- 17 August 97

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This page has been disabled because of violation of the Webmasters policy against mass unsolicited email and spamming.

We will not work with people who engage in this kind of practice. We suggest that you also email postmaster, or abuse at the domain from which the email or newsgroup spam was issued, asking that the spammer's email account be closed, however, many spammers "forge" the email address in their message headers, and unless you understand how to determine the TRUE source of the message, please leave well enough alone and let others deal with the evils of Spam.

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Definitions
The term spamming came from an old Monty Python sketch about a restaurant where they served nothing but Spam. Spam on toast, Spam and eggs, Spam sandwiches, etc. It took on the meaning "too much of a good thing", and is now used to refer to any message which is sent out indiscriminately to large groups of people who don't necessarily want to see it, by email or to usenet newsgroups. Bulk Email, of course, is massive email to a randomly - or nearly randomly selected audience. Particularly offensive are those spammers who download email addresses from newsgroups, and send to the entire list, without regard to the nature of the posting by each "victim".


"SPAMMERS" CAN BE SHUT DOWN !!!

--- REVIEW THE FOLLOWING ---

  1. Unsolicited commercial email message
  2. abuse report
  3. service termination report
  4. Our UNSOLICITED Commercial EMail Policy


VIEW DETAIL - of an unsolicited "Commercial" email message

Have you received messages like this??


bcc:

From: RD_Enter@hotmail.com

Received: from NIH2WAAD ([149.174.183.73]) by mtigwc01.worldnet.att.net

(post.office MTA v2.0 0613 ) with ESMTP id AAA1276;

Fri, 18 Jul 1997 01:45:47 +0000

Received: from Rick - 206.172.223.80 by csi.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC;

Thu, 17 Jul 1997 08:19:52 -0400

Subject: Hi

Return-Path: RD_Enter@hotmail.com

Message-ID: <01b935219121177NIH2WAAD@csi.com>

Date: Thu, 17 Jul 97 12:20:10 +0000

X-Mozilla-Status: 0001

Content-Length: 6963

WOULD YOU STUFF

ENVELOPES FOR

1,000'S WEEKLY

$2 For Each Envelope You Can Stuff

SIMPLE, PLEASANT WORK YOU CAN DO AT HOME

HELP SOLVE YOUR MONEY PROBLEMS. No more worries over inflation,

recession, bills, rising gasoline prices and other costs. If you are

looking for easy income to relieve financial pressures, you owe it to

yourself to investigate our offer.

HERE IS YOUR CHANCE to earn extra money working at home by becoming an

active participant of our successful mailing association. You receive

cash daily for the envelopes you stuff. There is no limit. You stuff as

many as you wish.

NO EXPERIENCE OR SPECIAL SKILLS REQUIRED. Our HOME MAILER'S PROGRAM

is designed especially for people with little or no business experience

and, provides step-by-step instructions.

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

You may work in the comfort of your own home, choose your hours, set

your own pace. No need to leave your present job. The possibilities are

unlimited get the whole family to join in. Form workshops with your

friends. In addition to mailing our sales letter, we will help you reap

huge profits from manufacturers anxious to use your services, at no

extra cost to yourself! We will further show you how to expand your

operation and boost your new income as high as you wish to go.

NOW ITS ALL UP TO YOU

The opportunity for the better life is here, it's waiting! But only YOU

can take that all important step that separates the achievers from the

dreamers. Order NOW!

***********************

*WHY IS THIS POSSIBLE?*

***********************

There are many mail-order companies who want to expand with a

company who needs home workers. Each member is an independent home

worker. You serve a company that pays good commissions to help their

business, but do not want to hire more people. If they hired more

employees, they would have to supervise them, rent more office space,

pay more taxes and insurance, all involving more paperwork. It is much

easier for them to set it up so that independent home workers can

earn money doing the work themselves. This program is designed to help

people cash in with a company who needs more home workers. This program

has been perfected so that is has become one of the most successful and

profitable ones ever. We invite you to take part in our success.

The money you earn is up to you. We do not require that you mail a

certain number of pieces each week. You can take on whatever amount of

business that fits your schedule, and you can quit whenever you want.

There are no obligations. This work mainly consists of the securing of

envelopes.

ALL BUSINESS can be done by MAIL and we give you complete assistance at

every step to insure your success. You can START THE SAME DAY you

receive the instructions and begin RECEIVING YOUR MONEY WITHIN TWO WEEKS

and every week from then on as long as you desire.

Please allow 2-3 weeks for delivery.

Envelopes will already be stamped and addressed.

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

GUARANTEE: We welcome you to this program and extend to you

our unconditional guarantee that everything we have said

about this program is true and that you will be delighted

with the money you make. Our goals and continued success

depends upon your 100% satisfaction with this program.

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

DON'T BE FOOLED!

