And yet again the usefulness of whois contacts is eroded. I don't know about the rest of you, but I'm beginning to indirect all my whois information through idiot filters -- indirect email addresses, alternate phone numbers. I don't even run anything large. What's going to be left to contact other network operators if whois becomes useless? Hopefully the RADB... if everyone were in it. At least this program below doesn't use prtraceroute to find upstream providers, yet. Dean ------- start of forwarded message ------- Date: Wed, 6 Nov 1996 23:54:50 GMT From: steveha@net-services.compulink.co.uk (Steve Harris) Get lots of e-mail offering you get-rich-quick schemes? Want to hit back? "Spam Hater" is free Windows software that helps you respond effectively and makes it hot for these people. * Analyses the Spam * Extracts a list of addresses of relevant Postmasters, etc. * Generates a "WHOIS" query to help track the perpetrator * Prepares a reply * Choice of legal threats, insults or your own message * Appends a copy of the Spam if required * Puts it in a mail window ready for sending Spam Hater works with lots of popular e-mail programs directly - there's no tedious cutting and pasting. Supported E-Mail Programs Ameol, AOL 2.5I, Eudora Light 1.5.2, 1.5.4, Eudora Pro 2.2, Free Agent 0.99, Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0 (4.70.1155), Netscape 1.2N, 2.02 3.0 Pegasus Mail V2.4X, Virtual Access V3.51. Download from http://www.compulink.co.uk/~net-services/spam/ ------- end of forwarded message -------