Can spammers block computers running SpammerSkewr from accessing their websites?
Yes they can.. Blocking a couple of computers is a simple task. Blocking thousands of individual ip addresses or networks becomes another matter. Computer memory or harddrive space is required to store the information about blocked ip’s or networks. Also, it takes processing time to sift through the list of blocked ip’s and networks. The computer that serves the spamvertised website has to devote time to looking up blocked ip’s and networks as well. Blocking too many or the wrong ip’s or networks can also prevent those wishing to purchase items advertised via spam from getting through. Besides, in order for the spamvertised website to be able to block an ip or network, that site has to be visited by SpammerSpewer. This means that the blocking has occured after bandwidth usage. By forcing spammers to either deal with bandwidth usage (caused by complaints) or filter their traffic, we the spam receipients put the onus back where it belongs – with those who advertise via spam.
