[19169] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: open relays at Earthlink
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Steve Carter)
Tue Sep 1 00:12:12 1998
Date: Tue, 01 Sep 1998 03:53:32 +0000
From: Steve Carter <scarter@pobox.com>
To: Bill Becker <bbecker@iconn.net>
CC: nanog@merit.edu
Bill Becker wrote:
> Right now, UUnet in the US is the main source of spam on the internet,
> and this is due to UUnet's irresponsible policy. US spammers have found
> that it is cost-effective to get an account from an access reseller which
> uses UUnet hardware, and spam for up to a week before action is taken
> against them. You can send a million spams for the cost of one
> entry-level dialup account. They do this repeatedly, as evidenced by a
> single spammer using an NYC uunet pop for at least two months now.
I don't think this is an indictment of the whole Internet, more how
UUnet gets around to applying their AUP, therefore, ....
> This has to be fixed to make spamming more expensive. Shut off the
> spammer as soon as complaints come in, and then forward the whole mess --
> Spams, complaints, logs -- To the reseller and let them sort it out AFTER
> the spammer's access is removed.
.... I think this is a little too draconian for my taste. A little
investigation might be in order, so we satisfy ourselves that the
accused is guilty before we cut them off.
Spammers: Shut 'em off and let God sort 'em out! >;)
-Steve
