Re: Crappy users

MIX System Operator (sysop@mixcom.com)
Mon, 10 Jun 1996 06:15:47 -0500

At 02:14 AM 6/10/96 -0500, Jacob Suter wrote:
>
>I have a user that is sending unsolicited Email from our system. Which I
>think is pretty shitty. I know I can't stop him (other than jerking his
>Email account), but I have talked to him about "I don't give a damn who
>you send it to, I just don't want the whining about it to me". He
>agreed.
>
>I talked to him about adding a mail server of sorts to his system (he's
>on a standard unlimited 28.8k account, spends on average about 2 hours a
>day online) so it would have HIS domain, and his spam wouldn't have
>intrastar's fingerprints all over it.
>
>So what do I do from here? I can't figure out how to make it do it on a
>non-dedicated connection. Otherwise I would stick some cheasy mail
>server on it for Win95, and it'd be over already, but I don' know if that
>will work with it being a part-time connection..

Sure you can give him a static IP, he can set up an SMTP server and the
whole thing under can run under his domain, regardless you can still get the
heat for it. All it will take is a coule whois queries and they know who
owns the IP addresses for the domain. Guess what? You can still get the heat.

Had to this myself twice recently.

>So what can I do? I know you all just LOVE the idea of some jerk sending
>direct mail, but he already told me he'll do it though me, or another
>ISP, and I'd like to get what I can out of him before he wakes up and
>figures out that the internet is NOT his personal advertising heaven.

Only if more ISP's would cooperate more with such things. Locally a good
thing would be to exchange blacklists (especially for break-ins). Though to
be sure if I terminate someone and receive a complaint from a user/customer,
I will contact that admin and advise him of an ex-user's history.

My advice would be to say no and let him go elsewhere and if you get
anything from him from another system, contact the admin there and advise
them of the situation.

When I hear "Well I can get this <somewhere>.." just have to say do so then.

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Jeff Mountin
sysop@mixcom.com

MIX Communications
Serving the Internet since 1990

Sure my business card says "Senior Network Administrator"
They still make me do just about anything.