[57847] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Open relays and open proxies
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jack Bates)
Fri Apr 25 08:20:06 2003
Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2003 07:17:44 -0500
From: Jack Bates <jbates@brightok.net>
To: "Christopher J. Wolff" <chris@bblabs.com>
Cc: nanog@merit.edu
In-Reply-To: <001801c30afa$b55cb780$0400a8c0@CPQ28623125852>
Errors-To: owner-nanog-outgoing@merit.edu
Christopher J. Wolff wrote:
>
> The spamcop complaints that really set me off are the "spamvertised
> website" complaints. Just the mere fact that you host a site that was
> advertised by spam enjoins you in the spamcop chain of causation, even
> if the spam mail did not originate from your network.
With the exception of Joe-Jobs, spamvertised websites should be
terminated. The theory is that the spammer should not be making money
from the spam. Take away their money and perhaps they'll learn not to
send spam. Of course, perhaps you enjoy the extra money you make because
the customer sent spam to someone and the website generated traffic that
directly or indirectly made you money.
Also, SpamCop works with people concerning the reports. If I'm not
mistaken, they'll turn off specific types of reports if you ask.
Personally, I like to be aware of what my customers are doing when it
can cause me problems in the long run.
-Jack
