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Date:      Wed, 13 Dec 2000 13:33:18 -0800 (PST)
From:      Roger Marquis <marquis@roble.com>
To:        security@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Get that spammer! (bizland-inc.com)
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.21.0012131324080.70932-100000@roble.com>
In-Reply-To: <bulk.9659.20001213130643@hub.freebsd.org>

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>Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org> wrote:
> server. The first set off an alarm and we're blocking. If you want to 
> complain, the relevant addresses are:
> 
> abuse@rogerswave.ca (The spammer's DSL provider)
> abuse@bizland-inc.com (The spammer's e-mail provider and Web host)
> securityalert@bizland-inc.com (Another abuse address at the hosting firm)

Actually bizland-inc.com is the spammer, despite their misleading
web page.  Chalkychalk.com et al are Bizland customers.  Bizland-inc.com,
aka bizland.com, aka prontomail.com, aka click2site.com has a long
history of spam on behalf of various customers.

You can complain to Bizland's ISP, however, given the large volume
and multiple incidents this ISP has not responded to it is likely
they have a "pink contract" which permits the spam to continue.

Bizland's ISP is Exodus, not known for AUP enforcement.

The only real way to filter this spam, assuming you don't subscribe
to ORBS (a cure which can sometimes be worse than the disease) is
to add these domains (and netblocks) to your local sendmail/procmail/...
filters.

Roger Marquis



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