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Here is the latest communication from Hotmail concerning the porno site
referenced in previous posts.
Darcy Stepka
Librarian
Bishop Garcia Diego HS
Santa Barbara, CA 93110
dstepka@bishopdiego.org
http://www.garciadiego.org
> ----------
> From: Hotmail Customer Support[SMTP:autoresponder@hotmail.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, April 07, 1998 5:46 AM
> Subject: Automated Response from account_closed@hotmail.com
>
> NEWS FLASH: Hotmail Takes The Offensive Against Spammers
> http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/content/zdnn/0126/278638.html
> http://www.hotmail.com/pressnospam.html
>
> Thanks for contacting Hotmail, the original & world's largest free
> web-based email provider.
>
> We DON'T maintain or manage any mailing lists. We provide free email
> accounts from which our users send & receive email. To ensure user
> privacy, we don't monitor the content of messages as they come and go.
>
> That being said, our TOS forbids email abuse including spam, & we
> enforce our TOS with zero-tolerance zeal.
>
> The account you reported HAS BEEN CLOSED. +99% of these are forged
> header addresses in spam NOT SENT BY OR THROUGH Hotmail. We employ
> tough
> spam counter-measures:
>
> 1) We severely LIMIT the number of individual recipients allowed per
> each email, making Hotmail ineffective for spam.
>
> 2) Any Hotmail username beginning with a NUMERIC character is a
> forgery.
>
> 3) We include "X-Originating-IP: [xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx]" in the header
> section of each email we deliver; if email doesn't contain this line
> in
> the full header, it DIDN'T come from Hotmail.
>
> 4) We maintain a FULL login IP history on each Hotmail account.
>
> 5) We BLOCK our relay hosts from improper use.
>
> 6) We have announced LEGAL action against spammers who forge Hotmail
> addresses into their spam, which NOT SENT BY OR THROUGH our service.
>
> In general, we've found it's a BAD idea to reply to "remove"
> addresses,
> as this usually only confirms your email address as active, and sends
> extra spam your way.
>
> You may find some of the links below useful in your spam-fighting
> efforts. Please contact us if we can be of further help.
>
> - Hotmail Policy Enforcement (Abuse)
>
> Fwd Hotmail spam to: abuse@hotmail.com (full msg AND headers)
> Hotmail TOS: http://www.hotmail.com/cgi-bin/tos.cgi
> Hotmail UCE policy: http://www.hotmail.com/nospam.html
> GoodGuys: http://www-fofa.concordia.ca/spam/complaints.shtml
> Responsible sites: http://spam.abuse.net/goodsites/
> UCE closures posted: news.admin.net-abuse.email
> FTC ScamSpam: http://www.junkemail.org/scamspam/
> Spam-L FAQ: http://www.ot.com/~dmuth/spam-l
> "When a problem comes along, you must whip it."
>
>
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<P><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Here is the latest =
communication from Hotmail concerning the porno site referenced in =
previous posts.</FONT>
<BR>
<BR>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D1 FACE=3D"Comic Sans MS">Darcy Stepka</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D1 FACE=3D"Comic Sans MS">Librarian</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D1 FACE=3D"Comic Sans MS">Bishop Garcia Diego HS</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D1 FACE=3D"Comic Sans MS">Santa Barbara, CA =
93110</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D1 FACE=3D"Comic Sans =
MS">dstepka@bishopdiego.org</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D1 FACE=3D"Comic Sans MS"><A =
HREF=3D"http://www.garciadiego.org" =
TARGET=3D"_blank">http://www.garciadiego.org</A></FONT>
<BR>
<BR>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D1>----------</FONT>
<BR><B><FONT SIZE=3D1>From:</FONT></B> <FONT SIZE=3D1>Hotmail =
Customer Support[SMTP:autoresponder@hotmail.com]</FONT>
<BR><B><FONT SIZE=3D1>Sent:</FONT></B> <FONT SIZE=3D1>Tuesday, =
April 07, 1998 5:46 AM</FONT>
<BR><B><FONT SIZE=3D1>Subject:</FONT></B> =
<FONT SIZE=3D1>Automated Response =
from account_closed@hotmail.com</FONT>
<BR>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">NEWS FLASH: Hotmail Takes The =
Offensive Against Spammers</FONT>
<BR><U><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial"><A =
HREF=3D"http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/content/zdnn/0126/278638.html" =
TARGET=3D"_blank">http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/content/zdnn/0126/278638.htm=
l</A></FONT></U>
<BR><U><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial"><A =
HREF=3D"http://www.hotmail.com/pressnospam.html" =
TARGET=3D"_blank">http://www.hotmail.com/pressnospam.html</A></FONT></U>=
<BR>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Thanks for contacting Hotmail, the =
original & world's largest free </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">web-based email provider.</FONT>
<BR>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">We DON'T maintain or manage any =
