Hi, The following two links went out on my list yesterday that I thought may be of interest to people curious about spam: Spam feeding anger on Internet (w/some tips on how to handle email) http://www.chicagotribune.com/technology/chi-0201070115jan07.story?coll=chi%... Essays on junk email http://www.templetons.com/brad/spume/ Yes, I think Michel Menou is right, responding to spam can only worsen the situation because you confirm that yours is an active account. (This is relevant because spammers often just generate email addresses hoping they work (suzyq@hotmail.com, suzyq@yahoo.com) and if you respond they'll know it worked.) I'll try restating Valdis' suggestion for tracking down spam, although I do believe it would take a full time job to respond to all messages. Here's an example from a spam message header:
Received: from dougfir([128.32.179.166]) by btamail.net.cn(JetMail 2.5.3.0) with SMTP id jm213c392c2e; Mon, 7 Jan 2002 05:00:37 -0000 X-Mailer: FoxMail 3.5 Release [cn]
It looks like the message is from China (.cn), but if you put 128.32.179.166 into a reverse IP lookup engine, you'll soon find out that the message travelled via a server at Berkeley. I figured that was worth pursuing. So I sent a note to abuse@berkeley.edu with that part of the header. (As extra precaution, I don't send the whole header that includes my email address that was spammed and I send the abuse note from my Yahoo account.) Within a day I had gotten two follow-ups. It turned out that the machine had a worm which led to the problems and they fixed it. Of course, the spammers will find other avenues to your mailbox, but it seems that this could be a small step to clean things up, and if more people followed up on it... but then again, who has time... Eszter --- Eszter's List: http://www.eszter.com/elist
CALL FOR PAPERS GLOBAL BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION meeting with theme: BEYOND THE BOUNDARIES: CHALLENGES OF LEADERSHIP, INNOVATION, INTEGRATION, AND TECHNOLOGY Rome, Italy June 25-29, 2002 Papers on Internet research are invited. Electronic submissions are encouraged (Microsoft Word format). Electronic submissions are to be directed to the Conference Chair (E-mail: delenern@stjohns.edu). Three-page length abstracts should be submitted as Microsoft Word email attachments. If accepted a full paper will be due May 1, 2002 to be included in the proceedings volume. If you have a full-paper ready though, that will facilitate favorable review. Submissions will be blind reviewed as they are received on a rolling basis to assure you a rapid decision to facilitate your funding and scheduling needs with an absolute deadline for receipt of submissions of March 15, 2002 http://www.gbata.com/updatejune4.html Several papers will be selected for competitive awards. Winning papers will be recognized for their distinction at the Conference and will also be considered for inclusion in the Journal of International Business and Technology or the Review of Business. Dr. Nejdet Delener, Conference Chair Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Tobin College of Business St. John's University, New York City 8000 Utopia Parkway Jamaica, New York 11439, USA Phone: (718) 990-6764; Fax: (718) 990-5966 eMail: delenern@stjohns.edu Please feel very welcomed to contact me anytime if you have questions.
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