Re: [ISN] Spam for ExtraTerrestrial Intelligence @Home.

From: Meritt James (meritt_jamesat_private)
Date: Fri Jun 01 2001 - 07:11:35 PDT

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    No, just the ones that use it.  and the subscribers to "free" ISP
    services that use your computer without telling you  how,...
    
    "Jay D. Dyson" wrote:
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    > SourceForge, Apache, and now SETI@Home.
    > 
    > Has everyone lost their freakin' MINDS here??
    > 
    > http://www.msnbc.com/news/580466.asp
    > 
    > Invaders exploit SETI@home
    > Mischief-makers harvest e-mail addresses for mass mailing
    > By Alan Boyle, MSNBC
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    > May 30 -- SETI@home, the program that searches through radio data for
    > signs of extraterrestrial intelligence, was harnessed by a different breed
    > of alien invaders, the project's leaders said Wednesday. Pranksters tapped
    > into the multimillion-user database, made off with tens of thousands of
    > e-mail addresses, then launched a spam attack over Memorial Day weekend.
    > SETI@home says it has sealed the biggest security gap.
    > 
    > . . .
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