ASSP Documentation: What can I do about all the spam I'm getting?

ASSP Documentation : Getting Started :
What can I do about all the spam I'm getting?

By using ASSP you're already doing one of the best things you can do about spam -- block it. If spam isn't delivered it will never be responded to. If it's never responded to, they'll quit sending it. (I know, I'm an optimist.)
However, there's more you can do.
As legeslation is developing there are opportunities to sue spammers. This is not easy, but is the one of the best methods to end spam. Keep on top of local legislation. It is easy to search your maillog and identify the ip addresses of spammers. You can correlate that through http://www.openrbl.org/ or other geoip tools to identify if they might be candidates for a suit.
To learn about ways to fight spam start here: http://spamlinks.openrbl.org/spamlinks.htm
To learn more about the address spamming you start here: http://www.openrbl.org/
Note that the ip address sending you spam might be a hapless bystander caught in the crossfire of this war.
Good luck, and never give up!
2003-Nov-13 8:45am jhanna

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	ASSP Documentation : Getting Started : What can I do about all the spam I'm getting?
	By using ASSP you're already doing one of the best things you can do about spam -- block it. If spam isn't delivered it will never be responded to. If it's never responded to, they'll quit sending it. (I know, I'm an optimist.) However, there's more you can do. As legeslation is developing there are opportunities to sue spammers. This is not easy, but is the one of the best methods to end spam. Keep on top of local legislation. It is easy to search your maillog and identify the ip addresses of spammers. You can correlate that through http://www.openrbl.org/ or other geoip tools to identify if they might be candidates for a suit. To learn about ways to fight spam start here: http://spamlinks.openrbl.org/spamlinks.htm To learn more about the address spamming you start here: http://www.openrbl.org/ Note that the ip address sending you spam might be a hapless bystander caught in the crossfire of this war. Good luck, and never give up! 2003-Nov-13 8:45am jhanna
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