If you are not interested in a little news about what is done behind
the scenes to deal with "spam", just delete this message. Otherwise
read on:
If you are bothered by spam I suggest that you look at:
http://www.mailbase.ac.uk/docs/junk.html
(or for those of you old enough to remember Monty Python and whose
web browser supports Real Audio files:
http://w3.informatik.gu.se/~dixi/spam.htm)
Regards
Jim Whitaker
(List owner admin-ucas, admin-student)
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Date: Mon, 20 Jul 1998 12:53:02 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Reply from hotmail regarding last week's spam attack
From: Mailbase
>From Hotmail regarding our spanish courses spammer late
last week..they have terminated the account(s) in question.
>
Please be advised that the addresses [log in to unmask]
and [log in to unmask] are no more...
(This, by the way, is the chief reason why I am very reluctant
to block hotmail - they *do* enforce their Acceptable Use policy.)
> > Date: Fri, 17 Jul 1998 18:32:20 -0700
> > From: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: SPAM - You will learn the Spanish language... (fwd)
> >
> > 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
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* IT Support Manager
* Academic Office Tel: 0121-414 3811
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