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I think a PlusNet member`s email address is sending spam.... what should I do?
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I think a PlusNet member`s email address is sending spam.... what should I do?
10-10-2010 8:41 AM
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It`s all in the title....
what should I do?
What Can I do.?
who should I report it to?
what should I do?
What Can I do.?
who should I report it to?
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10-10-2010 10:04 AM
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Report it to PlusNet
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Re: I think a PlusNet member`s email address is sending spam.... what should I do?
10-10-2010 10:48 AM
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I tried reporting a similar problem to Plusnet a couple of years ago, and I got a reply along the lines of - it's not Plusnets responsibility to alert other customers regarding potential security issues with their machines.
In the end I just blocked the half dozen or so problematic Plusnet users from my network, and it was no longer MY problem.
In the end I just blocked the half dozen or so problematic Plusnet users from my network, and it was no longer MY problem.
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10-10-2010 11:08 AM
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Theoretically you should report it to abuse@plus.net - but I've seen posts in the past that this doesn't achieve much.
Perhaps setting up a rule to forward them to j.ford <at> plus.net might get the problem noticed!
Perhaps setting up a rule to forward them to j.ford <at> plus.net might get the problem noticed!
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10-10-2010 12:17 PM
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Do the headers identify the original source IP address as being in a Plusnet controlled range? If so then you can try dropping a note to abuse@plus.net including all the headers so they can try to do something about it.
If the originating IP address isn't a Plusnet one then you can try and send an email to the relevant abuse address for that network, although this'll probably have no use whatsoever.
Note that using the From: address to determine the source of spam is next to useless - it's a trivial exercise for a spammer to create emails with a From: address of anything they want
Alternatively just mark the email as spam and move on....
If the originating IP address isn't a Plusnet one then you can try and send an email to the relevant abuse address for that network, although this'll probably have no use whatsoever.
Note that using the From: address to determine the source of spam is next to useless - it's a trivial exercise for a spammer to create emails with a From: address of anything they want
Alternatively just mark the email as spam and move on....
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10-10-2010 4:04 PM
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Thanks for the input, guys.... I will send the header to abuse@plusnet..... It is not a "malicious" report, more a "security issue" for the person who`s email address is being used.... My sister had a BIG problem with similar a couple of months ago... and that was a BT email address...
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