__/ [ nessuno@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ] on Thursday 31 May 2007 19:50 \__
> <Quote>
> Robert Alan Soloway is accused of using networks of compromised
> "zombie" computers to send out millions upon millions of spam e-
> mails....
>
> Soloway used the networks of compromised computers to send out
> unsolicited bulk e-mails urging people to use his Internet marketing
> company to advertise their products, authorities said.
>
> People who clicked on a link in the e-mail were directed to his Web
> site. There, Soloway advertised his ability to send out as many as 20
> million e-mail advertisements over 15 days for $495, the indictment
> said.
> </Quote>
>
> http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070531/ap_on_hi_te/spam_arrest
>
> Article doesn't say what OS it was that got compromised so many times.
It's implied. The guy isn't a computer genius.
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