Re: [OT] Re: hey wassup KErnEL ;) - Danger - Hostile site warning!

Derek Martin (derek@netria.com)
Tue, 16 Nov 1999 14:06:13 -0500


Bernhard Rosenkraenzer wrote:

> Another warning: The sender of this SPAM is using its recipients in the
> From: field, as well. At least two of the messages so far were sent from
> my addresses.
> The people in the From: field are valid addresses, but not at all
> responsible for whatever is happening. (I know - two people already
> complained to my sysadmin about having received the message from me).
>
> If there's a lawyer on this list, I wonder if there's anything we can do
> about that.
>
> LLaP
> bero
>
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Well, the guy wasn't very bright. He sent it to an address that didn't
exist, and the list got the bounce message from his relay.

>From the headers:

|------------------------- Failed addresses follow:
---------------------|
<gjmichel@earthlink.net> ... transport smtp: 550
<gjmichel@earthlink.net>... User unknown
|------------------------- Message text follows:
------------------------|
Received: from ---(really [198.142.239.33]) by mailarray.mpx.com.au
via smtpd with smtp
id <m11nl4z-000JWeC@mailarray.mpx.com.au>
for <unknown>; Wed, 17 Nov 1999 03:03:37 +1100
(/\##/\ Smail3.1.30.13.Y2K #30.35 built 1-mar-01)

The address the relay received it from was 198.142.239.33, which
nslookup says is:

Name: dialup-mdc23933.mpx.com.au
Address: 198.142.239.33

It's one of their own customers. Call them and complain. There's
probably some charge you could bring against them, like stealing
computer resources or some such thing, but they're in Australia, so good
luck.

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DM

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