Comments on: Blue Security Inc. Gives In http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/3070 Independent Tech News and Product Reviews from former VP and head of CNET.com and Longtime Computer Shopper Columnist, Alice Hill author of the popular "Hard Edge" column. Originally named AliceandBill.com. Fri, 09 Jan 2009 01:02:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Dougy http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/3070#comment-31592 Tue, 30 May 2006 11:26:49 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/3070#comment-31592 Currently e-mail is based on a "push" technology, whereby mail is sent to our local mail server and stored there till we download it. What needs to happen is that mail servers must change to a "pull" technology, where only the header is sent to 'our' mail severs so that we can then pull it from 'their' server if so desired. This will cut down a lot of the bandwidth abuse by the spammers and so freeing up the internet. Currently e-mail is based on a “push” technology, whereby mail is sent to our local mail server and stored there till we download it. What needs to happen is that mail servers must change to a “pull” technology, where only the header is sent to ‘our’ mail severs so that we can then pull it from ‘their’ server if so desired. This will cut down a lot of the bandwidth abuse by the spammers and so freeing up the internet.

]]> by: dave http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/3070#comment-29395 Mon, 22 May 2006 16:02:49 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/3070#comment-29395 Well now that Blue Security completely WUSSED out, that spammer is now on the loose terrorising people like us and this money exchange site, by telling them to send him money or continue a massive Joe job to destroy thier domain. Shame on them for having so many people stick with them and believe in what they are doing than pulling the plank from everybody. I am now getting hammered with these emails and there is not a damn thing I can do about it now. F*&K you BLue Security!!! Well now that Blue Security completely WUSSED out, that spammer is now on the loose terrorising people like us and this money exchange site, by telling them to send him money or continue a massive Joe job to destroy thier domain.
Shame on them for having so many people stick with them and believe in what they are doing than pulling the plank from everybody. I am now getting hammered with these emails and there is not a damn thing I can do about it now. F*&K you BLue Security!!!

]]> by: Charles http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/3070#comment-27978 Sat, 20 May 2006 20:36:51 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/3070#comment-27978 Before anyone gets too self-righteous, it should be considered that Blue Security may know more about the situation at hand that what we do. That said, which is more frustrating about SPAM? That it is sent to you, or that it actually works as a form of advertisement? I mean, if SPAM didn't generate sales, it would cease to be, right? Before anyone gets too self-righteous, it should be considered that Blue Security may know more about the situation at hand that what we do.

That said, which is more frustrating about SPAM? That it is sent to you, or that it actually works as a form of advertisement?

I mean, if SPAM didn’t generate sales, it would cease to be, right?

]]> by: David Johnston http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/3070#comment-27719 Sat, 20 May 2006 16:02:05 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/3070#comment-27719 FYI: http://www.okopipi.org/ FYI: http://www.okopipi.org/

]]> by: Tony http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/3070#comment-27035 Fri, 19 May 2006 20:20:54 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/3070#comment-27035 This sucks. I finally found a site I was behind for fighting spam, and poof. it's gone. Personally I was all for sticking it to the spammers =) This sucks. I finally found a site I was behind for fighting spam, and poof. it’s gone. Personally I was all for sticking it to the spammers =)

]]> by: David Johnston http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/3070#comment-25196 Wed, 17 May 2006 23:55:51 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/3070#comment-25196 I've yet to count this as a complete loss. I'm betting there will be other companies or organizations that will take the Blue Security idea and start their own services. Another idea I've heard floating around is making such a system P2P so it would be much harder to bring down. We'll see. I'm sure we've entered a quiet period now, but I don't expect the vacuum to stay for too long. I’ve yet to count this as a complete loss. I’m betting there will be other companies or organizations that will take the Blue Security idea and start their own services. Another idea I’ve heard floating around is making such a system P2P so it would be much harder to bring down. We’ll see. I’m sure we’ve entered a quiet period now, but I don’t expect the vacuum to stay for too long.

]]> by: hoozieg http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/3070#comment-25184 Wed, 17 May 2006 22:26:10 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/3070#comment-25184 This is "giving in to a TERRORIST'S demands" which this government will not allow to happen even if human lives are at stake. Call in the troops, track this guy down and hang him from the nearest tree as a message to other spammers! It makes me so mad that he's succeeded in bringing us down. Someone needs to pull the plug on this guy and treat him like the terrorist he is. Isn't it a crime to hold the entire internet hostage? This is “giving in to a TERRORIST’S demands” which this government will not allow to happen even if human lives are at stake. Call in the troops, track this guy down and hang him from the nearest tree as a message to other spammers! It makes me so mad that he’s succeeded in bringing us down. Someone needs to pull the plug on this guy and treat him like the terrorist he is. Isn’t it a crime to hold the entire internet hostage?

]]> by: PsychoHazard http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/3070#comment-25180 Wed, 17 May 2006 22:21:17 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/3070#comment-25180 Personally, I did sign up for this kind of thing. The spammers are nothing more than internet-savvy terrorists. I think it's perfectly justified to go to war with them. Personally, I did sign up for this kind of thing. The spammers are nothing more than internet-savvy terrorists. I think it’s perfectly justified to go to war with them.

]]> by: dave http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/3070#comment-25178 Wed, 17 May 2006 22:19:53 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/3070#comment-25178 This Eran Reshef was like George Bush Sr. in the first gulf war. Tell the Iraqis that if they fight Sadaam, then he will back them up, but bailed out and left them to be slaughtered. Checked my inboxes, I'm getting hammered again. he said “It’s clear to us that [quitting] would be the only thing to prevent a full-scale cyber-war that we just don’t have the authority to start,” Reshef said. “Our users never signed up for this kind of thing.” Um yes, we did. We agreed to that after the first attack. If I knew that Blue Security was going to bail out on us, I would have listened to the spammer and unsubscribed from their registry. This Eran Reshef was like George Bush Sr. in the first gulf war.
Tell the Iraqis that if they fight Sadaam, then he will back them up, but bailed out and left them to be slaughtered. Checked my inboxes, I’m getting hammered again.

he said “It’s clear to us that [quitting] would be the only thing to prevent a full-scale cyber-war that we just don’t have the authority to start,” Reshef said. “Our users never signed up for this kind of thing.”

Um yes, we did. We agreed to that after the first attack. If I knew that Blue Security was going to bail out on us, I would have listened to the spammer and unsubscribed from their registry.

]]> by: ishtar http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/3070#comment-25164 Wed, 17 May 2006 22:01:03 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/3070#comment-25164 This is so sad. That spammers was so pissed off shows that it was working! This is so sad. That spammers was so pissed off shows that it was working!

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