On Sunday 09 September 2007, Nigel Henry wrote: > On Sunday 09 September 2007 22:41, Hal Vaughan wrote: > > On Sunday 09 September 2007, Nigel Henry wrote: > > > On Sunday 09 September 2007 21:25, Andrew Sackville-West wrote: > > > > On Sun, Sep 09, 2007 at 09:15:32PM +0200, Nigel Henry wrote: > > > > > This has got more than a joke now. We are being bombarded > > > > > with s-x spam yet again. > > > > > > > > ... > > > > > > > > > Sorry if this sounds a bit sarcastic, but I'm feeling > > > > > sarcastic at the moment, as I don't want this cr-p on my > > > > > machine. > > > > > > > > I know this doesn't really help you, but I've seen a *massive* > > > > increase in spam hitting my one server in the last couple of > > > > days. Previously I was seeing something like 50 spam a day > > > > hitting me (this is after clamav kicks out the virus laden > > > > ones, so its not an absolute number). In the last couple of > > > > days, I've seen that number pretty much quadruple to around 200 > > > > per day. My false negatives have gone up correspondingly as > > > > well from a couple getting through spamassassin per day to > > > > something like 30-50 getting past s-a. Interestingly the > > > > subjects I'm seeing come through d-u are exactly the same as > > > > the ones getting through my local s-a, so some spammer has hit > > > > on a formula that is working at the moment. Apparently, this > > > > girl is having quite a problem make her extra-curricular > > > > activities work in a satisfactory manner... ;-O > > > > > > > > Not only has the overall number gone up, but the effectiveness > > > > has gone up by an order of magnitude. > > > > > > > > I wonder if this is a side-effect of the mis-named Storm Worm > > > > activity that's going on right now. > > > > > > > > > I don't have a shotgun, or hunting rifle, but I'd be game for > > > > > an organised shoot if the spammers were the targets. > > > > > > > > I need targets to practice my joint-locks and choke-holds on... > > > > ;) > > > > > > > > A > > > > > > I was thinking of the Roman arena, but I think that would be too > > > easy. Christians versus the lions are a a bit different to > > > spammers versus the shotguns. > > > > > > I think something more in line with a film I saw. The hunted > > > (spammers) were given a few minutes getaway time, then the > > > hunters (us with the shotguns) gave pursuit. I'm not sure how it > > > ended up in the film, but would like to think that the spammers > > > would lose out in this scenario. > > > > Either "The Most Dangerous Game" or "Running Man." Or it's > > possible you remember the same storyline as an episode of "Get > > Smart." Either way, in all three, the hunters end up dead when the > > hunted turned the tables on them. Maybe a T1000 as the spammers > > and us as the good ol' T101, an advanced killing machine with an > > Austrian accent, would be a better metaphor? > > You've got me in hysterics here referencing Get Smart. I love that > series. > > I havn't seen any reruns lately though.
Would you believe... ...It's finally on DVD, but from only one source (I think Time-Life, but for some reason, I think it's HBO that owns the rights now). You can't buy it retail or through discount sources, though. (Sorry about that, Chief!) I think they're supposed to make it available through retail and such within the next 6 months. Hal -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
