Re: [*SPAM*] Python open proxy honeypot

2006-06-13 Thread Alex Reinhart
Eric S. Johansson wrote: > Alex Reinhart wrote: >> Yeah, I just realized that. What would I do to act as an open proxy as >> well? > > emulate the Apache proxy capability, especially the reverse proxy. > > more seriously, what you need to do is from common proxy and

Re: [OT] Re: Python open proxy honeypot

2006-06-13 Thread Alex Reinhart
Serge Orlov wrote: > Alex Reinhart wrote: >> Serge Orlov wrote: >>> IMHO it's pretty useless, spammers are starting to use botnets, and the >>> more you make inconvenient to them use open proxies, the more of them >>> will move to closed botnets. >&g

Re: [OT] Re: Python open proxy honeypot

2006-06-13 Thread Alex Reinhart
Serge Orlov wrote: > IMHO it's pretty useless, spammers are starting to use botnets, and the > more you make inconvenient to them use open proxies, the more of them > will move to closed botnets. As long as I inconvenience them, or at least catch one or two, I'll be satisfied. > My spam folder at

Re: [*SPAM*] Python open proxy honeypot

2006-06-13 Thread Alex Reinhart
Tim Williams wrote: > On 13/06/06, Alex Reinhart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> Is running Python's built-in smtpd, pretending to accept and forward all >> messages, enough to get me noticed by a spammer, or do I have to do >> something else to "adver

Python open proxy honeypot

2006-06-12 Thread Alex Reinhart
Being deluged by spam like nearly all of us (though fortunately I have a very good spam filter), I also hate spam as much as almost everybody. I know basic Python (enough to make a simple IRC bot) and I figured a good project to help learn Python would be to make a simple "proxypot." I've done som