Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
news:67928683.j4CPFEE0Bh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:
> __/ [ nessuno@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ] on Wednesday 02 August 2006 10:57
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>> Quote:
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>> To the list of unpleasant Monday happenings - answer the alarm clock,
>> face morning traffic, trudge into the office - you can add one more
>> chore.
>>
>> Delete the weekend spam from your e-mail.
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>> End quote
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> http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2006/aug/01/brent_batten_spam_email_cost
> ing_companies/?local_news
>>
>> The vast majority of spam comes from compromised Windows machines.
>
> This morning I had a clogup in my mail server. It turns out that
> Windows zombies had my account exceed its limit in just one week, so
> no mail for 4 days. I thought 30 MB per week would suffice for a SPAM
> vacuum, but Windows botnets only grow, with bandwidth limits becoming
> more generous, or inexistent. I can't help but feel that Windows is
> costing me a lot of time. I also reported the following this
> morning...
>
I'm not one for port blocking on the internet. I think it sets a bad
precidence about who should run servers and who should not.
However, I agree with port 25 blocking by ISPs.
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