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Re: How to document threats from pro or anti spam terrorists?

  • From: Steve Sobol
  • Date: Tue Feb 24 09:58:44 1998

On Mon, Feb 23, 1998 at 10:38:42AM -0800, Sean Finn wrote:
> 
> When an 'anti-spammer' compromises net access for a group of
> people as a response to percieved "net abuse" on the part of
> a single member of that group, that's a denial of service. 
> 
> The phrase 'using violence to prevent violence' comes to mind.
> 
> (I wouldn't say that my government uses 'moral confusion' to
> justify it's practices, but ... ;)

Examples, please? Off the list, in private e-mail to me, because this
isn't really applicable to nanog. I'd be interested in hearing your examples.

> ... but it's my intuition that nanog might not be the place
> for this particular debate. 

ditto.

> (suggestions for a more appropriate forum?)

spam-l, maybe? 

***steve scribbles notes to himself to subscribe to that list***

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