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Spam-tracking 104: A spammer unmasked by Bill Mattocks

This is an actual case study of a spam that I received today and tracked to the source. It is intended as a lesson in spam-tracking for the uninitiated or the beginner in spam-tracking. It shows that with patience, all things are possible.

Are you sitting comfortably?

Good, then I'll begin.

Today I got spam. That's nothing new, I get spam everyday. But this spam was from Wisconsin, and I happen to live in Wisconsin.

I feel a powerful need to get rid of spam in Wisconsin. So, here is what happened and what I did about it.

This is the spam I got:

 


 

 
>Received: from mail.tds.net (unverified [204.246.1.2]) by mail.comp-sol.com
>(EMWAC SMTPRS 0.83) with SMTP id <B0000040843@mail.comp-sol.com>;
> Mon, 06 Oct 1997 15:55:11 -0500
>Received: from Comp1 (mewi0-a10.midway.tds.net [204.246.12.107])
>by mail.tds.net (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id PAA03860;
>Mon, 6 Oct 1997 15:19:42 -0500 (CDT)
>Date: Mon, 6 Oct 1997 15:19:42 -0500 (CDT)
>Message-Id: <199710062019.PAA03860@mail.tds.net>
>From: webbs@tds.net
>Subject: Your Home And Family

>YOUR HOME AND FAMILY

>Now available, (Your Home and Family), the consumer guide everyone
>has been asking for.

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