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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!ns.saard.net!fang.dsto.defence.gov.au!foxhound.dsto.gov.au!munnari.OZ.AU!spool.mu.edu!howland.erols.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!news.sprintlink.net!news-stk-200.sprintlink.net!news.sprintlink.net!news-chi-13.sprintlink.net!news.gate.net!frodo.fpc.com!root From: firstname.lastname@fpc.com Newsgroups: comp.databases.ms-access,comp.lang.basic.visual.misc,comp.lang.c++,comp.lang.java,comp.lang.perl.misc,comp.os.ms-windows.win95.misc,comp.software-eng,comp.sys.amiga.games,comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.adventure,comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.flight-sim,comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.rpg,comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.strategic,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage,comp.sys.laptops,comp.sys.mac.apps,comp.sys.mac.comm,comp.sys.mac.hardware.misc,comp.sys.mac.misc,comp.sys.mac.portables,comp.sys.mac.system,co mp.unix.aix,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,control,misc.consumers.frugal-living,misc.forsale.computers.pc-specific.misc,misc.forsale.computers.pc-specific.motherboards,misc.forsale.computers.pc-specific.portables,misc.forsale.computers.pc-specific.software,misc.forsale.computers.pc-specific.systems Subject: Re: Proper Spam Protocol (was Re: $$$ Make 20,000 ...) Date: Mon, 26 Aug 1996 15:22:14 -0400 Organization: anonymous Lines: 78 Message-ID: <4vstvj$329@frodo.fpc.com> References: <4tpido$fif@news.nstn.ca> <4tqujk$1a0_002@bryonip.iglobal.net> <32077452.1F37@nando.net> <321293FC.1CB7@superhot.com> <321B828D.1BF4@brookcot.u-net.com> <321DC3F0.3076@nettap.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: 148.152.220.132 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 2.01 (WinNT; I) Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.databases.ms-access:95728 comp.lang.basic.visual.misc:93708 comp.lang.c++:181940 comp.lang.perl.misc:38032 comp.os.ms-windows.win95.misc:180946 comp.software-eng:42175 comp.sys.amiga.games:100527 comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action:162779 comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.adventure:117452 comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.flight-sim:126541 comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.rpg:100660 comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.strategic:172789 comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage:70916 comp.sys.laptops:76314 comp.sys.mac.apps:158586 comp.sys mac.comm:164507 comp.sys.mac.hardware.misc:44534 comp.sys.mac.misc:134919 comp.sys.mac.portables:62639 comp.sys.mac.system:171521 comp.unix.aix:83433 comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:26165 control:1382251 misc.consumers.frugal-living:20437 misc.forsale.computers.pc-specific.misc:31965 misc.forsale.computers.pc-specific.motherboards:29244 misc.forsale.computers.pc-specific.portables:21840 misc.forsale.computers.pc-specific.software:28910 misc.forsale.computers.pc-specific.systems:19641 rbryan wrote: > > lachlan@brookcot.u-net.com wrote: > > > > Chasey wrote: > > > > > > Eric Webb wrote: > > > > > > > > Folks, > > > > Here is some effective Spam Netiquette: > > > > > > > > 1. Don't drown the newsgroup with replies because the sender won't see > > > > them anyway > > > > (that's like filling your neighbors' mailboxes with complaints about > > > > junk mail). > > > > > > This is a good point. Some groups have more spammed complaints about > > > spam than they do spam... > > > > > > > > > > 2. Email a response directly to the sender and spam his mailer, not the > > > > newsgroups > > > > (I prefer to autosend 100 emails of the US Constitution and > > > > Amendments, but I > > > > don't advocate that everyone follow suit) > > > > > > It only has to be one big file to jam up many POP mailers. Or just > > > auto=reply the spam back at them. > > > > > > > > > > > 3. If the post is proposes an illegal activity, such as this chain > > > > letter/pyramid > > > > scheme, send a copy to the appropriate government authorities > > > > (I sent a copy to the NC Attorney General and the US FCC). > > > > > > This is an important point. The best psychological effect is to CC the > > > complaint to the original spammer...freaks 'em out everytime. > > > > > > Regards, > > > Eric > > > > > > -- > > > ============================================================= > > > *Lowest Long Distance @ 9.9 cents Flat Rate > > > ** http://www.superhot.com/phone/ > > > ***Helping hardworking people like yourself > > > ****avoid getting ripped-off by large Gov't protected > > > *****monopolies. Free Sign-Up - No Minimums - 6 Second Billing > > > ============================================================== > > > > What is auto=reply, and how do I do it please? > > Thanks > > -- > > From UK > > It seems that most of the time the mail I send to the spammer bounces > right back as undeliverable. > What to do?? > -- > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > What happens if a big asteroid hits the Earth? > Judging from realistic simulations involving a > sledge hammer and a common laboratory frog, we > can assume it will be pretty bad. > - Dave Barry > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~please keep in mind that when some idiot spams the newsgroups with some get rich quick scheme, the hard working administrator is unaware. When you retaliate - you harm the innocent admin - not the idiot who sent the message. We had a similiar incident here recently. I was impressed by the reactions of other administrators. They properly sent mail to postmaster@domain.com explaining that a spam had occured from this site and referred to, or included the article. The offending employee was released. I believe notifying the administrator is the proper spam etiquette. /Rick