The offending sender has been terminated by the ESP.

> On Aug 7, 2019, at 3:06 PM, Anne P. Mitchell, Esq. <amitch...@isipp.com> 
> wrote:
> 
> Hi David!
> 
> We are the IADB, and if you are getting spam from an accredited IP address, 
> we definitely want to know about it.  The reason that email from that IP gets 
> that score is because it is supposed to be 100% opt-in - clearly if you 
> didn't opt in, then it's not - and so we will take the responsible party to 
> task for it, and asap.
> 
> Can you please forward a copy, with headers, directly to me, and I will 
> personally make sure that it is taken care of, and with haste.
> 
> Thank you.
> 
> Anne
> 
> Anne P. Mitchell, Attorney at Law
> CEO/President, Institute for Social Internet Public Policy
> Dean of Cybersecurity & Cyberlaw, Lincoln Law School of San Jose
> Author: Section 6 of the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 (the Federal anti-spam law)
> Legislative Consultant
> GDPR, CCPA (CA) & CCDPA (CO) Compliance Consultant
> Board of Directors, Denver Internet Exchange
> Board of Directors, Asilomar Microcomputer Workshop
> Legal Counsel: The CyberGreen Institute
> Former Counsel: Mail Abuse Prevention System (MAPS)
> Member: California Bar Association
> 
> 
>> 
>> Why does this spam source get such a boost?
>> 
>>   -0.0 RCVD_IN_IADB_LISTED    RBL: Participates in the IADB system
>>   -0.1 RCVD_IN_IADB_SPF       RBL: IADB: Sender publishes SPF record
>>   -1.5 RCVD_IN_IADB_OPTIN     RBL: IADB: All mailing list mail is opt-in
>>   -2.2 RCVD_IN_IADB_VOUCHED   RBL: ISIPP IADB lists as vouched-for sender
>>   -0.0 RCVD_IN_IADB_SENDERID  RBL: IADB: Sender publishes Sender ID record
>> 
>> In particular how can they claim "All mailing list mail is opt-in" for a 
>> message sent to a spam-trap address that has never been used in any way 
>> other than a spam-trap? (IE never used to send mail, never listed as a 
>> contact address, etc).
>> 
>> The message had a "unsubscribe" link but no "report spam" functions.
>> 
>> Why should we have to "unsubscribe" an address that was never subscribed at 
>> all?
>> (that would tend to give legitimacy to the spammer's claims that it was 
>> subscribed/opt-in ).
>> 
>> who should I report this travesty to?
>> 
>> -- 
>> Dave Funk                                  University of Iowa
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