Thus spake hoss karoly (timothy@BEKES.HUNGARY.NET):

> maybe someone could start a little REVENGE on their account
> or inform their sys admin
> if anybody knows where to send it , we could ALL drop a line to
> make him think

Assuming you don't want to just hit the delete key,
there is a good summary of what to do about spam at this URL:

http://www.panix.com/uce.html

In the case of the last spam message, the posting gave a return
address at viponline.com - so postmaster@viponline.com is the first
place to complain to. Secondly, the message originated from a dial-in
line in the sprintnet.net domain - a `whois' request to rs.internic.net
shows this is is owned by sprint.net, i.e. Sprint. The big ISPs like
Sprint, MCI etc. tend to have special email addresses for reporting
spam and other abuse - usually abuse@whereever, so in this case the
place to report to is abuse@sprint.net.

Make sure when complaining you send the FULL message including all headers
so that its origin is clear. Remember that the return address is often
fake. Note also that there are several ISPs whose business is bulk email -
you won't get a response from them if you complain (but you can filter any
messages from their domains - the URL above includes a list of domains
to filter on).

Just remember that spam, like junk mail, will always be with us - just
ignoring it is the most efficient way of dealing with it. Above all, don't
get hot under the collar - it's a waste of time and energy (I know, I used
to!).

Clyde

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