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Date:      Fri, 2 Mar 2001 08:31:19 +1300
From:      "Dan Langille" <dan@langille.org>
To:        Doug MacKintosh <doug@doug.net>
Cc:        freebsd-chat@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Spam from bsdsearch.com
Message-ID:  <200103011931.f21JVK605196@ns1.unixathome.org>
In-Reply-To: <200103011818.f21IInd74975@gw.doug.net>

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On 1 Mar 2001, at 11:18, Doug MacKintosh wrote:

> In emailing back and forth with the perpetrator(s) of this
> incident 

I received no reply to my queries to both bsdsearch and 
arpnetworks.com

> it became evident that they were remorseless
> with regard to their conduct and in fact were even lying
> about the reason the spam was sent, claiming that it was 
> an accident and/or a mistake. It was obviously neither.

It rather seems that way.  It's very difficult to accumulate a "list" by 
accident.

> Their Internet provider, pbi.net (PacBell) has an 
> acceptable use policy that forbids the sending of spam. I
> had intended to log a complaint with pbi.net over this
> incident but I (stupidly) deleted the spam itself. I suggest
> that all parties concerned contact abuse@pbi.net with the
> relevant information and make formal complaints. If someone
> is still in posession of the spam in question and would be
> so kind as to forward a copy to me, I will do this also.

I have forwarded them the four copies of spam I received. And 
complained to vgoodman@LINUXSTART.COM

-- 
Dan Langille
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