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Microsoft's anti-spam plan 'hijacked by zombies' | |
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| Time: 10:42 EST/15:42 GMT | News Source: ZDNet | Posted By: Byron Hinson | ||
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Microsoft's plan to reduce spam by forcing an email sender's machine to solve a puzzle may be defeated by the Internet's army of zombie PCs, say security experts. One of Microsoft's plans to fight the spam epidemic is unlikely to adversely affect spammers or reduce the quantity of spam, according to security experts. | ||
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| #1 By 135 (209.180.28.6) at 6/4/2004 4:07:36 PM |
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Every battle starts with the first gun shot. This is that shot.
It won't eliminate all the spam, but it will eliminate a large chunk of it. I think the article is being completely unreasonable in criticizing the step because it's not perfect. |
| #2 By 3339 (64.160.58.135) at 6/4/2004 6:43:58 PM |
| Phaedrus, I guess you missed the report from Comcast saying that 2/3 of all their internet traffic is being produced by zombies, huh? |
| #3 By 3339 (64.160.58.135) at 6/4/2004 7:16:15 PM |
| You dismissed the zombie problem, as something which is obvious and which gets less and less, when it in fact is getting worse and worse. |
| #4 By 135 (208.186.90.168) at 6/5/2004 1:20:33 AM |
| Actually it would eliminate a good chunk of the zombie problem. Right now they send emails saying they are from all sorts of different people. New zombies would have to say basically exactly who they are from, in which case you can notify them and tell them to fix their computer. |
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