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Re: Spam
Hi Bob,
I have found another method that works fairly well too. It works right at
the source, I don't have to setup any additional software. :)
NEVER reply to spammers "Remove Me" addresses... when you do, you validate
the fact that they have reached a real account and the spam quantity will
double. I never reply in any way. I usually get 1, maybe two messages from
them... then they just go away. I like it when they think.... I "must be a
dead account" :)
John
-----Original Message-----
From: Robert G. Brown <bob@acm.org>
To: members@kalamazoolinux.org <members@kalamazoolinux.org>
Date: Saturday, May 06, 2000 10:55 PM
Subject: Re: Spam
>"t.bedlam" <bedlam@concentric.net> wrote:
>>...I set up procmail to be the Mail Delivery Agent. I had read about RBL,
>>ORBS, RSS, and DUL, which are servers that filter incoming spam...
>....
>>I'll take "The Bleedin' Obvious" for $500, Alex. Speaking of which, do we
>>have on this list anyone else with other easy spam hunting tricks?
>
>Personally, I fight spam the same way I used to fight dandelions, by
>pulling the thing out by the roots. Whenever I get SPAM, I traceroute it
>back, based in information in the header, and report the spammer to the
>ISP (and sometimes the ISP's ISP). Very often I have received notes stating
>that the spammer's account has been discontinued. I used to get as many
>as 15 such messages a day... now I'm down to about 1 per WEEK. It is worth
>taking the couple of minutes per message needed to nail these people.
>
>To me, filters are like mowing the lawn to get rid of dandelions. Oh, it
>might look OK for that cookout you're having tonight, but wait a couple of
>days and see what happens... they'll be back!
>
>There are some tools available if you want to turn table on spammer and
>become the hunter instead of the hunted. See http://www.abuse.net for
>information, tools, and related links.
>
>
> Regards,
> ---> RGB <---
>
>