Internet bomb

[Uncle C]

With so much spam and unwanted e mails, why is it not possible to come up with an Internet bomb.

Someone in authority would mail it to the spammer and their computer would self destruct.

 

[glasfryn]

With so much spam and unwanted e mails, why is it not possible to come up with an Internet bomb.

Someone in authority would mail it to the spammer and their computer would self destruct.

put me down for one of those Uncle C the amount of spam I get is now enormous ans I have two filters as well the trouble is my email addy has attracted the idiots

 

[Uncle C]

put me down for one of those Uncle C the amount of spam I get is now enormous ans I have two filters as well the trouble is my email addy has attracted the idiots

Yep there could be an International jury who would arbitrate on the use of the bomb. Microsoft could build it into the programming, and there would be right of appeal to salvage any PCs wrecked by mistake.

 

[Cian]

...you're making a massive assumption that spammers are a: using Windows and b: sending stuff from their own PCs.

As goes the second one, they aren't. And if you've been using the internet as a 'normal user' without decent antivirus (Norton is not decent antivirus...), theres a damn good chance your PC is actually relaying spam.

 

[Uncle C]

...you're making a massive assumption that spammers are a: using Windows and b: sending stuff from their own PCs.

As goes the second one, they aren't. And if you've been using the internet as a 'normal user' without decent antivirus (Norton is not decent antivirus...), theres a damn good chance your PC is actually relaying spam.

Oh my goodness. Sounds like classic own goal.

 

[Robot Chicken]

There was crashme.com: The Leading Crash Site on the Net which used to crash your computer and there was nothing you could do about it. Good to send people to for a laugh, but it was taken down. Sad.

 

[Cian]

...and again, that only worked on (specific) versions of Windows with specific web browsers. And if it was online now it wouldn't work with modern browsers.

 

[bailey]

Someone in authority would mail it to the spammer and their computer would self destruct.

The problem is that someone will hack this and mis-use it. Guaranteed.

Time and time again this happens. The biggest movie houses in the world came together and spent a lot of money on an encryption system to stop people copying DVDs. In no time at all it got broken.

 

[timco]

Well that thread title has guaranteed that we get investigated by MI5 again!

Seagulls anyone (you obviously need to know that we were (Albion fans that is) were investigated in the 90's because some nob thought we were chanting seich heil during games. (seagulls....seich heil......easy mistake to make!)

 

[desprateseagull]

a nice idea.. but what if the spammers get hld of this thing..

 

[Uncle C]

The Internet was invented by mankind, so surely its not beyond the wit of the new wizkids to come up with a way of solving this problem.

At this rate it will be difficult to find the one or two e mails you really want.

 

[dougdeep]

The Internet was invented by mankind.

And like all good inventions it was done by a Brit.

 

[surrey jim]

Well that thread title has guaranteed that we get investigated by MI5 again!

Seagulls anyone (you obviously need to know that we were (Albion fans that is) were investigated in the 90's because some nob thought we were chanting seich heil during games. (seagulls....seich heil......easy mistake to make!)

i remember an article in the paper about two years ago just after we played Millwall, a jurnalist went to the new den to see what its repuatation was like now, cue him saying one stand of Millwall fans were chanting Natzi songs and saluting!

 

[Buzzer]

And like all good inventions it was done by a Brit.

although the japs must get a special mention for inventing the playstation, the French for brie, the Italians for vespas and the Americans for coke, rock n roll and for giving us the word MILF.

 

[Guy Fawkes]

Well that thread title has guaranteed that we get investigated by MI5 again!

Seagulls anyone (you obviously need to know that we were (Albion fans that is) were investigated in the 90's because some nob thought we were chanting seich heil during games. (seagulls....seich heil......easy mistake to make!)

And the funniest part of this was it took them several months to realise their mistake,........... obviously enjoying the matches too much i think.

Maybe we need to start a similar rumour at Withers, and those investigating can help fill the empty seats, ... just a thought.

 

[Cian]

And like all good inventions it was done by a Brit.

The Internet existed for about 25 years before 'the web' which is what was invented by a Brit (working in Switzerland). And the Internet was not developed by anyone British or anything other than American...

 

[Mr Burns]

Spam is a total pain. What annoys me is I keep getting emails about making my willy bigger. THe problem is, I've never received an email offering to make my willy smaller, which is what I really need! 15 inches gives you backache after a while.