# Make love not spam! **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [November 30, 2004, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-love-not-spam/277388 "2004-11-30T21:35:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![FinnAgain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/finnagain/32/12500_2.png) [@FinnAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FinnAgain)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2004, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-love-not-spam/277388/1 "2004-11-30T21:35:49Z")
Hate spam as much as I do? Really really hate it? Well, have I got news for you! [Lycos has created a screensaver which fights spam sites](http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4051553.stm) [You can get it here.](http://makelovenotspam.com/intl/) I believe this calls for a Mwahahahah! ---
**Author:** ![Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2004, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-love-not-spam/277388/2 "2004-11-30T21:46:50Z")
I already got it. It’s easy on your bandwidth, and hopefully it’ll be very expensive for the spammers. They say that it won’t cause DoS attacks. Well, that’s too bad. Wanna know why internet connections can be expensive? These guys are why. We are subsidizing these clowns. No more. Let’s get 'em. ---
**Author:** ![FinnAgain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/finnagain/32/12500_2.png) [@FinnAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FinnAgain)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2004, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-love-not-spam/277388/3 "2004-11-30T22:09:25Z")
> [@Airman Doors](#): > > I already got it. It’s easy on your bandwidth, and hopefully it’ll be very expensive for the spammers. They say that it won’t cause DoS attacks. Well, that’s too bad. Wanna know why internet connections can be expensive? These guys are why. We are subsidizing these clowns. No more. > > Let’s get 'em. Yeah, I picked it up last night and I’ve reset my screensaver so that it activates after less time. It is kinda sad that we can have denial of service attacks, pretty sure those are illegal though, bah. And yes, hopefully we’ll cut into the fuckers’ profit margin enough to dissaude 'em. ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2004, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-love-not-spam/277388/4 "2004-11-30T22:14:35Z")
I’ve left both my computers at work running this overnight ever since I downloaded it. ---
**Author:** ![FinnAgain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/finnagain/32/12500_2.png) [@FinnAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FinnAgain)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2004, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-love-not-spam/277388/5 "2004-11-30T22:19:02Z")
> [@jjimm](#): > > I’ve left both my computers at work running this overnight ever since I downloaded it. Rock, spread the meme. (just don’t spam it) ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2004, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-love-not-spam/277388/6 "2004-11-30T22:32:03Z")
hi albert i just found this great site you should check it out [http://makelovenotspam.com/intl/](http://makelovenotspam.com/intl/) lol cindi ---
**Author:** ![unclviny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e274bd/32.png) [@unclviny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/unclviny)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2004, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-love-not-spam/277388/7 "2004-11-30T22:35:11Z")
Does anybody know when Americans can get this?, it would fill my heart with joy to help bring the Spammers of the world to thier(sp?) knees. Unclviny ---
**Author:** ![InvidiousCourgette](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e47c2d/32.png) [@InvidiousCourgette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/InvidiousCourgette)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2004, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-love-not-spam/277388/8 "2004-11-30T22:41:44Z")
Yay, spread the word. Our antipodean brothers are having problems [though](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=289058). ---
**Author:** ![FinnAgain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/finnagain/32/12500_2.png) [@FinnAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FinnAgain)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2004, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-love-not-spam/277388/9 "2004-11-30T22:42:47Z")
Well, I downloaded it yesterday. And I’m living in Austin. So my guess is, as soon as you want. On the link that I provided, choose “international English” as your language. I’ve had no problems yet. ---
**Author:** ![FinnAgain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/finnagain/32/12500_2.png) [@FinnAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FinnAgain)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2004, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-love-not-spam/277388/10 "2004-11-30T22:48:08Z")
> [@InvidiousCourgette](#): > > Yay, spread the word. Our antipodean brothers are having problems [though](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=289058). Well, shucks. A) should’ve checked MPSIMS first, but damnit, I was strongly considering using the word ‘motherfuckers’ in my OP. B) That sucks. Think of all the koalas still being subject to spam. (I kid, I kid) ---
**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2004, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-love-not-spam/277388/11 "2004-11-30T23:07:44Z")
Silly question. If enough people DL this stuff, isn’t it possible to bog things down a bit? ---
**Author:** ![FinnAgain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/finnagain/32/12500_2.png) [@FinnAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FinnAgain)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2004, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-love-not-spam/277388/12 "2004-11-30T23:18:55Z")
> [@World Eater](#): > > Silly question. If enough people DL this stuff, isn’t it possible to bog things down a bit? To bog what things down for whom? It’ll probably make the servers hosting the program a bit flakey, yeah. I don’t think that general 'net traffic should suffer… though that’s an interesting concept. ---
**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2004, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-love-not-spam/277388/13 "2004-11-30T23:33:02Z")
> [@FinnAgain](#): > > To bog what things down for whom? Don’t you mean “to bog down who for the what now?” 😛 > [@](#): > > I don’t think that general 'net traffic should suffer… though that’s an interesting concept. That’s what I was wondering. ---
**Author:** ![unclviny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e274bd/32.png) [@unclviny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/unclviny)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2004, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-love-not-spam/277388/14 "2004-11-30T23:36:42Z")
I have DL’d it and reset my options accordingly, it makes me giddy to Spam the Spammers(hopefully) into oblivion. Unclviny ---
**Author:** ![Netbrian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/71e660/32.png) [@Netbrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Netbrian)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2004, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-love-not-spam/277388/15 "2004-11-30T23:41:34Z")
The web page is down, probably due to the (ironically) high volume of traffic its recieving (otherwise spammers are just DDOSing it). Does anyone know where I could find a mirror of the screensaver? Thanks! Netbrian ---
**Author:** ![FinnAgain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/finnagain/32/12500_2.png) [@FinnAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FinnAgain)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2004, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-love-not-spam/277388/16 "2004-12-01T00:46:26Z")
I just returned to find my screensaver with a lil’ animated bit of five sites in America being spoken to by my comp. And all I can say is, Mwahahahaha! Motherfuckers. ---
**Author:** ![DoperChic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a9a28c/32.png) [@DoperChic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DoperChic)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2004, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-love-not-spam/277388/17 "2004-12-01T06:02:40Z")
I clicked on both links mentioned in the OP. The first one worked just fine but the second site gave me this message: > [@](#): > > Yes, attacking spammers is wrong, you know this, you shouldn’t be doing it. Your ip address and request have been logged and will be reported to your ISP for further action. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![DoperChic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a9a28c/32.png) [@DoperChic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DoperChic)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2004, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-love-not-spam/277388/18 "2004-12-01T06:08:28Z")
Um… Guys… Should I be worried here? …cause I kinda am… ---
**Author:** ![FinnAgain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/finnagain/32/12500_2.png) [@FinnAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FinnAgain)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2004, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-love-not-spam/277388/19 "2004-12-01T06:10:42Z")
Check out the MPSIMS thread for a more in depth discussion of this. In a nutshell, probably not, no. You clicked on a website, and the ‘warning’ came up. The ‘warning’ did not come up when you actually tried to download any contraband software. In other words, a hacker is most likely fucking with folks and the site. ---
**Author:** ![DoperChic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a9a28c/32.png) [@DoperChic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DoperChic)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2004, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-love-not-spam/277388/20 "2004-12-01T06:12:05Z")
Whew. Thanks, **Finn**. I’ll check out the other thread.