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Re: *** MAKE SPAM@INTERRAMP.COM DIE FAST!!! *** (fwd)
- From: Joe Rhett
- Date: Sat Aug 24 07:48:51 1996
> lists@reflections.mindspring.com writes:
> > The transition has not yet occurred; we will start transferring customers
> > come the beginning of September.
> In addition, we will not be offering free demo accounts. The ease
> with which spammers can acquire throwaway PSI accounts, coupled with
> PSI's inability to trace a given post back to its source, has made PSI
> a spammer's dream. It's not a matter of apathy, but of impotence.
> Those in charge of curtailing net abuse had few of the facilities
> necessary to do so.
> We will require NNTP authentication for news posting, and will
> immediately take action against accounts whose postings violate our
> terms of service (http://www.mindspring.com/aboutms/policy.html).
This must be a new tactic for you. I have received numerous spam-mail
messages from mindspring.com. I have sent numerous messages to
postmaster and abuse@mindspring concerning this problem, and never
received a reply.
So your words are nice, but the reality checkbox is empty.
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