Comments on: FTC takes down a spam provider http://blog.akismet.com/2009/06/10/ftc-takes-down-a-spam-provider/ Akismet Blog Mon, 11 Jan 2010 09:00:39 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: right http://blog.akismet.com/2009/06/10/ftc-takes-down-a-spam-provider/#comment-30653 right Sun, 21 Jun 2009 00:01:06 +0000 http://blog.akismet.com/?p=220#comment-30653 Okay, so spammer take note. Do not practice your nasty in the US. Hello, the FTC just encourages them to move over to .RU or .CN and spoof on their ISP via rerouting. I get so many .cn emails wanting me to optout, I've about had it and am changing my email address again. This time around, I'm using one for people that past my trust test (real people), and the other for the rest. Hope that helps. Why not puke on them all and ban any .RU or .CN website at the ISP level... Okay, so spammer take note. Do not practice your nasty in the US. Hello, the FTC just encourages them to move over to .RU or .CN and spoof on their ISP via rerouting. I get so many .cn emails wanting me to optout, I’ve about had it and am changing my email address again. This time around, I’m using one for people that past my trust test (real people), and the other for the rest. Hope that helps. Why not puke on them all and ban any .RU or .CN website at the ISP level…

]]> By: Jay http://blog.akismet.com/2009/06/10/ftc-takes-down-a-spam-provider/#comment-30624 Jay Sun, 14 Jun 2009 01:39:13 +0000 http://blog.akismet.com/?p=220#comment-30624 This thing is great. We've only been up for a short while and it's been operating perfectly so far. Askimet has let NO SPAM go through! This thing is great. We’ve only been up for a short while and it’s been operating perfectly so far. Askimet has let NO SPAM go through!

]]> By: Abandoned Stuff by Saskboy :: It’s Like Anti-Histamine for the Internet http://blog.akismet.com/2009/06/10/ftc-takes-down-a-spam-provider/#comment-30615 Abandoned Stuff by Saskboy :: It’s Like Anti-Histamine for the Internet Fri, 12 Jun 2009 05:07:56 +0000 http://blog.akismet.com/?p=220#comment-30615 [...] and botnets are the allergies of the Internet. Recently the FTC in the US shut down a rogue ISP that was helping to clog the Internet with viruses, scams, and spams. So the Internet, email, and [...] [...] and botnets are the allergies of the Internet. Recently the FTC in the US shut down a rogue ISP that was helping to clog the Internet with viruses, scams, and spams. So the Internet, email, and [...]

]]> By: Alex http://blog.akismet.com/2009/06/10/ftc-takes-down-a-spam-provider/#comment-30602 Alex Thu, 11 Jun 2009 03:46:16 +0000 http://blog.akismet.com/?p=220#comment-30602 According to our sources some of the displaced spam businesses are negotiating with data centers in Europe. We expect they'll be back up and running within a few days. According to our sources some of the displaced spam businesses are negotiating with data centers in Europe. We expect they’ll be back up and running within a few days.

]]> By: Claude Gelinas http://blog.akismet.com/2009/06/10/ftc-takes-down-a-spam-provider/#comment-30600 Claude Gelinas Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:39:54 +0000 http://blog.akismet.com/?p=220#comment-30600 At first, this news is like a breath of fresh air since less spam means more time to focus on quality content. However... Let's just hope this "clear abuse case" won't serve as a foundation for some new federal legislation that'll broadly hit anything resembling "dissidence" from "undesirables" because it could end up hurting a lot of innocent people. Take the airports, for example. Who would've imagined a day when trying to travel with a bottle of water would have you permanently added to a "watch / no fly" list and potentially labeled as a terrorist? This is sheer insanity! Yet, that's where we are today because we've let the feds do away with "Patriot Act"-type laws which had foundations based on "apparent legitimity" but were, over time and behind closed doors, morphed into a sort of matrix of control, for "everyone else". In other words, hurray for the lower spam count and let's cross our fingers this doesn't become a slippery slope towards a kind of "secret police" of the online world. I'll keep my Akismet comment filter on, anyway ; ) At first, this news is like a breath of fresh air since less spam means more time to focus on quality content.

However…

Let’s just hope this “clear abuse case” won’t serve as a foundation for some new federal legislation that’ll broadly hit anything resembling “dissidence” from “undesirables” because it could end up hurting a lot of innocent people.

Take the airports, for example. Who would’ve imagined a day when trying to travel with a bottle of water would have you permanently added to a “watch / no fly” list and potentially labeled as a terrorist? This is sheer insanity! Yet, that’s where we are today because we’ve let the feds do away with “Patriot Act”-type laws which had foundations based on “apparent legitimity” but were, over time and behind closed doors, morphed into a sort of matrix of control, for “everyone else”.

In other words, hurray for the lower spam count and let’s cross our fingers this doesn’t become a slippery slope towards a kind of “secret police” of the online world.

I’ll keep my Akismet comment filter on, anyway ; )

]]> By: Tommy Barrios http://blog.akismet.com/2009/06/10/ftc-takes-down-a-spam-provider/#comment-30599 Tommy Barrios Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:10:15 +0000 http://blog.akismet.com/?p=220#comment-30599 Spammers need to be jailed when they are identified clearly as such. We need tougher laws against these people and punitive damages should awarded to legit server operators who are often overloaded by these scumbags! Spammers need to be jailed when they are identified clearly as such. We need tougher laws against these people and punitive damages should awarded to legit server operators who are often overloaded by these scumbags!

]]> By: Josh and Meg | Blog Archive » FTC takes down a spam provider « Akismet http://blog.akismet.com/2009/06/10/ftc-takes-down-a-spam-provider/#comment-30598 Josh and Meg | Blog Archive » FTC takes down a spam provider « Akismet Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:03:26 +0000 http://blog.akismet.com/?p=220#comment-30598 [...] FTC takes down a spam provider « Akismet. [...] [...] FTC takes down a spam provider « Akismet. [...]

]]> By: Nadz http://blog.akismet.com/2009/06/10/ftc-takes-down-a-spam-provider/#comment-30597 Nadz Wed, 10 Jun 2009 23:59:21 +0000 http://blog.akismet.com/?p=220#comment-30597 Alright. Good for us. And Good for them!! Alright. Good for us. And Good for them!!

]]> By: iPhoneWorld http://blog.akismet.com/2009/06/10/ftc-takes-down-a-spam-provider/#comment-30596 iPhoneWorld Wed, 10 Jun 2009 23:29:22 +0000 http://blog.akismet.com/?p=220#comment-30596 I can confirm that the amount of spam that surfaces on our site went down dramatically in the last few days. That's a great thing, since while Akismet is great at checking for spam, it DOES slow down the system when there's a thousand or so spam posts it has to check every day. I can confirm that the amount of spam that surfaces on our site went down dramatically in the last few days. That’s a great thing, since while Akismet is great at checking for spam, it DOES slow down the system when there’s a thousand or so spam posts it has to check every day.

]]> By: Bill Sodeman http://blog.akismet.com/2009/06/10/ftc-takes-down-a-spam-provider/#comment-30593 Bill Sodeman Wed, 10 Jun 2009 19:59:07 +0000 http://blog.akismet.com/?p=220#comment-30593 This is sweet news! I hope they don't get a new backbone connection soon. This is sweet news! I hope they don’t get a new backbone connection soon.

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