On Fri, Apr 27, 2001 at 02:48:14PM -0400, Colin Viebrock wrote:
> Look at some of those headers in your spam:
>
> >Received: from nsi [216.38.168.58] by cowmaster.domaincow.com
> > (SMTPD32-6.04) id A29E3C1D96; Tue, 24 Apr 2001 23:21:05 -0400
> > Subject: [RE:] Domain Name: CBC-NET.NET
> > X-Mailer: OEM New Domain Name Mailer
> > X-SMTP-PEER: 216.38.168.39
>
> I'd complain to The Software Workbench, Inc. (people who own the net block
> owning those IPs, do "whois [EMAIL PROTECTED]" for details).
>
> I'd also try and find more info about the "OEM New Domain Name Mailer", if
> it is indeed a software product.
>
> In any event, complain to the upstream.
Trust me. I know how to find mallet spammers. Whack-a-mole doesn't
turn me on.
> > Several of my customers have received spam to addresses *ONLY EVER USED*
> > to register domains through me.
> >
> > a) Has tucows sold the whois database to anyone
>
> They are legally obligated by ICANN to do this. It's been mentioned dozens
> of times over the last week on this list.
You're answering a different question to the one I asked.
I know about that interpretation of the ICANN agreement. I'm asking
*have* they sold the database.
> > b) Can we opt-out of any dataselling?
> > c) How is the opt-in only going?
>
> According to OpenSRS, b) not yet, and c) Coming Soon (tm).
>
> - Colin
>
--
John Payne http://www.sackheads.org/jpayne/ [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.sackheads.org/uce/ Fax: +44 870 0547954
To send me mail, use the address in the From: header
