RE: Spamming?

[Chase Giles <chaseg () myriad net>]

Mr. Falk,

That mail server does not send out mail directly...it only forwards to our customers that have requested that their 
mail be forwarded to another of their accounts.  If one of the users at pacific.net.ph is receiving spam to an address 
that he has forwarded through us, this would account for the high SMTP activity, but there is not anyone allowed to 
actually send from nf2.netforward.com (204.57.67.146).  We are also running EShield, an ISP side antiSPAM program that 
does not allow forwarding or accept mail from outside our system on a relay..this pretty much rules out relay activity. 
 I would have to say that my first assumption is the case, but I am not certain.  What I can do is assure you that 
there is not any spamming or mail bombing coming from within our domains or being relayed through our domains.  If 
there is anything else I can assist with, please feel free to contact me at the address below.  


Regards,

CG
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Chase Giles                 chaseg () myriad net
Network Administrator
Myriad Internet Access, a TCA Company
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-----Original Message-----
From:   J.D. Falk [SMTP:jdfalk () priori net]
Sent:   Monday, November 10, 1997 1:40 PM
To:     william () pacific net ph
Cc:     nanog () merit edu; jonny () myriad net; webmaster () myriad net
Subject:        Re: Spamming?

On Nov 10, william () pacific net ph wrote: 

> We're seeing a drop in performance of our mail server....
> Usage at >80%.  Got a lot of SMTP's from 204.57.67.146....

        If 204.57.67.146 is not somebody that you have authorized
        to use your mail server, you should block them.  For more
        information, please see http://spam.abuse.net/.

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