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From: Tristan Seligmann <mithrandi@mithrandi.za.net>
To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu
Subject: Re: [9fans] ISP filtering - update
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On Fri, Sep 26, 2003 at 14:01:25 +0100, rog@vitanuova.com wrote:
> none of this works if spammers use dubious means
> (e.g. viruses) to harness home machines (and by implication
> the authentication info that allows the home user to send emails)
> to send their spam for them.
>
> doesn't this already happen?
> or is it just for the DDOS attacks?

According to what I've read, none of the big spammers are doing that. Of
course, they might resort to that if forced.

mithrandi