Re: A call to arms

["Fred Munro" <munrof@isys.ca>]

    Check out the spam FAQ at www.bluemarble.net/~scotty/forgery.html
Perhaps a listmeister can figure it out.

Fred Munro

-----Original Message-----
From: Virtual Bob <h93young@creighton.edu>
To: Audi q-list <quattro@coimbra.ans.net>
Date: Thursday, April 02, 1998 6:50 PM
Subject: Re: A call to arms


>>> > > EMAIL MARKETING WORKS!!
>>...
>>Let's not do anything rash!  Has anyone checked out this
>>comanche.denmark.eu?  They all seem to go through it.  I would imagine
>>that the fact that they all have identical message ID's
>>(19943672.886214@relay.comanche.denmark.eu) must mean something.
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>Sadly, it was either forged or used as a relay point (unauthorized). This
>spammer "WorldTouch Network Inc." has been in operation for several years,
>and that seems to be the only product they sell. The sad news is that to
>this date, no one seems to know where the spam originate from. They seemed
>to have mastered the way to relay the spam from several sites all over the
>world.
>
>Fact -- they're indeed located in California at the address mentioned in
>the spam. Some people even found the phone number to that location, and
>there are people who would answer "This is WorldTouch Network..." when
>that number is dialed.
>
>Bottom line -- if you get on to their spam list, prepare to get spam every
>other day or so for just about rest of your life -- or until you change
>the e-mail. Which is not easy for Dan, unless he decides the address of
>the q-list should be changed. Or he can setup majordomo to accept only
>e-mails from people who are sub'ed.
>
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