Fighting spammers
Ivan | Sat, 2006-07-15 08:36What can one do about spammers? I know exactly the site who is spamming AdsoftheWorld.com
What can one do about it? Can I report them somwhere?
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http://www.dnsstuff.com/
http://whois.domaintools.com/
I know exactly who they are, but the questions is what do I do about them?
Then you must know the IP Numbers of where the attacks are coming from. I'm not a web master but there should be a way to block a specific set of IP number on your site.
I found this posted article.
http://support.handsonwebhosting.com/index.php?_m=knowledgebase&_a=viewarticle&kbarticleid=3&nav=0
Your web server software [???] may require a different solution.
Thanks I've done that with the troll module. What I'm looking for is a place to give them hell. Can I send the police or something? Nobody chases these guys??
If you know who they are, report them to their ISP or webhost. Unfortunately there is nothing much we can do about bastards like this, and frankly suing them is more trouble than it's worth. Reporting them will most likely get their account suspended.
I have been looking at a way to explain to my client why they shouldn't send
massive emails through outlook...and i finally found a way to explain it to them that makes sense.
Here's what you do:
http://www.spamcop.net/
Report Spam to
This list looks pretty extensive:
Spam Remedies: Some Special Federal Government Addresses for Reporting Spam
http://cc.uoregon.edu/cnews/fall2002/spamreport.html
If you keep your ears open, you'll see better.
Thanks guys!