7 Dec
2002
7 Dec
'02
10:50 p.m.
On Sat, 7 Dec 2002, Sean 'Captain Napalm' Conner wrote:
Trying to encrypt the email address is doable, but
if you do a simple
method like rotation or XOR it *will* be cracked. All a potential spammer
has to do is subscribe to the list and post a message. Once it's archived
he can then pick up his encrypted email address and reverse engineer the
scheme. *Will* a spammer do such a thing? Probably not, but there is that
possibility and it's fairly easy to crack simple encryption schemes when you
know the plain text.
Spammers were using the stale and rarely visited VCF BBS to post spam
messages (dozens actually). I do not put ANYTHING past spammers any more.
They would probably put their own mother's e-mail address in their spam
databases if it meant an extra penny.
I still think it's easier to track down all spammers and rip their ass
hairs out one at a time and stuff them up their nostrils.
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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