[SpamCop-List] Re: "Sorry, this email is too old to file a spam report"

[Mike Easter]

Fred k wrote:
> "Steven Maesslein"
>> Spam received at spamcop.net at 30 Jan 2005 13:02:59 -0000, IOW
>> about 8 hours ago.
>
> Well, since the spam was actually sent forth from the spamming source
> more than 48 hours ago, it makes no sense to report it. There is good
> reasons not to report spam that too old, mainly because it probably
> does no one any good.

  Abbreviated Received lines *comment
  from (192.168.1.101) by blade2.cesmail.net 30 Jan 13:03:00 -0000
*serves recipient
  from (66.18.69.6) by mailgate.cesmail.net 30 Jan 2005 13:02:59 -0000
*webmail relay output
  from [196.38.110.54] by mail02.infosat.net  28 Jan 2005 15:48:03 +0200
*webmail relay input, delay
  from [213.136.99.130] by mail01.infosat.net 28 Jan 2005 15:48:03 +0200
*sourceline

The faq still sez^1 that the topmost good line is the timestamp used

^1 http://www.spamcop.net/fom-serve/cache/188.html SpamCop uses the date
of the topmost useful Received: line.

-- 
Mike Easter
kibitzer, not SC admin