Re: Possible list mining??? SPAMCOP results

> >Who is spamcop?  Are they really trustworthy or are they vigilantes?  On
a
> >mail server I manage I received a message from them indicating I was
> >sending spam.  I know this to be false - it is neither an open relay nor
> >on a network fast enough to send any.  Further I have reviewed the logs
> >and can verify no spam has been sent.
>
> Spamcop offers a lot of different options for reporting spam ... some are
> not perfectly understood by everyone who uses them, I suspect.
>
> It could very well be that a spammer put a random email host in it's
false
> headers to deflect attention away from the true source of the email ...
and
> you happen to be that false header.  This happened to me a while ago.

Which is why they allow someone accused of spam the ability to challenge
the accusation.  Anyone who does not follow the instructions in the spam
notice is blaming spamcop for their own lack of action.  All of the
"evidence" of the offending email is sent when a complaint is sent as is
the ability to appeal to a "marshal".

Bill