>
provision.
Earle
"DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message
news:czdvb.606$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
>
>
