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'''SpewSpewNet''' became a nickname for [[UUNET]] after it had been sold and resold during the onset of the [[dot.com bubble]] and became the preferred home for [[Spam (electronic)|spammers]], whether for [[Newsgroup spam|Usenet]], [[E-mail spam|e-mail]] or for [[bulletproof hosting]] of [[spamvertize]]d [[web page]]s. |
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==Background== |
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[[UUNET]] started with a loan from [[Usenix]] and controlled the [[e-mail]] addresses for [[moderator (Usenet)|moderated]] [[Usenet]] groups. As such, it was hard to block Usenet from and/or e-mail traffic to it. |
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==UDP== |
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In [[1997]], UUNET had lost so much credit that on [[1997-08-01]] a [[Usenet Death Penalty|Usenet death penalty]] (UDP) was issued against it, after finding alternate routes for moderated newsgroups <ref>{{cite web |
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|title=Information about the UUNet UDP |
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|url=http://www.rahul.net/falk/Uu/udp.html |
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|accessdate=2007-06-08}}</ref>. |
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After a week the UDP was lifted <ref>{{cite web |
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|title=Death penalty lifted against UUNet |
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|url=http://news.com.com/2100-1033-202123.html |
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|accessdate=2007-06-08}}</ref>. |
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==SueSueNet== |
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In 1998 [[UUNET]] threatened legal action<ref>[http://erik.selwerd.nl/uunet/uu-letter-1a.gif page 1] and [http://erik.selwerd.nl/uunet/uu-letter-1b.gif 2] of the first letter, [http://erik.selwerd.nl/uunet/uu-letter-2.gif second letter], [http://erik.selwerd.nl/uunet/uu-letter-3.gif third letter] (GIF)</ref> for hosting a [[GIF]] with "[http://erik.selwerd.nl/uunet/Spamunet.gif SPAMUNET]" on it. |
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==Accounting fraud== |
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In 2002, the owner of UUNET at that time ([[MCI Inc.]]) filed for the largest [[Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection]] in history. |
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==Verizon== |
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On [[2007-06-08]] UUNET was owned by [[Verizon]]. It still was the ISP hosting the most spammers<ref>{{cite web |
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|title=Spamhaus Statistics : The Top 10 |
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|url=http://www.spamhaus.org/statistics/networks.lasso |
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|accessdate=2007-06-08}}</ref> at that time. Note that it had "only" 65 listings (down from more than 200 when it had just bought the remnants of MCI). |
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==References== |
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<references /> |
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[[Category:Spamming]] |
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Revision as of 17:09, 7 February 2008
 | It has been suggested that this article be merged into UUNET and Talk:UUNET. (Discuss) Proposed since October 2007. |
SpewSpewNet became a nickname for UUNET after it had been sold and resold during the onset of the dot.com bubble and became the preferred home for spammers, whether for Usenet, e-mail or for bulletproof hosting of spamvertized web pages.
Background
UUNET started with a loan from Usenix and controlled the e-mail addresses for moderated Usenet groups. As such, it was hard to block Usenet from and/or e-mail traffic to it.
UDP
In 1997, UUNET had lost so much credit that on 1997-08-01 a Usenet death penalty (UDP) was issued against it, after finding alternate routes for moderated newsgroups [1]. After a week the UDP was lifted [2].
SueSueNet
In 1998 UUNET threatened legal action[3] for hosting a GIF with "SPAMUNET" on it.
Accounting fraud
In 2002, the owner of UUNET at that time (MCI Inc.) filed for the largest Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in history.
Verizon
On 2007-06-08 UUNET was owned by Verizon. It still was the ISP hosting the most spammers[4] at that time. Note that it had "only" 65 listings (down from more than 200 when it had just bought the remnants of MCI).
References
- ^ "Information about the UUNet UDP". Retrieved 2007-06-08.
- ^ "Death penalty lifted against UUNet". Retrieved 2007-06-08.
- ^ page 1 and 2 of the first letter, second letter, third letter (GIF)
- ^ "Spamhaus Statistics : The Top 10". Retrieved 2007-06-08.