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spamhaus
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2014-04-26 11:54:15 -04:00
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spamhows , n. Pejorative term for an internet service provider that permits
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or even encourages spam mailings from its systems. The plural is spamhausen.
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There is a web page devoted to tracking spamhausen. The most notorious of
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the spamhausen was Sanford Wallace's Cyber Promotions Inc., shut down by a
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lawsuit on 16 October 1997. The anniversary of the shutdown is celebrated on
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Usenet as Spam Freedom Day, but lesser imitators of the Spamford still
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infest various murky corners of the net. Since prosecution of spammers
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became routine under the junk-fax laws and statues specifically targeting
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spam, spamhausen have declined in relative importance; today, hit-and-run
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attacks by spammers using relay rape and throwaway account s on reputable
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ISPs seem to account for most of the flow.
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