Not really. Given that some providers just move spammers around to work around the blocks, the only way to really stop the spammer is to block the networks friendly to said spammer.
Don't presume guilt on the part of ISPs, Actually providers are equally worried about spammers, but they may not always know about the spamming happening from their networks and not many blockers have the courtesy to inform the isp about the spamming before blocking. (I have received just one such notice from Hotmail that they have blocked one IP) isps usually come to know about it only when legitimate customers start complaining about mails not getting through.
Most blockers just assume that ISPs are guilty of harboring a spammer, even though the reason for the spam may be a virus. when we contact them to remove the blocking they force us to jump through the hoops to get it done, which can seriously piss of any one on the ISP side. And as always ISPs are answerable to users and not mail admins which puts us in a precarious position.
Remember ISPs are your allies in the fight against spam, and not adversaries.
Do you act on those? If you do and ack those, you shouldn't have any issues.
No, convincing the mail admin that we have acted is the most difficult part. I still have not figured out how to remove a network from AOL.
raj
PS: Raju, please tell us if this thread has wandered enough to be killed!
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