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This is exactly like a DDoS attack. I don't take this to mean that email spam is hacking, though - I take it to mean that a DDoS is not. Snail mail campaigns ca
by saulrh 15y ago
This is exactly like a DDoS attack. I don't take this to mean that email spam is hacking, though - I take it to mean that a DDoS is not. Snail mail campaigns can't get you prosecuted. Telephone complaint campaigns can't get you prosecuted. Even physical protests don't get you prosecuted. Email campaigns and SYN campaigns should fall under the same rules.
- binarymax 15y agoI agree a DDoS is not hacking, and I quickly looked and didn't see the terms hack or hacking in any of the articles(I could be wrong though as I only looked for a minute). In any case I think this probably boils down to intent. If the intent was to take down the server, it's CFAA, if the intent is a non destructive protest then it's not.
- PatrickTulskie 15y agoMore to the point, the company everyone was emailing had a limit on the number of emails in a given inbox. The IT department for the company could have temporarily raised that limit or done other things to prevent disruption in service. So basically, if you send emails to a company that is incapable of managing their email servers, you will be found guilty of hacking.