Dave the Resurrector
Encyclopedia
Dave the Resurrector was a so-called "resurrector bot
" that responded to any attempts at canceling a message on the usenet newsgroup news.admin.net-abuse by re-posting the message. It was written by Chris Lewis
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The bot is notable as once of the very first escalations in the SPAM
arms race.
Internet bot
Internet bots, also known as web robots, WWW robots or simply bots, are software applications that run automated tasks over the Internet. Typically, bots perform tasks that are both simple and structurally repetitive, at a much higher rate than would be possible for a human alone...
" that responded to any attempts at canceling a message on the usenet newsgroup news.admin.net-abuse by re-posting the message. It was written by Chris Lewis
Chris Lewis (Usenet)
Chris Lewis is a Canadian expert on Usenet and spam. He is perhaps best known for his work in writing and running auto-cancelers for newsgroup spam, and his help in implementing UDPs...
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The bot is notable as once of the very first escalations in the SPAM
Spam (electronic)
Spam is the use of electronic messaging systems to send unsolicited bulk messages indiscriminately...
arms race.