There's a wack-a-mole mallet called MAPS RBL that puts the whack back in =)
Denying mail from IPs that don't resolve to hostnames nails a lot of spam too.
Using these 2 methods, I've cut the amount of spam to my customers by about
90 percent.
> 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
> >>
> >>
>
>
>
> --
> Best regards,
> William X Walsh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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