Re: Spam Apology

I do it too. And it definitely cut down on the amount of garbage I receive.

Daniel Morgan

Jim Kennedy wrote:

> I get 1 to 2 spams per day. I get the message headers, look up the ISP via
> http://www.arin.net/whois/ and send an email copying the full message
> including headers to abuse_at_TheISP. I figure if enough people do it maybe
> life will get harder for the spammers. I see a lot of times the spammer has
> used someone else's email server to relay the email. (someone did not set up
> their email server correctly; it should not allow relaying.)
> Jim
>
> "Jonathan Lewis" <jonathan_at_jlcomp.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:1010765512.19398.0.nnrp-01.9e984b29_at_news.demon.co.uk...
> >
> >
> > I'm currently getting dozens of email message
> > with the subject:
> > Delivery Failure
> > or
> > Returned Mail
> >
> > which makes me think that someone if using
> > my domain name in the 'reply to' of a spam
> > exercise.
> >
> > If you get an email ostensibly from
> > bertha_at_jlcomp.demon.co.uk
> > about increasing your energy levels or
> > similar rubbish, it's not from me or anyone
> > in my family. Please treat it with the contempt
> > it deserves and bin it.
> >
> > With apologies.
> >
> > --
> > Jonathan Lewis
> > http://www.jlcomp.demon.co.uk
> >
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> >
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> >
> > Author of:
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> >
> >
> >
> >
Received on Sat Jan 12 2002 - 06:17:25 CST