Re: MI5 messages are a DDOS attack?

Re: MI5 messages are a DDOS attack?

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Re: MI5 messages are a DDOS attack? Ant 11-18-2007
Posted by Ant on November 18, 2007, 7:27 pm
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> Are the "MI5 Persecution" messages now flooding Usenet
> some kind of DDOS attack?

No. If you want to see flooding read nanae or sci.crypt; and even
that's not DDoS.

> They are obviously not spam, since spam has the purpose
> of _selling_ things.

They *are* spam. The definition of spam doesn't include
marketing.

> It also occurs to me that they could be a clever attempt
> at making anyone who questions govt. security services
> appear insane, and thus serve to increase mindless
> conformity and docility.

Have you read any of the MI5 articles? The poster is clearly a
nutcase.



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