5 Million E-Mails Sent in Revenge

[Skeptik]

Bombarding your ex-employer with five million spam emails sounds like a criminal offence worthy of harsh punishment -- the electric chair perhaps? But yesterday the 'Boy Spammer' David Lennon, who was 16 when he electronically snubbed his former bosses, has been told by a judge that as punishment for his crimes he can't leave his house between the hours of 12.30am and 7am on weekdays, and between 12.30am and 10am on weekends, for two months.

http://crave.cnet.co.uk/digitalmusic/0,39029432,49283066,00.htm

Is this still possible given today's server protection software?

I hate spam and I don't think what he did was right, but you've got to hand it to the guy - he really got his revenge!

 

[bwana]

Grounding a kid is supposed to be a punishment?

 

[supersunbird]

Yes, many parents do it as a punishment What do you think it is, a relaxing holiday?

Though I would have said he be grounded from 9PM at least....

 

[nigel07]

LoL! This is the funniest article i've read in a long time...

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[bwana]

The boss is a bit of a tosser. Calling the cops on a 16 year old for that?

 

[nigel07]

The boss is a bit of a tosser. Calling the cops on a 16 year old for that?

Dude, if anyone sent me 5 million emails i would F_C< him up!
Imagine reading "Downloading 250 of 5 000 000" in outlook!? WTF!!?

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[bwana]

Dude, if anyone sent me 5 million emails i would F_C< him up!
Imagine reading "Downloading 250 of 5 000 000" in outlook!? WTF!!?

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Whats your email address?

 

[nigel07]

Whats your email address?

You're funny! LMAO!

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[Skeptik]

I wonder how many people would do this if they could get away with it? I can just hear the server creaking from the overload! You just have to put together a few emails and a 400k picture, then copy/paste in the address-line.

No need to use Avalanche, as he did.

 

[spiderz]

So they ground the kid.
So what does bored kid do at home? Spend more time on computer....

 

[nigel07]

So they ground the kid.
So what does bored kid do at home? Spend more time on computer....

I think spend more time sending 5 million emails....
This kid is sick! How u gonna do that to your former boss!?

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[mh348]

cool way to piss off you boss, or ex boss

 

[gboy]

I would just write a small e-mail app in c# that loops the send 5 million times,

then i would use any smtp server i find to send it out, cool thing if you program it right you could be traced

 

[nigel07]

I would just write a small e-mail app in c# that loops the send 5 million times,

then i would use any smtp server i find to send it out, cool thing if you program it right you could be traced

Most smtp servers have restriction to the number of emails sent from 1 address and further to that, some smtp servers that you find will have relaying disabled...
Smart idea about the C# app though...

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