Good stuff, thanks Larry.

On May 22, 2:56*pm, "Lawrence Akutagawa" >
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> "Lawrence Akutagawa" > wrote in message
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> > "Grant Erwin" > wrote in message
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> >> Some slimeball has apparently unleashed his venom at afb plus other NGs
> >> I follow. Anyone know the details?
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> > Dunno the details, but here's what I do: * In the internet headers of the
> > offending post is a "complaints to" email address. *Send to that email
> > address a copy of both the post itself and the complete internet headers.
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> > The more folks that do this complaining, the better. *See those "cmsg
> > cancel" messages? *My best guess is that these are cancellations of the
> > offenders trying to send out more spam. *I have observed that in other
> > newsgroups whose participants diligently complain that the spam level dies
> > out very quickly. *Of course, like weeds one has to be vigilent in this
> > complaining.
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> As a followup to my post, here's an email I just received as a result of my
> complaints -
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: UNM Anti-Spam Patrol
> To:
> Sent: Friday, May 22, 2009 2:46 PM
> Subject: [UNMSUPPORT #WHU-308896]: Fw: Casio Men's Sport Watch #W94HF-3AV
>
> Hi,
>
> We have been actively working to deal with this recent, aggressive spam
> attack and believe that we have finally gotten things under control. Please
> check the announcement on our website,http://www.usenetmonster.com, which
> states:
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> "NOTE - May 22, 2009 - Please note that we are aware of the spammer using
> multiple accounts across our servers and spamming many text groups! We
> believe we have the problem resolved. If you are a new user and wish to be
> able to post more than 100 messages a day, please contact
> to be whitelisted."
>
> We are continuing to monitor the situation and appreciate reports of any
> future spam/abuse should they occur.
>
> -
> Thanks,
>
> Usenet Monster Support
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> Ticket Details
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> Ticket ID: WHU-308896
> Department: killthespammer@UNM
> Priority: Low
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