The Monster employee who spammed a large number of Irish companies yesterday is now attempting to remove evidence of his crime.I've just received a "recall" email from him.Of course "recall" emails only work on Microsoft Exchange and even then have limitations. We don't use Exchange, so he can send recalls all day and all night. It won't make any difference … [Read more...] about Monster Spammer Tries To Remove Evidence
Spam Filtering
Monster’s Irish Office Think Spamming Is Acceptable
Earlier today I posted about three Irish spams I'd received in the morning. I didn't go into any detail, as I was busy with other things and also wanted to see how Monster would handle the situation.The email that they sent to several hundred people included a lot of email addresses that I recognised for one reason or another. Hardly surprising as all the businesses in question … [Read more...] about Monster’s Irish Office Think Spamming Is Acceptable
Irish Companies Don’t Get Email Marketing vs Spam
Today is fast becoming "spam Monday"So far this morning I have received unsolicited bulk email from three Irish companies:Fota Island resort Monster's Irish officeGolden SpidersAre these people aware of the amount of damage they are doing their companies by using this kind of marketing methodology?The Monster email was particularly bad, as the person who sent it obviously … [Read more...] about Irish Companies Don’t Get Email Marketing vs Spam
Spam Arrest Users Need a Clue
This morning just about every single public email address on our systems is being spammed by SpamArrest, as one of their users hasn't whitelisted us.Idiots!If you're going to use a C/R system you need to get your head examined in the first place, but if you must insist then at least take the time to whitelist people who need to communicate with you.Other people manage to use … [Read more...] about Spam Arrest Users Need a Clue
Abusing Abuse Contacts
I keep a very close eye on our abuse desk. Most of the time it's fairly quiet. Sometimes there are legitimate abuse reports and sometimes there are reports that make no sense. In some instances this is because the person submitting the report is clueless and thinks we are responsible for websites hosted in Sweden (or anywhere else really - Sweden just popped into my head!)In … [Read more...] about Abusing Abuse Contacts