Spammers Face Jail Time In San Diego
Saw this article over at Slashdot. Apparently two spammers are facing jail time. This case is only the second of its kind in the US. It seems the spammers' crime (sending spam in California is a misdemeanor) was using an unauthorized e-mail account on a server, then crashing that server (the server crash seems to be the felony). I wonder if they were just using annonymous relay or if they actually have an account. This news should be taken very seriously by everyone out there 'exploring' freely available services on remote computers. Could it mean if I crash an annonymous ftp server I could be held liable for the damage?
