Re: Spoof, Spam & Blacklist

[Ansgar -59cobalt- Wiechers <bugtraq () planetcobalt net>]

On 2008-02-07 J. Lion wrote:
> Scenario
> Bad Guy(s) spoof Company ABC email and launch spam on members of
> popular search engine and online email provider (Company DEF)
> Spammed DEF members reported the spam
> Company DEF respond by looking up Company ABC's IPs and blacklisted
> them (instead of offending IP address(es))
>
> Questions
> How do you get Company ABC off DEF blacklist?

Contact company DEF (by mail/phone/whatever) and explain the situation.

> How do you prevent Company ABC from getting blacklisted again?

Not.

Regards
Ansgar Wiechers
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