__/ [ ed ] on Sunday 24 December 2006 16:07 \__
> On Sun, 24 Dec 2006 15:16:12 +0000
> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Cyber Crime Hits the Big Time in 2006
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>> | Spam volumes are often viewed as a barometer for the relative
>> security | of the Internet community at large, in part because most
>> spam is | relayed via "bots," a term used to describe home computers
>> that | online criminals have compromised surreptitiously with a
>> computer | virus or worm. The more compromised computers that the bad
>> guys control | and link together in networks, or "botnets," the
>> greater volume of spam | they can blast onto the Intenet.
>> `----
>>
>>
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/22/AR2006122200367.html
>
> i've already been getting spam relating to office 2007. it's killing me
> here. another great thing about open source is that there's no reason
> to tout openoffice since the money is made through contributions,
> there's no money from counter fitting
True. I quite liked the "take the test drive, keep the car" parable that was
popularised in why.openoffice.org and desktoplinux.com.
They used to have that statement before they replaced their sales pitch with
warning about Microsoft's scheme, which locks in people's data after a
predefined trial period (Office 2007, similar to the rationale behind
student discounts from Adobe and Autodesk). Prior to that they used
FUD/scare tactics, arguing that many Office users are using it illegally and
it's time to get legal. This raised concerns similar to those which rebut
FSF's Bad Vista campaign
I have been getting some of these fake Vista offers (SPAM) recently... just
like the press, which remains tuned in to 86 billion (and climbing) spam per
day, seems to suggest... I'm beginning to think about bouncing unrouted
mail. Any thoughts...?
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