[PLUG] Reporting spam forgeries

[Sandy Herring]

Are you sure it isn't the result of the Klez worm?

http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,52055,00.html

Sandy

On Sat, 22 Jun 2002, dgc at easystreet.com wrote: 
> Unfortunately it looks like one of those stupid "buy millions of email
> addresses on cdrom" spam campaigns started this morning, and my email
> address (dgc at easystreet.com) is being forged as the from address. The only
> reason I know about it from a bounce message.
> 
> I've reported it to "abuse" at the isps the message passed through, and to
> uce at ftc.gov.  Are there any other good government address I can report it to?
> 
> I wouldn't be surprised if I have to change email addresses soon.  I'm
> probably already on some blacklists.  Sigh.....
> 
> dgc

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