On Tue, 5 Aug 2003, [EMAIL PROTECTED] uttered the following: >>> It looks like orbs.dorkslayers.com is, sadly, offline once again. If >>> there are any active queries against it perhaps they should be >>> removed to streamline the tests. Here is some information I was >>> able to find on it. >> >> First trustic, now dorkslayers, jeez I hope this isn't a trend. > > Well people, unless you are willing to spend some money supporting these > services you can expect all of them to go away after a period of time. Just > think what their bandwidth bill is each month with the entire world hitting > their database for each email received.
The link in Bob's mail said > We believe this to be evidence of a distributed denial of service > attack. That is, Dorkslayers was not a victim of its own "success." We > would like independent confirmation, please. Paying won't stop DDoSes. -- `That sound you hear is configure wailing, "MY PRECIOUSSSSSSSS!" as it overwrites Multilib with Primary.' --- Phil Edwards ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email sponsored by: Free pre-built ASP.NET sites including Data Reports, E-commerce, Portals, and Forums are available now. Download today and enter to win an XBOX or Visual Studio .NET. http://aspnet.click-url.com/go/psa00100003ave/direct;at.aspnet_072303_01/01 _______________________________________________ Spamassassin-talk mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/spamassassin-talk