Spam (un)blocking

Wed Apr 6 19:09:34 UTC 2005

On 04/06/05, Adam Jacob Muller <adam at gotlinux.us> wrote: 

> Firstly, what is the best way to remove myself from each of these 
> blacklists, if there is anything aside from going to each one 
> individually and saying "i'm not spamming anymore".

	Right now, that's about it -- but many folks only do temporary
	blocking based on recent traffic patterns, so you can also just 
	wait a few days and I bet some of the problem will go away.

> Second, is there some way to mark my block of addresses is owned by 
> responsible responsive system administrators.

	If there was, the spammers would be the first to adopt it.

> We have tech support on duty 24/7 and abuse complaints are dealt with 
> in a timely manner, so I am wondering if there is a way to communicate 
> our willingness to help in the fight against spam.

	http://www.maawg.org/ is probably the best industry group
	focused on these issues right now.

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