Re[2]: Why spam is a problem.

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Subject: Re[2]: Why spam is a problem.
From: Richard Welty <rwelty at averillpark.net>
Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2002 16:09:57 -0400 (EDT)
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On Tue, 13 Aug 2002 15:34:29 -0400 (EDT) "Michael Froomkin - U.Miami School of Law" <froomkin at law.miami.edu> wrote:
> > Another more insidious bowl of noodles is dealing with joe-jobs

> PS.  By "joe-jobs" do we mean any sending of spam purporting to be from a
> 3rd party victim?  Or just spam that genuinely promotes the victim's web
> site even though the victim/"beneficiary" had nothing to do with it?

the former. the original joe-job was directed at an isp named "joes.com",
whence comes he name "joe-job". the isp really ticked off a nasty spammer,
so the spammer deliberately and maliciously made a spam run with envelope
forged to look like it came from joes.com

richard
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Richard Welty                                         rwelty at averillpark.net
Averill Park Networking                                         518-573-7592
              Unix, Linux, IP Network Engineering, Security

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- Re: Why spam is a problem.
  - From: Michael Froomkin - U.Miami School of Law

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