>>It's all fine and good until it happens to you... >And if it happens to you, you'll make darn sure to get it fixed quick and >darn sure to minimize possibilities of CD to you in the future. The whole >idea that we can't counter-attack spammers in self-defense because of >hypothetical CD is bogus. The damage done to SMTP globally by spammers far >outweights such CD.
Vigilante justice is not self-defense, and IS considered a crime. The law deals harshly with vigilantes. Attacking someone else is wrong. Preventing them from attacking you _without_ attacking them is self-defense. Len's IMGate product is a perfect example of that kind of defense...._protects_ your services while not attacking the attacker in return. Blocking spam: Yes (lawful) Stopping spammers from sending it out to begin with: Yes (lawful) Tracking them down and prosecuting them: Yes (lawful) Taking the law into your own hands and attacking them: No (unlawful) _____________________________________________________________________ http://IMGate.MEIway.com : free anti-spam gateway, runs on 1000's of sites To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/