There are more fraudulent envelope addressing and chain letter schemes

being sold today. We recommend that you avoid them. Why fool with some

questionable scheme when our program enables you to earn so much money

legally. This is not an offer of employment. It is an opportunity to

become an independent commission mailer for our company. Remember, unlike

the others, this is not a get-rich-quick scheme. It is a proven program

for making money while filling the needs of a company who needs people

to mail their circulars.

IN ORDER TO GET YOU STARTED IMMEDIATELY, we require a one-time fee of only

$19.95. This covers our expense in showing you what to do and guarantees

you can work with us as long as desired. You will not be required or asked

to pay for any additional information or manuals. In as much as we would

like to send you our program with no charge, we must protect

ourselves from those who are not serious and have no intention other to

satisfy their own curiosity. Naturally, no business can afford to send out

costly material to everyone who writes asking for it. This small charge

assures us that you are serious about wanting to earn money at home.

DON'T DELAY - START IMMEDIATELY!!!

TIME IS MONEY, YOU CAN BEGIN NOW BY PUTTING YOUR TIME TO THE BEST USE.

THE NEXT FEW MINUTES CAN LITERALLY CHANGE YOUR LIFE.

DON'T LET THIS EXTRAORDINARY OPPORTUNITY PASS.

YOUR REGISTRATION FEE REFUNDED

as soon as you submit your first 100 envelopes.

=======================================================

****NOTE****

This offer is valid in ALL countries, no matter where you live! Our only

requirement is that you send your money in US funds for residents outside

of Canada.

==================================================

APPLICATION FORM

Send CASH, or MONEY ORDER to:

(please allow 4 weeks for delivery if payment is by cheque)

R&D Enterprises

P.O. Box 563

Lindsay, Ontario, Canada K9V-4S5

ENCLOSED IS $19.95 FOR THE COMPLETE HOME MAILER'S PROGRAM.

NAME:_____________________________________________________________

ADDRESS: __________________________________________________________

City: _____________ State/Province:_________ ZIP/POSTAL CODE:____________

Country___________ E-Mail Address______________________________________

Phone Number ( )_________________________________________

COMPARE

$19.95 ---------------------------------------------------------- $1,000's

The amount of money I would like to earn each week is:

O $500.00 O $1,000.00 or more.

==========================================================

This MAILER was caught "TROLLING" thru ICQ collecting email addresses and sending the above message. He/She was reported to both ICQ and his/her service provider.


Subject: Abuse Report

Date: Fri, 18 Jul 1997 14:29:41 -0500

From: Rick Langdon <SIDESLIDER@postoffice.worldnet.att.net

To: webmaster@mirabilis.com

I believe the following user, ICQ # 1986221 aka winwan@hotmail.com, who has elected to remain anon behind the "hotmail" shield is a system abuser. After getting a "request to add" from this unknown user, and returning an authorization, within minutes - I recieved the attached unsolicited email message. I traced the IP address 206.172.223.80 to sympatico.ca and have reported this abuse to the webmaster at sympatico.ca.

I have since revoked my authorization to add and have recieved and denied another request to add. This use is clearly in violation of ICQ's terms of service. Any warning, or action, you may take will be appreciated. Please, let's not let ICQ be destroyed by SPAM.

Thank you for your consideration.

Rick Langdon, ICQ #1875689

---- attachment - unsolicited commercial email -------


The following reply message was received from the Webmaster@sympatico.ca


Subject:

Date: Wed, 23 Jul 97 17:21:44 +0000

From: abuse@sympatico.ca

"Dear Mr./Mrs.,"

"Recently, you had sent us an email concerning the multiple usenet posts " of one of our members under the alias R&D Enterprises. We would first like to apologize for the delay in responding to your message.

"We have investigated the matter, located the posts and have tracked down " those responsible. Their accounts have been terminated and we continue to monitor the situation.

Sympatico has a firm policy on spamming. We inform our members that spamming constitutes a violation of the appropriate use clause within the Sympatico Service Agreement <Terms and Conditions>. We also inform them that broadcasting large or small volumes of unsolicitated messages that annoy other people or which may cause the systems to clog is unacceptable.

We thank you for bringing this to our attention and appreciate your efforts in making the Internet more enjoyable for everyone. Should you have any "further concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us again."

"Sincerely,"

Caroline L.

Sympatico Member Services / Services aux Membres Sympatico

abuse@sympatico.ca or assistance@sympatico.ca


In addition to the above action, we reserve the right, and establish as our policy, the following statement concerning unsolicited commercial email.


UNSOLICITED MESSAGE POLICY

By US Code Title 47, Sec.227(a)(2)(B) - A computer / modem / printer meets the definition of a telephone fax machine.

By US Code Title 47, Sec.227(b)(1)(C) - It is unlawful to send any unsolicited advertisement to such equipment.

By US Code Title 47, Sec.227(b)(3)(C) - A violation of the aforementioned Section is punishable by action to recover actual monetary loss, or $500, whichever is greater, for each violation.

All unsolicited incoming commercial traffic is therefore subject to a charge at a rate of $500 per message to compensate for loss of service.

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