I just got a reply from the spammer's ISP

Despite the headers saying it was coming from "usenetnow.com", it was
actually coming from an account at "usnetnow.net" - I went to that site and
left a formal complaint; this is the reply in full:

Hi-
Thanks. We took care of it.
===========
Scott
UseNetNow.Net Support

That's all I got, but hopefully, the spammer is gone!

Alan Erskine wrote:
Despite the headers saying it was coming from "usenetnow.com", it was
actually coming from an account at "usnetnow.net" - I went to that site and
left a formal complaint; this is the reply in full:

Hi-
Thanks. We took care of it.
===========
Scott
UseNetNow.Net Support

That's all I got, but hopefully, the spammer is gone!

Yea... guessing by the baker's dozen posted since your post, I'd say you
alerted them that someone actually reads these groups and as such have
redoubled their efforts...

I've just gotten use to using "K" hotkey in Thunderbird to ignore those
threads...

Alan Erskine wrote:
Despite the headers saying it was coming from "usenetnow.com", it was
actually coming from an account at "usnetnow.net" - I went to that site and
left a formal complaint; this is the reply in full:

Hi-
Thanks. We took care of it.
===========
Scott
UseNetNow.Net Support

That's all I got, but hopefully, the spammer is gone!

(found this message after wading through 37 new messages, all but ten of
them spam with different sender addresses to foil filters...)

Yeah. Heckuva job there, Alan.

Jorge R. Frank wrote:

(found this message after wading through 37 new messages, all but ten
of them spam with different sender addresses to foil filters...)

Yeah. Heckuva job there, Alan.

I tried to use my Thunderbird filter system to delete anything with a
"@" in the sender name, but unfortunately, it checks not only the sender
name itself, but the address it came from, so deletes everything.
I say we track the ****er who's doing this down and cut his hands off
after blinding him.

But that's just one patriot's opinion. ;-)



Pat

Pat Flannery wrote:
:
:Jorge R. Frank wrote:
:
: (found this message after wading through 37 new messages, all but ten
: of them spam with different sender addresses to foil filters...)
:
: Yeah. Heckuva job there, Alan.
:
:I tried to use my Thunderbird filter system to delete anything with a
:"@" in the sender name, but unfortunately, it checks not only the sender
:name itself, but the address it came from, so deletes everything.
:I say we track the ****er who's doing this down and cut his hands off
:after blinding him.
:
:But that's just one patriot's opinion. ;-)
:

Better yet, nail his testicles to his fingers. Merely cutting off his
hands and blinding him is too kind...

--
"But if this ever changing world in which we live in
Makes you give in and cry...
Say live and let die."
-- Paul McCartney & Wings

Yeah, looking down the group this morning it would seem that if you want to
open a cafe, you are well catered for...grin.
I wonder how much of this is generated in the same way as email spam, by
infected machines on broad band networks activated by a quick signal from
the bot controllers.
Brian

--
Brian Gaff -
Note:- In order to reduce spam, any email without 'Brian Gaff'
in the display name may be lost.
Blind user, so no pictures please!
"OM" wrote in message
...
On Thu, 21 May 2009 15:05:54 GMT, "Alan Erskine"
wrote:

Thanks. We took care of it.

...Yeah, right. Tell the spammer suckers to pull our *middle* legs,
That feels better.

(Thanks for trying anyway, Alan)

OM

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Brian Gaff wrote:
Yeah, looking down the group this morning it would seem that if you want to
open a cafe, you are well catered for...grin.
I wonder how much of this is generated in the same way as email spam, by
infected machines on broad band networks activated by a quick signal from
the bot controllers.
You can say one thing about the moderators on sci.space.tech though.
That crew knows _exactly_where to get any Chinese-manufactured products
at the lowest cost. :-D
Right now, our local grocery store is selling Chinese laser pointers
complete with batteries at $1.00 per crack.
They can make these, sell them wholesale, transport them across the
Pacific Ocean, and still make a profit on them on a retail price of $ 1.00

Pat Flannery wrote:


Brian Gaff wrote:
Yeah, looking down the group this morning it would seem that if you
want to open a cafe, you are well catered for...grin.
I wonder how much of this is generated in the same way as email spam,
by infected machines on broad band networks activated by a quick
signal from the bot controllers.

BTW, note the sender addresses...we are still in the "A" set.
That can't be a good sign at all. :-)

Pat

"OM" wrote in message
...
At least we're not getting that one catamite who kept posting all
sorts of criminal record claims against Alan like there was a few
years back. Whatever happened to that particular enema bandit, Alan?

It's (the "enema bandit" in question) is probably still out there. On one
of the aus. groups, it (the "enema bandit" in question) occasionally posts
about another victim, but hasn't mentioned me in some time.

"Jorge R. Frank" wrote in message
...

Yeah. Heckuva job there, Alan.

Well, it's better than sitting on my arse and whinging and whining about it.
At least I'm trying; what have you done to stop the spammers (other than
filtering them for your self)?