On Dec 30, 2009, at 1:04 PM, Jerry Pasker wrote:
> I got this email inquiring about data center space, from the most honest
> scumbag, *EVER* today. Operational relevance? Well, if everyone would turn
> these people down, we'd have a lot less problems to deal with. Sadly,
> requests like these happen far too often, but never have I had someone come
> right out and explain what they were doing up front like this without having
> to dig in to it.
>
> Scumbag email:
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> Hello,
>
> I need servers to host botnet controller. Botnet controller is software that
> sends tasks to bots. Bots are hosts which send spam emails to millions of
> addresses. It's not direct spam but abuses on botnet contoller are received
> from time to time. What is your policy in case of receiving abuses and what
> is your policy in case of receiving a lot of abuses? What is policy about
> spam (not direct from your ips as I mentioned above)? Is it possible to host
> botnet controller in your datacenter during long-term time?
>
> Thank you.
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>
> The part that leaves me feeling good is that they do get abuse complaints
> from time to time. There's hope.
>
>
Of course, it could also be a joe job to frame the inquirer...
--Steve Bellovin, http://www.cs.columbia.edu/~smb
