Date:         Sun, 21 Jan 2001 14:27:29 -0500
Reply-To:     David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
Subject:      Re: snowhite, opening email, anti virus, etc.
Comments: To: Bob Berkemer <berky@WIN.BRIGHT.NET>
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At 12:07 PM 1/21/2001, Bob Berkemer wrote:
>there anything I can do to filter this stuff or even reply to them to let
>them know my honest opinion of their message.... when you "reply" to there
>message it isn't accepted. I guess I kinda take having this crap rammed

Don't reply -- they harvest replies because a proven-good address is much
more valuable, and your reply proves that it's good.

If you can ID the network the message was sent from, or where replies are
solicited, you can forward the msg with full headers to abuse@whatever.foo
and (assuming they're not in cahoots with the mailers) they can track it
down and force the mailers to move along to somewhere else.  Slows them
down, at least.  Http://www.sexyfun.net has some explanation and links to
further info that can help with all of this.  Please ignore the name -- the
site was founded to combat the W95.hybris.gen worm which usually comes with
a fake address pointing to that domain.

david


David Beierl - Providence, RI
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