From owner-freebsd-hackers Thu Jan 14 06:36:03 1999 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id GAA12207 for freebsd-hackers-outgoing; Thu, 14 Jan 1999 06:36:03 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from outmail.utsunomiya-u.ac.jp (outmail.utsunomiya-u.ac.jp [160.12.196.3]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id GAA12176 for ; Thu, 14 Jan 1999 06:35:51 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from yokota@zodiac.mech.utsunomiya-u.ac.jp) Received: from zodiac.mech.utsunomiya-u.ac.jp (IDENT:gYyZRwFKOZv6CZx2l1RZrLmgPtYzQueD@zodiac.mech.utsunomiya-u.ac.jp [160.12.42.1]) by outmail.utsunomiya-u.ac.jp (8.9.1/8.9.1) with ESMTP id XAA17976; Thu, 14 Jan 1999 23:34:20 +0900 (JST) Received: from zodiac.mech.utsunomiya-u.ac.jp (zodiac.mech.utsunomiya-u.ac.jp [160.12.42.1]) by zodiac.mech.utsunomiya-u.ac.jp (8.7.6+2.6Wbeta7/3.4W/zodiac-May96) with ESMTP id XAA10694; Thu, 14 Jan 1999 23:36:49 +0900 (JST) Message-Id: <199901141436.XAA10694@zodiac.mech.utsunomiya-u.ac.jp> To: Don Lewis cc: jbryant@unix.tfs.net, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG, yokota@zodiac.mech.utsunomiya-u.ac.jp Subject: Re: Forward all spam to UCE@FTC.GOV In-reply-to: Your message of "Thu, 14 Jan 1999 06:11:24 PST." <199901141411.GAA25453@salsa.gv.tsc.tdk.com> References: <199901141411.GAA25453@salsa.gv.tsc.tdk.com> Date: Thu, 14 Jan 1999 23:36:49 +0900 From: Kazutaka YOKOTA Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG This sort of forwarding facility should be an option; do not make it default! FreeBSD is used not only in US, but also all over the world, you know. I don't think FTC would in any way like to deal with spams outside of US. Kazu >On Jan 13, 7:36pm, Jim Bryant wrote: >} Subject: Forward all spam to UCE@FTC.GOV >} This announcement is located on the Federal Trade Commission's >} complaint form page http://www.ftc.gov/ftc/complaint.htm >} >} ------------------ >} If you would like to forward unsolicited commercial e-mail (spam) to >} the Commission, please send it directly to UCE@FTC.GOV without using >} this form. >} ------------------ >} >} Could this be added to sendmail.cf somehow by default? maybe as a >} comment? Maybe as some kind of autoforwarder in spam filtering? > >This would also forward non UCE spam (religious, revenge spams, etc.) >as well as any false positives that tripped the spam filter. Also, >not all UCE type spams are best reported to the UCE address. Stock >spams should be reported to the SEC, and quack medicines should be >reported to the FDA. I also think that overstuffing the FTC mailbox >may make them less effective at whacking the spammers that need it >the most. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message