Dave the Resurrector was a so-called "resurrector
bot
Bot may refer to:
Sciences
Computing and technology
* Chatbot, a computer program that converses in natural language
* Internet bot, a software application that runs automated tasks (scripts) over the Internet
**a Spambot, an internet bot des ...
" that responded to any attempts at
canceling a message on the
usenet newsgroup
A Usenet newsgroup is a repository usually within the Usenet system, for messages posted from users in different locations using the Internet. They are discussion groups and are not devoted to publishing news. Newsgroups are technically distinct ...
news.admin.net-abuse by re-posting the message.
[ Ohm, Paul K][ Skirvin, Tim] It was written by
Chris Lewis.
The bot is notable as one of the first escalations in the
spam
Spam may refer to:
* Spam (food), a canned pork meat product
* Spamming, unsolicited or undesired electronic messages
** Email spam, unsolicited, undesired, or illegal email messages
** Messaging spam, spam targeting users of instant messaging ( ...
arms race.
See also
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Cancelbot
A cancelbot is an automated or semi-automated process for sending out third-party cancel messages over Usenet, commonly as a stopgap measure to combat spam.
History
One of the earliest uses of a cancelbot was by microbiology professor Richard ...
, a process that sends out cancel messages
Notes
References
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Anti-spam
Newsgroups
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