Date: Mon, 1 Dec 1997 19:36:01 -0700 (MST) From: Charles Mott <cmott@srv.net> To: chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: annoying spammers... Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.971201192212.9282A-100000@darkstar.home> In-Reply-To: <199712020158.TAA05538@nospam.hiwaay.net>
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On Mon, 1 Dec 1997, David Kelly wrote: > > We have the domain html.com. We have had it for over 3 years now, but > > recently millions of spam messages have gone out on the net with a from > > line of 1234567@html.com (the address is always some random number). All > > the bounce messages come our server, despite the fact that we didn't send > > them. I had to remove the server's ability to recieve mail at html.com > > about 2 weeks ago, as it was getting several hundred return mails a > > minute. It now routes all mail to <number>@html.com to /dev/null. Not > > that it stops my mailbox from filling up with requests from people who > > don't know how to read a fscking header who send mail to us whining about > > being removed from our lists. *sigh* > > I've often wondered if problems like this couldn't be solved cheaply > with lawyers. Yes, I said "cheap" and "lawyer" in the same sentence. > The idea goes something like this, you advertise for a law firm, > publicly. You offer a deal whereby you forward all your spam to the law > firm. The law firm gets to keep any $ they collect from spammers. The > law firm pays you time and material for a connection to your ISP and any > support required in court. > > Wonder if it would work? > Contingency fee lawyers rarely like suing individuals. Companies make better targets. The pay isn't that good and when you directly and personally threaten the well being of an individual, especially a low life spammer, there are risks to consider which fall outside the courtroom. My guess is that if contingency fee attorneys had their way, they would sue spam-tolerant backbones and innocent owners of hijacked relays, especially if those owners had deep pockets. Observe the progress of a civil lawsuit sometime. The plaintiffs search for money rather than justice. Charles Mott
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