Post by thread:Effective Spamming on the NET FREE GUIDE (fwd)

This comes via another spammed list. I suggest someone in New Mexico set their fax modem to auto-dial him 24/7. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wed, 09 Aug 1995 11:13:39 -0500 From: James McCartney <spam_OUTjamesTakeThisOuTASTRO.AS.UTEXAS.EDU> To: Multiple recipients of list MAX <MAX%.....MCGILL1.BITNETKILLspam@spam@ACFcluster.NYU.EDU> Subject: Re: Effective Spamming on the NET FREE GUIDE Jeff Slaton in Alb. New Mexico is listed with the phone number: 505-822-8919 Have fun! --- james mccartney jamesKILLspamastro.as.utexas.edu

> > This comes via another spammed list. I suggest someone in New Mexico set > their fax modem to auto-dial him 24/7. > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > Date: Wed, 09 Aug 1995 11:13:39 -0500 > From: James McCartney <.....jamesKILLspam.....ASTRO.AS.UTEXAS.EDU> > To: Multiple recipients of list MAX <MAX%EraseMEMCGILL1.BITNETspam_OUTTakeThisOuTACFcluster.NYU.EDU> > Subject: Re: Effective Spamming on the NET FREE GUIDE > > Jeff Slaton in Alb. New Mexico is listed with the phone number: > 505-822-8919 > Have fun! > > --- james mccartney jamesspam_OUTastro.as.utexas.edu This takes only a little bit of your time, and no money: call that number COLLECT, and if he takes the call, explain briefly and politely what an annoyance SPAM can be. I've done this before, and (surprise) one time they took the call and apologetically explained that someone else had posted on their behalf, lawyers were involved, etc. I thanked them for letting me explain my annoyance. I haven't gotten through in this case yet. As I say, it costs nothing to try, and if enough of us load up his phone ...

> > Jeff Slaton in Alb. New Mexico is listed with the phone number: > > 505-822-8919 Here's another way a devious person might spam his phone number - call one (or more) of the many faxback services and give his number to send the fax to. He'll get three calls on his answering machine before it gives up. For example, Intel has a faxback service on 1-800-525-3019 (in the USA). Of course I'm not suggesting you do this - I imagine it could be construed as misuse of the phone system.

>>> Jeff Slaton, Alb. New Mexico, listed with the phone number: 505-822-8919 > > Here's another way a devious person might spam his phone number - call > one (or more) of the many faxback services and give [Jeff's] number... If one were to do this, one might want to know that some of the more sophisticated faxback services use caller ID -- IBM's is an example. They insert the phone number of the _requester_ (person placing the order) into the facsimile which such a system then trys to transmit. It's useful for interoffice routing purposes. But in this case, it might be something you'd want to avoid. I'm not suggesting, nor recommending, nor endorsing any specific action... just passing on some information. Lee Jones

> If one were to do this, one might want to know that some of the more > sophisticated faxback services use caller ID -- IBM's is an example. > They insert the phone number of the _requester_ (person placing the > order) into the facsimile which such a system then trys to transmit. I suspect this won't be a problem if the call is placed from overseas. -- Clyde Smith-Stubbs | HI-TECH Software, | Voice: +61 7 3300 5011 @spam@clydeKILLspamhitech.com.au | P.O. Box 103, Alderley, | Fax: +61 7 3300 5246 | QLD, 4051, AUSTRALIA. | BBS: +61 7 3300 5235 HI-TECH C: Compiling the real world...