Ex- Tor devs
Punk-BatSoup-Stasi 2.0
punks at tfwno.gf
Thu Feb 3 20:27:15 PST 2022
On Thu, 3 Feb 2022 23:06:10 -0500
"lolwut" <lolwut9001 at cock.li> wrote:
> Regarding the topic of DoS/DDoS attacks, did you know that they are illegal
> in the U.S., Punk?
I assumed they were, but now that you mention it, I just remembered there used to be services to 'stress test' websites that could be used to do DoS attacks in practice? And you could pay with a credit card =P
> (I am aware that you live outside of this country, so I
> wanted to verify.) I recall the days when imageboard communities used to
> DDoS each other all the time, and there was a sort of a gentleman's
> agreement that no side would run to law enforcement with their tails behind
> their legs, and snitch on the other fellow; instead, if somebody DDoS'd your
> site or server, you would DDoS theirs in retaliation. *That* is how men
> handled things on the wild, free, and chaotic expanse that is cyberspace.
>
hehehe =)
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