>Hey guys, just a quickie so i don't take up too much list traffic.
>Seeing the recent spam on the list I thought some might be interested
>in this. If you get spam, report it to the email provider of the
>jerk. I got more junk the other night so I figured what the heck and
>wrote to the "abuse" account. 24 hours later I got this response...
> We have closed the account that you reported.
> Hotmail does not condone or support the sending of junk email (aka "spam")
> through our system. The Hotmail Terms of Services (TOS)
> strictly forbids sending unsolicited email and we terminate all reported
> accounts that are in violation of the TOS.
> We appreciate your mail alerting us to the spammer using our system. Our
> ANTI-SPAM policy can be found at
> http://www.hotmail.com/nospam.html
>I was surprised at how quick they acted. If you ever get any junk
>mail this seems to be the best thing to do. So chalk one up for the good
>guys!
I have been using this technique for several years and agree with Mike 100%
... it works. No need to be nasty to the ISP, they're on your side.
Rob Agnew
ragnew@islandnet.com
Victoria, B.C.
Canada
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