[SpamCop-List] uce@ftc.gov

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> Yep. Any of us fighting this monster are!
>
> Reporting to SpamCop will help only if you use SpamCop as an RBL and trust
> it to be updated like similar persons as yourself. Lists like SpamCop at
> least help us band together a bit. But, realize that the spammers see this
> too  and will circumvent or pollute this sort of retaliation against them
> (spammers).
>
> The FTC and Congress will study the hell out of this before making another
> unhelpful move like the Can-Spam Act (Ha!Ha!). I think my spam has
> increased by 33% since that rag was passed.
>
> I hate to say it; we are on our own as to how to defend ourselves and
there
> are very few people or entities out  there with enough money and political
> or business clout to actually go on the offensive.
>
> I defend on my mail server and do a decent job of it, but there are bad
> days and good. If you don't run your own server, get some decent software
> to filter it and quit taking the lumps!
>
> And if you are on Comcast, get off! They are spying on you and annotating
> everything you do!
>
> I pay extra for less bandwidth on DSL to avoid them!
>
>

OK.  Thanks for the information.  I think I will get going on this because
it's just getting worse.  I feel a sense of community and want to help fight
the odious stuff.  To begin with, I think I'll look at RBL as you suggest.
I looked in the only links on the page I use for reporting spam but could
find no reference to RBL.  How would I get started in that the use of RBL?

Mike