artist Posted July 3, 2008 Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 I haven't actually tried this yet - but I willhttp://www.whois.net/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ɹəuəllıʍ ʇɐb Posted July 4, 2008 Report Share Posted July 4, 2008 Not quite sure what you are trying to tell us.My best whois, b.t.w., is http://who.is/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artist Posted July 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2008 I saw it in a magazine - I had never thought of tracing spam before - usually bin what hasn't been caught by CCleaner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ɹəuəllıʍ ʇɐb Posted July 5, 2008 Report Share Posted July 5, 2008 ... usually bin what hasn't been caught by CCleanerYou speak in riddles today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artist Posted July 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2008 I meant SpamihilatorWhy didn't you know what I meant?? :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dencandy Posted July 5, 2008 Report Share Posted July 5, 2008 ... usually bin what hasn't been caught by CCleanerYou speak in riddles today. artist is using bin as a verb, Pat Willener; i.e. she usually bins what hasn't been caught by CCleaner. Also as in "If you google for xyz... " In English, many nouns can easily be made into verbs.P.S. Users of the Sygate firewall will be familiar with its built-in whois. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike567 Posted July 5, 2008 Report Share Posted July 5, 2008 You won't be able to trace spam, its normally using a spoof email address, and even the IP its used to send from is not legitemate.You will never be able to track down a good spamming company, the easiest spammers to catch are the ones which spam forums etc, they normally go through multiple proxy's which are public and very easy to grab logs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ɹəuəllıʍ ʇɐb Posted July 7, 2008 Report Share Posted July 7, 2008 Spam can be traced back to the sending machine, which is not the spammer's machine, but a malware-infected machine that is part of a bot-net.The best way of having these infected machines cleaned up is to notify the ISP of the IP address, which is easiest done via http://www.spamcop.net/. Spamcop will also notify the host of any spamvertized links in the spam message.I think everybody should always report their spam; just deleting it means accepting it.What you should never do is "unsubscribe" from spam; this will not only confirm your email address as a live one, but also that you open and read your spam. Your email address will be sold amongst spammers at premium prices! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dencandy Posted July 7, 2008 Report Share Posted July 7, 2008 Spamcop will also notify the host of any spamvertized links in the spam message.Can't find that in my dictionary... :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ɹəuəllıʍ ʇɐb Posted July 8, 2008 Report Share Posted July 8, 2008 You must be using an old dictionary; the word "spamvertized" has been in use for at least ten years. B) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dencandy Posted July 9, 2008 Report Share Posted July 9, 2008 I must be living in the past. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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