McColo Corp, an internet service provider that has been confirmed to be the provider of choice to a rogue’s gallery of unsavory clients, has been cut off by its backbone providers, cutting the world’s total volume of spam by as much as 75%. Sadly, these people will undoubtedly be able to find other service eventually. But enjoy the respite while it lasts.
My gmail spam folder has dropped to about 1/4 of the total spam… that’s still a lot of spam. In two days the box went from 0 to 50 messages which isn’t bad at all – I rarely use that account too. But I have also noticed that spamsieve is not working as hard too for my other accounts.
This is great news. I hope other service providers, and also national and international legislators all around the world, have enough goodwill to follow suite and do more to stop spammers.
Nobody needs spam, not even those morons trusting spam and buying the rubbish advertised there. Spammers themselves are simply criminals who should be punished and stopped from continuing their crimes.
Thing is, at one point there were–and still are if things haven’t changed much–quite a few hosting businesses that cater to this type of clientele specifically (although usually not explicitly for obvious reasons). They know exactly what’s going on but turn a blind eye to it.
Hopefully more of them will get cut off at the backbone. That combined with legislation is probably the best way to stop spammers.
Anything to make my job as an email administrator easier, is very welcome.
Spammers go to that special hell that is reserved for child molesters and people who talk in the theater.
I’m pretty sure all the “Misters I-have-no-virus” who run spam servers on their desktop machines without knowing it (why bother anyway, “I don’t care.”) will enjoy their stay in that special hell – they deserve it. 🙂
But for the feeling that there’s justice even within this world we’re living in at the moment, actions should be taken to give legislature the proper means to punish spammers (detention fees, takeaway of their computers, even goto jail).
One spammer less on the Internet is very welcome, but not enough. Still, more than 90% of the mail transferred is spam. It’s obvious why it is, isn’t it?
This is valuable information. When an ISP crosses the 75% of world spam line, someone notices and shuts them down. In the future, spamming ISPs should take care to remain at 74% or below.
hahaha I doubt thats a threshold they use, I think personally they should keep it at under 1%, and they have to lose an appendage every time it rises over that.
Seems fair to me!
With 5 to choose from, which one first?
Thats when we leave it up to chance, have a wheel of fortune type setup, where it lands.. you lose.
But enjoy the respite?
Engrish funny.
Out source writing article to Asia quality problems cause?
“enjoy the respite” is actually correct english phrasing. “respite” is equivalent to “reprieve” (a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort) or “suspension” (an interruption in the intensity or amount of something) in this case.
I know we are living in civilized countries, but Spammers should be beaten up and left an inch close to death.