That sounds like a good idea. I installed that hosts file thing on my machine from a site that tried to keep it current and I still was getting numerous popups that it missed... they seem to come up with mew addresses at exponential rates... -Patrick
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Sunday, January 05, 2003 5:33 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Spam on the rise? > > > On Jan 1 I put in some more IPs and domains to be blocked due > to spamming. Since > then, I've gotten 63 spam messages that have gotten through > (i.e. from unblocked > domains or IPs). Even the lists which are secured with > subject scanners and the > like have been hit by 3 spam messages (I removed them). Have > others noticed an > increase in the level of spam in the last week or is it just > that spammers like > me? > > I'm going to try something new in the coming weeks. When I > report a spam attack, > I'm going to create a mail account for the spam message and > use that as the FROM > address for the abuse email. This will tell me if the abuse > report is just being > used as a "yes, he's alive" for the spammers or not. If it > just gets a reply, > then no prob but if I start getting spam on it, banned! > (Yes, I know I can just join a RBH or the like but I can only > trust myself when > it comes to the lists. I have to be sure that the address IS > a spammer, not > trust others to tell me that it is.) > > Michael Dinowitz > Master of the House of Fusion > http://www.houseoffusion.com > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
