Re: More on spamming..
- Date: Wed, 1 Oct 1997 14:59:40 -6000
On Wed, 1 Oct 1997, Alex Bligh wrote:
> It doesn't solve it, but it helps it. One of the main problems is
> traceability. IE you don't know where the spam has come from. If
> noone third-party relayed, then when my users get spam, I'd know the
> IP address of the machine it came from originally. This would be
> good.
I agree : knowing real source address is the base for success.
It's nothing new...
> Another necessary fix is for ISPs to keep record of which
> user had which IP address at any given time, and to keep contact
> details for all their users (this is desirable for secuirity and
> legal reasons too).
I've got everything in my logs. all sendmail jobs and from which user it
cames from.
> If you build these two things together with
> a term in peering agreements that classifies spam abuse in a similar
> manner to the way most agreements currently classify security
> problems (i.e. mutual terms for traceability and action), and
> one hopes that similar terms are already in place in transit
> agreements, then one should be better able to get spammers
> removed.
and what to do ? tell customers "sorry u generate spam, we don't want u
on our server" ?
OK, but a couple hours later he will get new accounts from other ISP.
Cooperation of all ISP is needed. Index od spammers.
Absolute rule : before setting up new accounts, check customer in
spammers index.
And for more : official documents about spam. It should be announced and
published over network so EVERY user can read it and imagine what
will happen with him if.....
MJ
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