Re: OT: SPAM

At 08:52 AM 2/6/01, Brian V Bonini wrote:

>I've followed their remove instructions to no avail
>and have even called them on the phone and asked to be
>removed from their list.

I've heard that doing these things is generally a bad idea because spammers 
are unscrupulous as a rule. Replying to them is often a way for them to 
confirm that an email address gets to a real person. Calling them can 
result in exorbitant phone charges according to other postings I've read. I 
would check with your local phone provider to be sure. Hope I'm wrong on 
that one.

>I have forwarded copies of the email to the ISP's
>where the mail originates from.

Talk to your ISP as well.

>This is s disruption to my business at this point,
>it's crazy.....

If things are that bad, I'd write a strong letter to the spammer's physical 
address if they have one. And copy your state's district attorney, the US 
Attorney General, the FCC, FTC, your ISP, and their ISP. Did I miss anyone 
here?

>Anyway, sorry for the whining, I was just wondering
>if anyone has ever been in this situation and taken it
>to the next step..... Do I have a leg to stand on?
>What other action can I take?

Set up some filters on your email client. I use Eudora's free edition and 
the filtering is pretty good. I don't think you're whining at all, it's a 
real drag when this kind of thing happens. Good luck.

Marty
http://face2interface.com

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