[time-nuts] D-Links NTP server vandalism

Poul-Henning Kamp phk at phk.freebsd.dk
Sun Apr 9 06:07:15 UTC 2006


In message <000001c65b52$77ae5f00$5315f204 at computer>, "Tom Van Baak" writes:
>PHK,
>
>So sorry to hear about your legal adventure.
>
>Have a close look at "NTP" from the 1930's -- at just
>5 cents a day [about $0.70 in today's dollar]:
>
>http://www.leapsecond.com/history/usno.htm

:-)

>Back to your situation; it is possible this abuse by
>the vendor gets them in trouble with strict California
>spam laws?

No, I don't think so.  But I've since found out that the abuse
pretty much all stratum 1 servers, including several .edu, .gov
and .mil servers.

Now they probably regret they didn't just pay off my claim from the
start.

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