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Old January 28, 2003, 07:24 PM
Sandi Bowman
 
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Default Re: Am I missing something?

Thanks for the interesting comments. Have no idea how Google would see this. Something to consider, though.

What's even more confusing, I think, is that I found this in use (at least I assume so since it had a logo and link to the site) on my ISP's page. If it was a bandwidth hog, I wonder why he'd use such a thing? Hmmmm.

Resident Techie, we want to know...please. :o)

Sandi

> I read the WPoison website...

> Regarding CPU usage and bandwidth...it
> pauses
> every few seconds before it generates
> another
> bogus page. The spider could be tied up 'til
> the next morning?

> Now I know most of us have more bandwidth
> available than we may ever use, but if I was
> an ISP, I wouldn't want any of my clients
> wasting CPU time/bandwidth with this script
> feeding junk email addresses to some hungry
> monster email harvesting machine!

> Am I wrong, or couldn't this thing bring
> down
> a server? Isn't this like a reverse email
> bomb?

> Where is our resident techie with the
> answer?

> Confused,

> JDB