RE: [OT] startling spam, how to cut down on spam

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-gzg-l@lists.CSUA.Berkeley.EDU
> [mailto:owner-gzg-l@lists.CSUA.Berkeley.EDU]On Behalf
> Of Andrew Martin
> Sent: Saturday, August 03, 2002 9:07 AM
> To: gzg-l@csua.berkeley.edu
> Subject: Re: [OT] startling spam, how to cut down on spam
>
>
> > > Try http://www.mailwasher.net/ for a way to get
> rid of some of
> > > it without giving your details out. Doesn't stop
> it all but does
> > > allow you to 'bounce' mail and delete it before
> it hits your
> > > inbox.
>
> Just be wary with mailwasher, I've been trying it out
> and it consistently
> reports some members of this list as spammers!
>
It's not reporting the individual it's saying that their ISP has
been blacklisted for spam and still hasn't closed the security
loop, usually allowing their users to run open relays or
similar.