Hello Bryan!
 BS> Raymond, I hope that you have taken action to get these twits banned
 BS> from the Fidonet.  We don't need the future problems that widespread
 BS> use of this kind of program will cause.
 BS> Many of you may wish to help overload these guys' mail system by
 BS> sending them "You are not welcome here" messages via netmail.  Remind
 BS> them that any advertiser using their system will not sell a nickel's
 BS> worth of product - they will be treated as outcasts by the net
 BS> community.
NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO !
Adresses of these jokers are usually fake (look at the address). Here's what 
to do:
How best to attack spammers without wasting too much time
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(A personal opinion)
Look at the offenders' email address. If it looks like a fake, 
ignore the message. It will take you too much time to find out where the 
jerk really is. Remember, the majority of spammers *do* have real email
addresses, so attacking *them* is the most productive approach.
Email the entire message, including all header info, back to 
postmaster@the-address-where-it-came-from and/or
abuse@the-address-where-it-came-from. Generally, mailing to the 
'postmaster' when there is an 'abuse' adress will result in a
handwritten or automatic message giving you the right address. You
then know what to do next time ;-)
As far as my experience goes, here are some valid abuse addresses:
  abuse@worldnet.att.net
  abuse@aol.com
  abuse@support.tiac.net
====> prodigy probably has an abuse address too
If your message reader only quotes the body text of the message this 
isn't enough. To work around this, you generally can save the message
as an ASCII file including its 'housekeeping info', then import that ASCII
file back into the reply.
Change the subject from "Make much money" into "SPAM: Make much money"
Accompany the quoted message with a very polite request to take action 
against the spammer; e.g. something like:
    Dear Sir/Madam,
    Could you please undertake action against ....., who is spamming
    Usenet newsgroups with the following:
    [QUOTE]
    -quote message here-
    [UNQUOTE]
    Thank you for your cooperation,
    .....
*Never* reply to a spam in a Usenet newsgroup with another message in
that newsgroup - use email. If you reply in the group, you're only
adding to the noise.
If everybody posts one or two of these anti-spam emails each time 
he/she reads his mail, this is a very effective approach. The fact
that one spam message generates several complaints is just what we
need; it keeps the postmasters alert ;-)
Bye,
Jan
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