Re: [Asrg] Spam detection system proposal

["Mark Delany" <tcrcn-6ugsc@qmda.emu.st>]

On Fri, Mar 07, 2003 at 08:40:52AM -0500, Alan DeKok allegedly wrote:
 
> > I seriously wonder if there isn't some rather sophisticated 
> > distributed server spam software running out there on rooted servers, 
> > and we just haven't figured it out yet.

>   That would fit the data I'm seeing.
> 
>   Of course, 10,000 clueless small-scale spammers would also fit the
> data, but I think that's less likely.

You might want to look at the DHS Club and their strategy of recruiting
people and then aiming them at ratware like send-safe.com.

There might only be a smallish number of ratware authors but they do
rather like selling their product to as large a contingent of clueless
small-scale spammers as possible.

http://www.theclubbuiltonspam.com/ is a good place to get an interesting
view on just one set of spammers.

I think it's safe to say that there are "X" categories of spammers,
for all values of "X".


Regards.
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