Wednesday, May 30. 2007

I got spammed, what can I do?

Posted by Matt Vernhout in FAQ

If you want to take legal action against the spammer, you'll first want to check and see if there are any laws in your state that you can use. The best places to look are law.spamcon.org, and spamlaws.com, which keeps track of current and proposed state laws. Several corporations, ISPs and Individuals have launched cases against spammers, you can find additional information on them here: spamsuite.com.

If you don't have any legal options, then at the very least you'll want to complain to the spammer's ISP so that you can get their account cancelled. Here are a few useful resources:




If the spammer's ISP refuses to take action against the spammer and/or their website, then, as a last resort, you may wish to file an RBL nomination against the ISP involved.

You can find out more about the RBL at mail-abuse.org.

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