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Subject: Re: Commercial Posts - What To Do?
From: Jonathon Blake <grafolog @ netcom . com>
Date: Wed, 1 May 1996 03:41:55 +0000 (GMT)
To: Kynn Bartlett <kynn @ idyllmtn . com>
Cc: Dale Chatham <dale @ ross . com>, majordomo-users @ GreatCircle . COM
In-reply-to: <199604301538.IAA22652@idyllmtn.com>



On Tue, 30 Apr 1996, Kynn Bartlett wrote:

> This is a really bad idea.  Why?  Because I've found that AOL, in particular,
> are _very_ good about yanking accounts immediately.  The AOL admins who

	My milage varies considerably.  

> What more could you possibly want them to do?  Have you ever dealt with
> abuse@aol.com?  I get the feeling that you probably have not.

	When I've sent complaints to abuse@aol.com, it is has bounced 
	back to me as
	#1:	user unknown
	#2:	I'm not a subscriber to the mailing list / abuse
	#3:	mailbox full


	So i send complaints to all of the following at aol.
	root
	postmaster
	toslnet1
	toslnet2
	support
	the spammer 

	Generally speaking, that seems to have the desired effect.
	The spammer loses his account.  

        xan

        jonathon
        grafolog@netcom.com

	



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