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Old Nov 29, 2004 | 08:22 AM
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Hate spammers? How about downloading a screensaver that-- coupled with thousands of other people who have downloaded the same screensaver-- makes so many requests of the spammer's servers that it overloads them and drives up their monthly bandwidth costs?

Moreover, this screensaver was made by a respectable (and thus trustworthy) company, Lycos.

Check out the article in BBC News. And here is another article in The Register.

Click this link--> for The Anti-SPAMmer Screensaver. (I'd click on the UK region for instructions in English).

What a great idea. those SPAMmers.
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Old Nov 29, 2004 | 09:10 AM
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I really like their graphic... like launching ICBMs at 'em.
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Old Nov 29, 2004 | 10:26 AM
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My assumption was that this would target UK based ers. I'd hoped for one aimed at US based ers, too.
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Old Nov 29, 2004 | 10:29 AM
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[QUOTE=WestSideBilly,Nov 29 2004, 11:26 AM] My assumption was that this would target UK based ers.
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Old Nov 29, 2004 | 10:32 AM
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This is great. Going to have to download it
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Old Nov 29, 2004 | 12:03 PM
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very cool Tri
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Old Nov 29, 2004 | 12:44 PM
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Just installed it....thanks for the link!!!
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Old Nov 29, 2004 | 03:10 PM
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just installed.
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