Date: Fri, 12 Sep 1997 11:12:24 -0700 (PDT) From: "Rodney W. Grimes" <rgrimes@GndRsh.aac.dev.com> To: damian@cablenet.net (Damian Hamill) Cc: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Subject: Re: spammer used our domain Message-ID: <199709121812.LAA20890@GndRsh.aac.dev.com> In-Reply-To: <34198362.15FB7483@cablenet.net> from Damian Hamill at "Sep 12, 97 07:01:06 pm"
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> Rodney W. Grimes wrote: > > > > > A spammer recently sent an email to members@aol.com using a bogus from > > > address as a user in our domain. I temporarily blocked emails from aol > > > but I had to remove the block for obvious reasons. I am still getting > > > replies from indignant people. > > > > I can't help you fix the hate mail being sent to you, but I can > > offer the fact that in some states there is case law on the books > > with significant damages collected against people who have done > > this. If you have been able to track down the source of the spam > > that used your domain address as a reply-to or from field you have > > ground for civil and/or criminal action against the party/parties > > who created it. > > I know exactly who it was, it was Orion Electronics whose phone number > is 407-677-7952. Is that anywhere near Omaha Nebraska ? (it looks like > they used a uunet dialup account to a PoP there to post the spam). If this has caused you damages, and you can document them, you may wish to contact a lawyer about filing a suite against them. If you wish I will contact someone I know who has been down this road and see if he is willing to help you out with it. -- Rod Grimes rgrimes@gndrsh.aac.dev.com Accurate Automation, Inc. Reliable computers for FreeBSD
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