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From: gpalmer@webspan.net (Gary Palmer)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: for sale: *YOUR* email address.
Date: 20 Nov 1996 05:32:21 GMT
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In article <3291CC65.6638@dont.spam.me>,
	Andrew Atrens <please@dont.spam.me> writes:
> Hi Folks,
> Has anyone else had this happen? And if so, what did
> you do/can you do to stop it?

> Any/all help/suggestions appreciated.

Use the `whois' tool to check about domain information. Send
complaints to postmaster@domain and postmaster@service-provider. If
you don't get any joy continue up the `ISP chain' until you get to one
of the big guys. MCI (for example) takes a very VERY dim view of
internet abuse and if the people directly responsible aren't willing
to take action, and they have a link to MCI, it'll be disconnected.

The key is to find out the right contact addresses to complain
to. postmaster@domain and abuse@domain are good starts, although in
PSI's case it seems to be net-abuse@psi.net (I think), just to be
awkward.

Gary (who isn't sure what this has to do with FreeBSD, but never mind)