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Subject: Re: [OM] reply
From: Ryan Medd <ryanmedd@xxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 08 Jun 2001 11:46:36 -0700


That's one way to do it.  Here's another.

This is the most important line of the "header" information
Received: from [63.109.245.171] by web14703.mail.yahoo.com; Fri, 08 Jun 2001 09:01:17 PDT

From this, I can look up the service provider from the IP address specified (63.109.245.171) at www.arin.net, and here's what I get:
UUNET Technologies, Inc. (NETBLK-UUNET63) UUNET63   63.64.0.0 - 63.127.255.255
New Skies Satellites N.V. (NETBLK-UU-63-109-240) UU-63-109-240
63.109.240.0 - 63.109.255.255
Tara Systems Limited (NETBLK-TARA63-109-245-168-29) TARA63-109-245-168-29
                                               63.109.245.168 - 63.109.245.175



Clicking on the link for Tara Systems Limited (NETBLK-TARA63-109-245-168-29) I get the following:
Tara Systems Limited (NETBLK-TARA63-109-245-168-29)
   6 Broad Street
   Lagos, Lagos
   NG

   Netname: TARA63-109-245-168-29
   Netblock: 63.109.245.168 - 63.109.245.175

   Coordinator:
      Idris, Lanre  (LI17-ARIN)  lidris@xxxxxxxxxxx
      234 1 260-0340

   Record last updated on 31-Oct-2000.
   Database last updated on 7-Jun-2001 22:56:00 EDT.

Now, we can forward the email (making sure to include the header information) to Lanre Idris, and politely ask that they deal with the spammer on their systems. Probably should do the same to the two upstream providers as well (New Skies and UUNET). This won't eliminate all spam, but will get rid of this one person!

Sorry, if I got too technical for this list, sometimes I can't help myself ;-)

Regards,
Ryan Medd
Vancouver, BC


At 09:48 AM 6/8/01, you wrote:
I have started replying to these messages with an impressing threat to forward the mails to the national police section that deals with international crime, and Interpol. I hope this bears fruit some day
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