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• I got that too... (Score:3, Informative)

  by jordan (120)

  I suspected the link was a potentially malicious site, so I brought it up in with lynx being extra paranoid.

  The link is funny. It brings up a page that says:

  SPAM Violation!
        This site has been banned for SPAM violations. We apologize for the
        idiot webmaster who could not control him/her self.
        If you would like your own 100 MB FREE WEB SITE with a long list of
        features simply sign up at 0catch.com.

  It sounds like it's a
  • Re:I got that too... (Score:3, Informative)

    by Matts (1087)

    Stopped a lot of them here [messagelabs.com]...
    
    The alledged "removed" site is actually what's being spamvertised.
    
    i.e. people like you get curious, get a good laugh, think 0catch are good guys, and sign up with them.
    
    0catch are the spammers here (alledgedly).
    
    "Cunning as a fox who's just been appointed Professor of Cunning at Oxford University"
    • Re:I got that too... (Score:1)

      by jordan (120) on 2003.05.23 9:26 (#20463) Homepage Journal

      I realized that when I said:
      

      It sounds like it's a too elaborate scheme to sell hosting services. It's hard to believe that this kind of thing is profitable.
      

      
      

      I meant the whole thing, the Spam, the site message everything is part of this elaborate scheme.

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