FYI, Lycos people now say this is a hoax. They say they have not done this.
-----Original Message----- From: James Sissel
True, except the Lycos people are very careful and are using a database of well know spammers. Visit their website to get more information.
http://www.makelovenotspam.com
Couldn't this be used as a cheap way to DDoS someone? E.g. if I were upset with the incompetent inventory control at my local
hardware store,
could I send out a pile of spam linking to
www.mylocalhardwarestore.com
and watch as their web site slows to a crawl?