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Date:      Sun, 07 Dec 2014 12:26:24 -0500
From:      Eric Popelka <arickp@cox.net>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: How to report a spammer so SpamAssassin can filter it out
Message-ID:  <54848DC0.5030906@cox.net>
In-Reply-To: <548450C6.4040207@gmail.com>
References:  <548450C6.4040207@gmail.com>

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Ernie,

Last time I checked if my IP was a known spammer, mxtoolbox.com
checked at least 80 different databases.

So we have two issues here:
(a) There's so many spam databases that you'll spend all day reporting
the person
(b) Some ban/unban entire class C subnets (e.g., SpamCannibal says I'm
a spammer because they blacklisted 107.128.230.*.) You're a good guy,
but how does the spam DB know that the 255 others aren't?

So I would start with by contacting your hosting company (or ISP, or
your work/school's network team) and go from there.

- -- 

Eric Popelka
arickp@cox.net
(703) 543-7093 - Home
(571) 247-3031 - Cell
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