Hello ST,
Wack-A-Mole gets old.
Thursday, June 21, 2001, 11:47:24 AM, ST wrote:
> Hi,
> With all due respect, why does it matter if their e-mail
> addresses work, or how they're sending the mail? It's
> advertising they're website, and that's enough. It's my
> understanding that most ISPs won't tolerate sites on their
> network advertising through spam, no matter how it was sent.
> Why not go for the jugular and complain to their upstream
> provider(s)? It's far more satisfying then doing nothing
> and continue to be spammed every day.
> ST
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Charles Daminato [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2001 10:59 AM
> To: ST
> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: OT: tracking down pre-reg spam
> Well, both email addresses in the spam have already been
> disabled, so it's
> not like they'll be able to attract customers without
> attracting more
> attention. They're probably not even the ones spamming,
> using a spamming
> service (which usually are good at hiding themseles by using
> open MTAs and
> bouncing around).
> Best thing to do is *delete*
> Charles Daminato
> TUCOWS Product Manager
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> On Thu, 21 Jun 2001, ST wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I've been getting spammed about five times a day bay a
>> so-called "pre-registration" site. You know, they kind
> that
>> promises to give your an "increased chance" of getting a
>> .biz or .info domain because of their high speed network
> and
>> "special deals" with registrars. All for only $20 a
> domain.
>> What a deal! To bad it's all BS.
>>
>> Anyway, I want to complain about these jerks to the
>> appropriate place. I'm no expert at reading headers, etc.
>> Can anyone clue me in on the best people to complain to.
> I
>> was going to run a tracert and then send the complaint to
>> the second to last jump from their server, thinking that
>> this would be their upstream provider.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> ST
>>
>>
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