Date: Wed, 29 Jan 1997 22:53:22 -0800 (PST) From: Josef Grosch <jgrosch@superior.truenorth.org> To: peter@clari.net.au (Peter Hawkins) Cc: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Spam from rival Message-ID: <199701300653.WAA25807@superior.truenorth.org> In-Reply-To: <199701300210.NAA15715@rhiannon.clari.net.au> from Peter Hawkins at "Jan 30, 97 01:10:40 pm"
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>Today an New York based ISP spammed our entire customer base. The
>culprits are:"
>Easyway Communications,Inc.
>(www.easyway.net)
>
>I sent them a bill for the delivery of the mail (which I'm sure they will ignore)
>a) what more can I do?
>b) is it possible for us to treat such people by collectively routing
> their IPs to lo0 ?
>
Here are a few suggestions for dealing with such bozos:
* Send a complaint to Sprint, who provides intenet access to these
people. Maybe if enough people complain then Sprint might shut them
down.
* Send both root and postmaster at easyway.net an email message asking
them to stop spamming your site. Include the following paragraph:
Spamming is a waste of my time and resources as well as being against
the law. By Spamming my site you are in violation of US Code Title
47. The following is a quote ...
By US Code Title 47, Sec.227(a)(2)(B), a computer/modem/printer
meet the definition of a telephone fax machine. By
Sec.227(b)(1)(C), it is unlawful to send any unsolicited
advertisement to such equipment, punishable by action to recover
actual monetary loss, or $500, whichever is greater, for each
violation.
* Have your attorney draft and send a letter by registered mail to the
State Attorney General and US Attorney General in you state. In this
letter inform the attorney generals of this violation of federal law
and ask them they plan on pursuing the case. If they are not going to
pursue, why not. Make sure easyway.net also gets a copy of this letter
by registered mail.
Josef
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