From: Mike N. 

On Tue, 15 Jun 2004 16:26:33 -0400, Richard B.  wrote:

>I recently got hit by some joejobs, those are nasty things.  Any tips
>on preventing/mitigating them?

   There is virtually nothing you can do to prevent them except having a
low profile (opposite of marketing your company/site).   A spammer might
pick a domain at random because the name sounds good.  Another theory I
have is that someone who replies to a spammer with epithets and gets
through and hits a nerve will find themselves the source E-mail of the next
spam runs.

   To mitigate them - I created a script to search bounces that include the
original header and spam, and forward them to SpamCop after a quick review
for validity.  After about 4 days it will stop.   I don't know if this is
the typical lifetime of a joejob, or it it takes them that long to realize
that continuing that joejob only blacklists their precious trojan army as
soon as they start sending.

   You can also follow the money trail - complain to the merchant who
processes payments at the site.   Chances are that the merchant doesn't
care, but it's worth a try.

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