Larry, You may want to also forward the SPAM with full headers to [EMAIL PROTECTED] The FTC recently announced they will crack down on "deceptive" SPAM (http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2002/02/eileenspam1.htm).
There are lots of other actions to take against spam. Here's a good place to start: http://www.google.com/search?q=anti+spam John Hebert --- Larry Braud <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've started getting Spam and here is what Cox says > about it: > Question: > How do I stop SPAM? > > Answer: > > > > > > If the sender is COX HSI user, please > send this mail directly to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Paste (do not attach) the email with > full email headers into the > body of your message. To turn on or view the full > email headers in COX's > supported email clients: > > Outlook Express: File > Properties, > click the details button, > and this will show the complete email headers for an > Outlook Express > message. > > Netscape Messenger: View > Headers > All > will turn on full > headers in Netscape. > > Paste these into a fresh message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Although we > cannot intervene directly with an email from outside > of COX, we can read the > headers to determine which internet domain it > actually came from (in many > cases, these emails use false return addresses) and > we can then provide you > with the proper contact information (via ARIN and > INTERNIC) for the sender's > domain. > > If you or a friend know how to read > email headers you can > determine the origin of the mail directly by reading > the received from line > above the message ID line in the headers, but most > users choose to have us > check this information for them. > > > > > > ================================================ > BRLUG - The Baton Rouge Linux User Group > Visit http://www.brlug.net for more information. > Send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to change > your subscription information. > ================================================ __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Sports - sign up for Fantasy Baseball http://sports.yahoo.com ================================================ BRLUG - The Baton Rouge Linux User Group Visit http://www.brlug.net for more information. Send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to change your subscription information. ================================================
