Subject: Hi!
Received: 9-17-96
Apparently From: mailer@aol.com
"I'm Annoyed" Method: hostinfo@psi.com;root@smtp2.interramp.com;
postmaster@smtp2.interramp.com;
admin@smtp2.interramp.com

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 This mail pissed me off for a number of reasons:

  1. The "legal disclaimer" at the bottom is a crock of shit
  2. The mail claims that you can hit reply, but mailer@aol.com is a forged email address
This mail originated like so many others from interramp/mindspring. I have had more spams originating from these sites than all the others combined. In addition to the large number of spams originating from here, the type of spams are also the worst.

After complaining to the system administrators I received the following response:

I killed this account and several others associated with it on 9-16 and
9-17.  We have very strong policies regarding this sort of thing and
strictly prohibit it.  For more information about our TOS/AUP, please see: 

http://www.mindspring.com/aboutms/policy.html

Regards,

-Harry Smoak

Abuse Captain
MindSpring TOS/Abuse Staff
abuse@mindspring.com

Text of email

 

Mail*Link(r) SMTP               Hi!

Pardon the intrusion.  Market study shows this may be of interest to 
you.  If you have received this message in error, please hit delete.

***********************************************************

BUSINESS! *  Where you are paid directly and daily!  (Don't wait for a
company to pay you!)

This is not MLM!  This is not a pipe dream!  This is a real business venture! 


                                          800-995-0796 Ext 9263.

**************************************************************

ANY EMAIL ADDRESS PUBLISHED ON THE INTERNET THAT
INVITES COMMERCIAL SOLICITATIONS IS DEEMED AS A
COMMERCIAL ADDRESS, AND AS SUCH IS ELIGABLE FOR
ETHICAL AND LEGAL EMAIL SOLICITATIONS FROM DIRECT
ELECTRONIC MAIL MARKETERS.

IF FOR ANY REASON YOU OBJECT TO RECEIVING THIS MESSAGE
PLEASE POLITELY REQUEST REMOVAL FROM MY LIST BY CLICKING
ON THE REPLY BUTTON AND ENTERING "REMOVE" IN THE
SUBJECT LINE.   IF YOU DO NOT DO SO, I MUST ASSUME YOU WISH
TO RECEIVE FURTHER MAILINGS.

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From: "Mailer" <Mailer@aol.com>
Organization: Mailer@aol.com
To: LISCIFI@AOL.COM
Date: Sun, 15 Sep 1996 17:55:57 +0000
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Last modified 9-23-96