mailing lists. We provide free email </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">accounts from which our users send =
& receive email. To ensure user </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">privacy, we don't monitor the content =
of messages as they come and go. </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">That being said, our TOS forbids =
email abuse including spam, & we </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">enforce our TOS with zero-tolerance =
zeal. </FONT>
<BR>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">The account you reported HAS BEEN =
CLOSED. +99% of these are forged </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">header addresses in spam NOT SENT BY =
OR THROUGH Hotmail. We employ </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">tough </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">spam counter-measures:</FONT>
<BR>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">1) We severely LIMIT the number of =
individual recipients allowed per </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">each email, making Hotmail =
ineffective for spam.</FONT>
<BR>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">2) Any Hotmail username beginning =
with a NUMERIC character is a </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">forgery.</FONT>
<BR>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">3) We include "X-Originating-IP: =
[xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx]" in the header </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">section of each email we deliver; if =
email doesn't contain this line in </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">the full header, it DIDN'T come from =
Hotmail. </FONT>
<BR>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">4) We maintain a FULL login IP =
history on each Hotmail account. </FONT>
<BR>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">5) We BLOCK our relay hosts from =
improper use.</FONT>
<BR>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">6) We have announced LEGAL action =
against spammers who forge Hotmail </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">addresses into their spam, which NOT =
SENT BY OR THROUGH our service. </FONT>
<BR>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">In general, we've found it's a BAD =
idea to reply to "remove" addresses, </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">as this usually only confirms your =
email address as active, and sends </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">extra spam your way.</FONT>
<BR>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">You may find some of the links below =
useful in your spam-fighting </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">efforts. Please contact us if we can =
be of further help.</FONT>
<BR>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial"> - Hotmail Policy Enforcement =
(Abuse)</FONT>
<BR>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Fwd Hotmail spam to: =
abuse@hotmail.com (full msg AND headers)</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Hotmail TOS:</FONT><U> <FONT =
COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial"><A =
HREF=3D"http://www.hotmail.com/cgi-bin/tos.cgi" =
TARGET=3D"_blank">http://www.hotmail.com/cgi-bin/tos.cgi</A></FONT></U><=
FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial"> </F=
ONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Hotmail UCE policy:</FONT><U> <FONT =
COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial"><A =
HREF=3D"http://www.hotmail.com/nospam.html" =
TARGET=3D"_blank">http://www.hotmail.com/nospam.html</A></FONT></U><FONT=
SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial"> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">GoodGuys:</FONT><U> <FONT =
COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial"><A =
HREF=3D"http://www-fofa.concordia.ca/spam/complaints.shtml" =
TARGET=3D"_blank">http://www-fofa.concordia.ca/spam/complaints.shtml</A>=
</FONT></U>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Responsible sites:</FONT><U> <FONT =
COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial"><A =
HREF=3D"http://spam.abuse.net/goodsites/" =
TARGET=3D"_blank">http://spam.abuse.net/goodsites/</A></FONT></U>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">UCE closures posted: =
news.admin.net-abuse.email</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">FTC ScamSpam:</FONT><U> <FONT =
COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial"><A =
HREF=3D"http://www.junkemail.org/scamspam/" =
TARGET=3D"_blank">http://www.junkemail.org/scamspam/</A></FONT></U>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Spam-L FAQ:</FONT><U> <FONT =
COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial"><A =
HREF=3D"http://www.ot.com/~dmuth/spam-l" =
TARGET=3D"_blank">http://www.ot.com/~dmuth/spam-l</A></FONT></U>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">"When a problem comes along, you =
must whip it."</FONT>
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