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If You Want To Email-Bomb Your Ex-Employer In The UK, You Should Do It Soon

from the before-it's-illegal-and-all dept

Wed, Nov 2nd 2005 12:29pm — Mike Masnick

Apparently a UK teenager who email-bombed his ex-employer has been cleared of all charges, after it turns out that he didn't actually break the law he was charged under. Yup, it turns out that under the UK's Computer Misuse Act, denial of service attacks aren't really a crime -- something politicians are hoping to change. So, the kid only needed to prove that his email bomb wasn't "unauthorized access" and he gets off free.

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becca, 20 May 2006 @ 5:40am

its stupid to be convicted of something so small obviously the authorities can't deal with real crimes
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Bojan, 24 Aug 2006 @ 9:54am

haha
Haha... no one can E-mail bomb my account. You geeks are such a bunch of losers.
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Anonymous Coward, 25 Sep 2006 @ 9:27am

Re: haha
Really? sounds like you know a lots of E-mail bomb then, so do you know how to e-mail bomb people..cos i want to...
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Anonymous Coward, 16 Jan 2007 @ 1:59am

Re: Re: haha
http://www.brothersoft.com/downloads/mail-bomb.html
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Rob, 8 Jan 2008 @ 11:09am

So what, well done
TBH I think the kid should walk so what he sent a few email to some dumb ass corp, big deal. Get a life. The internet is here for fun not just corporate ass holes!

I think mail bombs are cool and believe each week 500,000 people should all mail bomb someone to show our internet freedom. Besides the internet wouldn't be here if we all switched off!
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Rob, 8 Jan 2008 @ 11:14am

DOS actack
UK Government - the police farce.

Did anyone get my joke!
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Anonymous Coward, 8 Jan 2008 @ 11:28am

Re: DOS actack
OOO I forget, the police who arrested him didn't get christmas turkey ;( there bonus was taken as they're required to screw over at least one teenager a year.
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elmi, 24 Jun 2008 @ 2:27am

Re: haha
elmar.maier-ho@t-online.de
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elmi, 24 Jun 2008 @ 2:28am

elmar.maier-ho@t-online.de
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Anonymous Coward, 1 Jul 2008 @ 8:05am

Re: haha
whats ur e-mail address
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robert, 29 Jul 2008 @ 4:12pm

Lottery scam
If you reply to this guy's email, he'll give you a £850,000 lottery prize or so his email says.

robert.hache6@gmail.com
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Leeanne Jaud, 7 Sep 2008 @ 10:38pm

Lets see you do it then...
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Brian, 29 Sep 2008 @ 3:13pm

Re:
Photos of Leeanne Jaud http://codymichaels.pictiger.com/images/16925732/
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Rob, 29 Sep 2008 @ 5:02pm

Re: Re:
Who the hell is Leeanne Jaud? Looks like one of those cheap bars where fat ugly chicks serve you in knickers and bras. Wouldn't touch her with a ten foot pole.
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Rob, 29 Sep 2008 @ 5:05pm

this one is hilarious.
http://codymichaels.pictiger.com/images/16925695/
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elmi, 29 Sep 2008 @ 8:50pm

Leeanne Jaud
I thought Leeanne Jaud was an actress but this chick doesnt look like her, I think she was the hot one in the new series of battlestar gallictica but this one in the photos is just some hag working in a tacky bar in Darwin apparently. Pretty gross. Found these as well:

http://flickcabin.com/public/view/5598

http://flickcabin.com/public/view/5599

http:// flickcabin.com/public/view/5600

http://flickcabin.com/public/view/5601

http://flickcabin.com/p ublic/view/5602
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Rob, 29 Sep 2008 @ 11:18pm

Leeanne Jaud
For some reason those links dont work elmi.
I did find a couple of her that did, I have had trouble with flickcabin before, they dont like too much there:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/30949446@N06/2898627794/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/3094 9446@N06/2897783383/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/30949446@N06/2897784363/

http://www.flickr.c om/photos/30949446@N06/2898626868/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/30949446@N06/2897783771/

Why you would want them I have no idea, she looks like absolute trash.
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two cents worth, 30 Sep 2008 @ 6:30am

Re: Leeanne Jaud
I think Leeanne Jaud was in the stargate series, not the battlestar galactica series but I cant remember which charatcer she played. I think these pictures are not her or they might be before she was acting?
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Rob, 30 Sep 2008 @ 7:02am

Re: Re: Leeanne Jaud
the only actress I can think of is Janyse Jaud and she looks a bit like her, Janyse Jauds nose is smaller but she could have had a nose job. http://reboot.wikia.com/wiki/Janyse_Jaud
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denise, 30 Sep 2008 @ 5:56pm

Leeanne Jaud
Janyse Jaud was in Andromeda, not stargate.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0213327/fullcredits

Leeanne Jaud does look a bit like her but I think this is just some nobody that works in one of those touch and grab bars.
http://leeannejaud.pictiger.com/images/16939956/
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Taylor, 1 Oct 2008 @ 4:45am

