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Re: [Asrg] News Article - CONFESSIONS OF A FORMER SPAMMER

2003-05-12 15:35:33
At 16:21 12/05/03 -0600, Art Pollard wrote:
if a few spammers ended up in prison for using open relays and
mail ports, I wouldn't complain too much and it might go a ways
towards curtailing the abuse of other people's resources for sending
the spam at least.

Has already happened in Australia - a Melbourne spammer by the name of Hourmouzis was convicted for, inter alia, unauthorised relay that caused (temporary) impairment to the operation of the abused machines, based on unauthorised access and unathorised impairment offences. Unauthorised relay is also a civil trespass, at least in the case where it impairs the operation of the system and in most places even without such impairment.
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Troy Rollo                              Chairman, CAUBE.AU
asrg(_at_)troy(_dot_)rollo(_dot_)name                   Executive Director, 
iCAUCE

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