On Sun, 13 Feb 2005, Colin J. Raven wrote: > > This is what's known as a "joe job". Now, who has an interest in > > discrediting php-fusion? > > eh? > Could you perhaps...ermmm...expand on that just a tad? > for the benefit of us uninitiated folks... > inquiring minds etc.
A "joe job" is a forgery designed to implicate an innocent site (or person), to get them shut down, etc, The original was in the name of "[EMAIL PROTECTED] dot com" (or similar) by an annoyed client, hence the name. It's characterised by being so over the top that it can't possibly be true, usually urging recipients to spam other people (as this one does), and invariably supplying personal details of the alleged sender. If your initial reaction is "What? That can't be true!" then you're probably right, but all the same it manages to enrage enough people to make life uncomfortable for the victim. Just another dirty spammer trick... -- Dave _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
