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Tuesday, August 9, 2005   8:21 PM

Evidently there's money in spam

I usually refrain from posting spam messages - this server has less than a terabyte of hard disk space - but this one caught my attention:

Dear (very visible email address of one of my sites):

Bullet Proof server:
Clean IPs
1024MB RAM DDR
P4 3.2GHz CPU
72GB SCSI
Dedicated 100 M fiber
Unlimited Data Transfer
Linux/Windows/FreeBSD
Any software
Based in China
US$599.00/per month

You may use the server for:

Bulk Hosting
Direct Mailing

We also supply Target list according to your 
order, and sending out your message for you. 

Looking forward to do business with you.

Cheers!

Allen
Support Team
KZL123123@wellknownchinesesite.com

Click here for off: SpammerNo@famousemailprovider.com

US$599.00/per month for a single dedicated server? A tenth of the amount in Euro will get you something with similar specifications here in Old Europe, albeit without SCSI.

If US$599.00 a month represents typical spammer outlay for server space alone, it must bring in more than say Amazon affiliate ads. Pity the Great Firewall of China doesn't work in reverse.


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