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Most ISP's accept mail to "abuse@ (and then the isp name)
If the return addy seems to cantain the real isp, not an alias, forwarding
spam to "abuse@ etc. frequentldy helps.
Tom Karnes
On Sat, 15 Jun 2002, Tom Fowle wrote:
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> Peter,
> I've heard, rumor only but seems like a typical sneaky
> advertising gimmick, that replying even to an unsubscribe
> thingie, is merely responding to the advertising.
>
> There is a way to figure out sometimes who's sending the email,
> or at least what his ISP is, and sometimes a note to the
> postmaster of that ISP may get results.
>
> I'll check the archives of a differentl list and see if I can
> find that refference.
>
> There is no higher authority, no cops. That is both the blessing
> and the curse of the internet.
>
> The most common thing to do about repeated spam is to setup
> filters which automatically trash email from that address. I
> have no specific instructions on that process.
>
> More if I find it.
>
> Tom Fowle
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