On Mon, 16 Oct 1995, William Allen Simpson wrote:
From: "Theodore Ts'o" <tytso@MIT.EDU> I disagree, strongly. I think anti-spam messages, sent to the postmasters of the respective ISP's that provide service to the spammers, is perfectly acceptable. Otherwise, there is no cost to the ISP's for providing service to the spammers.
Good idea! I've only been sending to the perpetrator (which sometimes bounces).
Heres a better solution: Only send to the postmasters. I was involved (from the "bouncing site" perspective) with a spam in which the perpetrator would have been charged with felonies in at least two states. However, the internet community tipped the individual off by determining his email address and sending him email cc'd to the postmaster of the site. As a result, the perpetrator wasn't caught in the act, and a case could not be built. forrestc@imach.com