Drwn News: Hurdle to free wifi

December 16, 2005

Hurdle to free wifi

The municipal/free wifi thing is cool but I just noticed a big issue. Malicious users! Obvious of course, but here is what happened to me: I was using the "free" wifi at a hotel and sending emails. Some bounced - the receiving ISPs had blacklisted the wifi IP addresses as spam originators. What better way to send spam? Just park your laptop (running its own SMTP server) in Bryant Park and send all day.

Posted by amol at December 16, 2005 01:34 PM

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