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Date:      Sun, 27 Apr 1997 09:30:29 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Snob Art Genre <ben@narcissus.ml.org>
To:        "Thomas D. Dean" <tomdean@ix.netcom.com>
Cc:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: COME SEE THE HOTTEST SITES ON THE WEB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!, etc.
Message-ID:  <Pine.NEB.3.96.970427093007.9520B-100000@narcissus.ml.org>
In-Reply-To: <3363715E.156@ix.netcom.com>

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I recommend that you take a look at http://www.panix.com/uce.

On Sun, 27 Apr 1997, Thomas D. Dean wrote:

> This is somewhat off the subject, but, is impacting us.
> 
> I see an increase of postings of "sex-vertisements" and other
> advertisements from various sources.  The above "sex-vertisement"
> appeared on comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.announce.  I seem to be
> receiving an increasing amount of advertisement e-mail addressed to
> me.  Sometimes, I receive 10 copies of the same message, daily.
> Most of these seem to come from <someone>@savetrees.com.
> 
> Most of these mail messages originators seem to be able to hide their
> ID well enough that I cannot send a reply.
> 
> I have tried replying to "webmaster@<whatever>" and "root@<whatever"
> in an attempt to get someone to stop this, but, many times,
> that mail is returned as undeliverable.
> 
> Looking at the source of mail thru savetrees.com, there is a
> reply address, abuse@savetrees.com.  I get an automated response from
> there.  But, it may do some good to ping them?
> 
> Is there any way to determine a proper address to reply to these
> unsolicited and sometimes offensive messages?
> 



 Ben

"You have your mind on computers, it seems."




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