As much as I hate to open this can of worms, I am online, I do work for AT&T and I do have a vested interest in SPAM and other ISP related issues. Some of you may recall I was the naive idiot that allowed AT&T to launch the Do Not Call Registry without first learning the rules, etiquette and proper structure of email. It caused a stir among many of you nanog'ers and a major pain for AT&T in email blocking and other unintended consequences. As the Government pushes through the maze in an effort to make sense of the CANSPAM Act, I continue to stay engaged and am most definitely an anti-spam proponent. When I saw Mr. Lorenz's post I immediately verified it did indeed come from AT&T and called the responsible party. Having spoken directly to her, I would like to point out that she did indeed take the time to research the FCC SPAM laws and has stuck to them. She has provided an opt-out message and assures me she takes it very seriously. If you have responded to her with a request to NOT be contacted again, you have not been. The other side of this coin is her responsibilities are to sell specifically to ISP's, she is young, aggressive and very successful. AT&T's new rate structure has been significantly reduced and this was an expedient way to get the word out. For nearly 80% of those on her mail list, there has been a very positive response and many smiling faces at the money they will be saving. I do not mean this to be a sales pitch, just a different perspective. My apologies to those that are/were offended. I will monitor all input from nanog on this communication chain and forward my (and your) thoughts to Ms. Macker for consideration and appropriate action. Thanks for listening!! Richard Callahan -----Original Message----- From: owner-nanog@merit.edu [mailto:owner-nanog@merit.edu]On Behalf Of Dr. Jeffrey Race Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2004 2:40 PM To: nanog@merit.edu Subject: Re: SPAM Directly from AT&T Data Networking In the last few days I have had two spams with injection point 127.0.0.1. This definitely needs to be addressed by ATT. Anyone online from ATT like to say something? Jeffrey Race On Wed, 14 Apr 2004 14:17:08 -0400 (EDT), William R. Lorenz wrote:
So, with AT&T being a network provider at all, is it just
customary for
them to SPAM like this? This is the second one I've received from them.