Against chance we found each other and we knew
I saw your face and felt your lips every moment we were apart
I was complete when I was close to you
I touched your hair, your skin, while you lay by my side
Hating sleep for it took me away from you
Hating sleep now for I dream of you and wake alone
Informing myself each new morning that you are gone
Thoughts of you cause my chest to explode
The blood tainting all those around me before I force it back and under control
A wound that wont seal and must be consciously stemmed
It meant everything to me and therefor I have lost everything
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Chris, 1 Oct 2008 @ 8:47pm

that Leeanne Jaud is an ugly fat cheap whore
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mindfield, 2 Oct 2008 @ 6:03am

Leeanne Jaud is a canadian actress, I dont rekon thats her in the photo, some other lady.
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Karmen Holmes, 4 Oct 2008 @ 11:54pm

Leeanne Jaud
The Leeanne Jaud in those photos is obviously a prostitute.
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Rob, 16 Oct 2008 @ 7:59pm

Leeanne Jaud
A photo of Leeanne Jaud I found: http://www.27bslash6.com/images/Leeanne_Jaud_Beach_04.jpg
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Rob, 16 Oct 2008 @ 8:02pm

Re: Leeanne Jaud
There are lots of photos of Leeanne Jaud at http://www.27bslash6.com/photos_2008_beach.html
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Rob, 16 Oct 2008 @ 8:04pm

Leeanne Jaud
More photos of Leeanne Jaud http://www.27bslash6.com/photos_leeanne_jaud.html
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Rob, 16 Oct 2008 @ 8:06pm

Leeanne Jaud
Leeanne Jaud is actually pretty ugly in my opinion. http://www.27bslash6.com/images/Leeanne_Jaud_Beach_03.jpg
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Mike, 16 Oct 2008 @ 10:55pm

Re: Leeanne Jaud
Fuck Leeanne Jaud is ugly! Looks like an ugly guys face stuck on a flabby middle aged womans body. Check this one out I found at
http://www.27bslash6.com/images/Leeanne_Jaud_Beach_04.jpg
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Anonymous Coward, 14 Dec 2008 @ 5:58pm

jenniegielen@hotmail.com
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T. Love, 7 Jan 2009 @ 12:25am

Re:
would be pretty sick if someone did this to natasha69@telus.blackberry.net
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Nick, 24 Jan 2009 @ 6:47pm

bomb me
I am trying to see how many spam emails I can get in a day, sign me up for anything and everything drnickmiller@yahoo.com
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linda, 2 Feb 2009 @ 5:33am

email me see if msn is as good as it say
email me see if msn is as good as it say
b.tch@hotmail.co.uk
linda.smith.63@hotmail.co.uk
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sdsd, 18 Feb 2009 @ 7:45pm

Re: haha
gimmie ur email and let me try! ;)
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SerialSingleMum, 5 Mar 2009 @ 2:30pm

This doesn't work!
If it did it would work on heather157@hotmail.co.uk
This site is immune to spamspiders!
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Gaylord, 9 Apr 2009 @ 1:56am

E-mail me
If anyone want to bomb me do it ive got an awsome spam blocker. Your all fucked.

a.kitin@hertz.ru
y.volosnikov@hertz.ru
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Suzanna, 31 May 2009 @ 9:22am

Screw you hackers!
Yeah I got bombed once so I got my site hack proofed by a guy that works for a gov. hack security team. I'd like to see you try it again you scum bag hackers!!

Bomb me if you got the balls!
LOL

sgazzari@curetoothdecayforlife.com
sgazzari@gmail.com
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Anonymous Coward, 22 Aug 2009 @ 8:53am

Old news
Nobody gets mail bombed any more, it is old news

coltondirks@gmail.com
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Steve, 16 Oct 2009 @ 8:03am

Old news..
Indeed, mail bombing is just silly talk by teenage hackers!It doesn't exist.
dan.topwithens@btinternet.com
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Dan, 16 Oct 2009 @ 8:07am

hackers are losers!
Indeed Steve, no one has ever managed to disable my website, or hack into my mail - a few simple precautions stop these idiots!!
Go ahead and try it if you think you're any good!

dan@food-glorious-food.co.uk

http://food-glorious-food.co.uk/
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Brett, 8 Jan 2010 @ 11:24am

Losers
bgoodfriend@viewpoint.org

you assholes cant spam me just try it
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Anonymous Coward, 10 Feb 2010 @ 1:14pm

hypocrites

Membership-Email@liberty-human-rights.org.uk
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thicktwat, 13 Oct 2010 @ 11:58am

email bombs
i want email bombs please send to me
iwant to destroy my computer its crap
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thicktwat, 13 Oct 2010 @ 12:04pm

Re: email bombs
james@spinksj.fsnet.co.uk
still waiting for email bombs
i think nobody knows how to
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Marcus Hawtin, 3 May 2011 @ 12:37am

marcus@marcushawtinbuilders.co.uk

I've an awesome email adrresss
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David Tharp, 30 Apr 2019 @ 10:39pm

Very cool
Like the CAN-SPAM Act has even been very effective....

david.baca@topazlabs.com
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Hing-yan Chan, 11 May 2019 @ 4:13am

cool
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Hing-yan Chan, 11 May 2019 @ 4:14am

Mine is more awesome!
composerchan@gmail.com
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