Date: Wed, 06 Aug 1997 15:47:41 -0700 From: Amancio Hasty <hasty@rah.star-gate.com> To: spork <spork@super-g.com> Cc: "Jonathan M. Bresler" <jmb@FreeBSD.ORG>, pechter@lakewood.com, chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: uunet vs. internet Message-ID: <199708062247.PAA07177@rah.star-gate.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Wed, 06 Aug 1997 19:17:53 EDT." <Pine.BSF.3.96.970806191625.7079A-100000@super-g.inch.com>
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It looks like the uunet is rapidly becoming Internet Public Enemy # 1 8) You see bull???? announcements like this one don't cut it anymore because information is easily accessible. If anything they are showing that there is really a communication problem on their part so why not admit to it and be done with ?? Cheers, Amancio P.S.: On my dealings with UUNET they have been excellent Net citizens however this was in the context of the mbone and generally the mbone community is very well behave. >From The Desk Of spork : > Here, you go, as a former UUNet customer, we still get little tidbits like > this one: > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > Date: Wed, 6 Aug 1997 11:36:21 -0400 (EDT) > From: UUNET Network Operations <noc@UU.NET> > Reply-To: help@UU.NET > To: alter-ops@UU.NET > Subject: UUNET Toughens Anti Spamming Policy > Newsgroups: uunet.status > > Dear Customer, > > As a result of the recent increase in spamming activity over the Internet, > we have strengthened our anti-spamming policy. Please see the attached press > release for details. > > In addition, as you may know, UUNET has been targeted by a group of > newsgroup administrators who have mistakenly accused UUNET of ignoring > spamming complaints. This group has taken actions which may impact your > ability to use the UUNET news service. The attached release describes our > response to these actions. > > Please note the effect of filtering news postings from sources whose > identity cannot be authenticated, as indicated in the press release, will be > to block postings from those using UUNET's news servers from a dynamic > address pool. There should be no effect on postings by UUNET Internet 9-5 > customers or customers of UUNET resellers who post to the reseller's news > servers. Single-User Dial-up customers will not be able to post articles to > UUNET's news servers. > > UUNET intends for this measure to be temporary, pending the implementation > of user authentication technology. We will keep you advised of further > developments. > > Please do not hesitate to contact customer support with any questions you > may have on this matter at 1(800) 900-0241 or at 1(703) 206-5440. > > Thank You, > > UUNET > > > > FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE > > Contacts: UUNET: WorldCom: > Media Relations: Investor Relations: > Mara Radis Gary Brandt > 703-206-5441 601-360-8544 > marar@uu.net Public Relations: > Josh Howell > 601-360-8750 > > UUNET TOUGHENS ANTI-SPAMMING POLICY > > Largest ISP Re-Affirms Zero-Tolerance Policy Toward Spammers > > FAIRFAX, Va., August 5, 1997-UUNET Technologies, Inc., the world's largest > Internet Service Provider (ISP) and a subsidiary of WorldCom, Inc., today > announced it will take additional measures against the growing tide of mail > and newsgroup spammers. The new measures will make it much more difficult > for spammers to post messages through UUNET, and are designed to enable > UUNET to identify the origin of a specific spam. "Spamming" is the sending > of unsolicited material to a wide list of recipients, either through the > mail or the news systems of the Internet. > > UUNET has a zero-tolerance policy toward spamming and understands that it > is a widespread problem for Internet users. The spamming problem does not > originate with UUNET or its resellers, but with a small number of end users, > who are typically customers of those resellers. More than 99 percent of the > spamming investigations conducted by UUNET involve a reseller. UUNET > actively assists in identifying the spammer, and the reseller then follows > its own policies, which typically include warnings to its customers and > eventual termination. > > "We've been working behind the scenes, hand-in-glove with our resellers, to > stem the flow of spam and we've stopped a lot of offenders," said John > Sidgmore, UUNET's CEO. "However, current technology makes spamming easier, > so we've found it necessary to strengthen our anti-spamming measures." > > UUNET's anti-spamming policy includes: > - limiting the length of email recipient lists; > - blacklisting mail sent from known spamming locations or organizations; > - maintaining a mailbox (abuse@uu.net) which allows victims to report spam > incidents; > - providing a dedicated customer service and security staff which > investigates spamming incidents; and > - enforcing a customer service agreement which provides for service > termination in the event of spamming. > > UUNET is now adding the following measures: > - implementing new technology which will identify the source of a spam; > - filtering news postings from sources whose identity cannot be > authenticated; and > - discontinuing the relay of third-party mail messages to non-UUNET > destinations (a common technique used by spammers to hide their identity). > > > > -more- > > Spamming Release/page two > > > Misinformed Group Disrupts UUNET News Service > Late last week, UUNET was singled out by a group of Internet news > administrators who mistakenly accused UUNET of ignoring spamming complaints. > The group has taken indiscriminate actions which effectively prohibit > newsgroup postings that travel over the UUNET infrastructure, regardless of > whether the postings qualify as spam. > > "These actions are clearly the result of a misunderstanding," said Sidgmore. > "The group obviously was not aware of the strong anti-spamming steps we have > taken on behalf of our own and our reseller's customers. Nonetheless we > deplore these actions, which we believe to be illegal." Today UUNET > initiated technical measures to counteract the effects of the group's > actions. UUNET said it would turn the matter over to the appropriate law > enforcement authorities. > > About UUNET Technologies > Headquartered in Fairfax, Va., UUNET Technologies, Inc. is the world's > largest Internet service provider, offering a comprehensive range of access > options, World Wide Web hosting services, security products and consulting > services to businesses, professionals, and on-line service providers. The > company's network is comprised of nearly 1,000 Points of Presence (POPs) > throughout the United States and in Canada, Europe and the Asia-Pacific > region, as well as connections to Internet service providers around the > world. Founded in 1987, UUNET is recognized as the first commercial Internet > service provider and is a subsidiary of WorldCom, Inc. UUNET's World Wide > Web address is http://www.uu.net. > > About WorldCom > WorldCom is a global business telecommunications company. Operating in more > than 50 countries, the company is a premier provider of facilities-based and > fully integrated local, long distance, international and Internet services. > WorldCom's World Wide Web address is http://www.wcom.com. The common and > depositary shares of WorldCom trade on the Nasdaq National Market (U.S.) > under the symbol WCOM and WCOMP, respectively. > > > > > On Wed, 6 Aug 1997, Jonathan M. Bresler wrote: > > > Bill Pechter wrote: > > > > > > They really have forgotten their roots and humble start. > > > > > > Boy have they become a real Pain In The Ass since they dropped the UUCP > > > business to small sites and started hanging out with the likes of > > > Microsoft 8-) > > > > Microsoft bought some percentage of uunet. > > now world.com has bought some portion as well. > > no wonder they have changed. > > jmb > > >
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