Date: Fri, 12 Sep 1997 19:03:17 +0100 From: Damian Hamill <damian@cablenet.net> To: "Rodney W. Grimes" <rgrimes@GndRsh.aac.dev.com> Cc: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Subject: Re: spammer used our domain Message-ID: <341983E5.59E2B600@cablenet.net> References: <199709121710.KAA20718@GndRsh.aac.dev.com>
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Rodney W. Grimes wrote: > > > A spammer recently sent an email to members@aol.com using a bogus from > > address as a user in our domain. I temporarily blocked emails from aol > > but I had to remove the block for obvious reasons. I am still getting > > replies from indignant people. > > I can't help you fix the hate mail being sent to you, but I can > offer the fact that in some states there is case law on the books > with significant damages collected against people who have done > this. If you have been able to track down the source of the spam > that used your domain address as a reply-to or from field you have > ground for civil and/or criminal action against the party/parties > who created it. The problem is though the spammer is based in the US and we are a UK company. It isn't going to be easy for us to pursue this. regards damian -- * Damian Hamill M.D. damian@cablenet.net * CableNet & The Landscape Channel * http://www.cablenet.net/ http://www.landscapetv.com/
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