Matthew, Thank you for sharing this. It is about time more people get involved in this growing and out of control menace to Internet society.
Curtis --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2005/05/zombies.htm > > " > ... will send letters to more than 3,000 ISPs around > the world, urging them to employ protective measures > to prevent their customers' computers from being > hijacked by spammers. The measures include: > > * blocking a common Internet port used for > e-mail when possible; > * applying rate-limiting controls for e-mail > relays; > * identifying computers that are sending > atypical amounts of e-mail and take steps to > determine if the computer is acting as a spam > zombie. When necessary, quarantine the affected > computer until the source of the problem is removed; > * providing plain-language information for > customers on how to keep their home computers > secure; and > * providing or pointing their customers to > easy-to-use tools to remove zombie code if their > computers become infected. > " > > About time, too... > > -- > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Visit http://www.mimedefang.org and http://www.canit.ca MIMEDefang mailing list [email protected] http://lists.roaringpenguin.com/mailman/listinfo/mimedefang
