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This article is from the [alt.backrubs] Frequently Asked Questions, posted to alt.backrubs newsgroup. Maintained by Jamie Blustein with numerous contributions by others.

1.6 What should I do about 'net abuse (spams, scams & ads)?

You've just seen a chain letter, or spam, or an unsolicited and apparently inappropriate advertisement, posted to alt.backrubs. You are enraged. What should you do? First, take a deep breath and exhale slowly; Calm down, this is only Usenet! :) Resolve *not* to post a message about this to alt.backrubs -- you'll just annoy the rest of us more. Next, read the resources listed here and choose a moral and legal course of action (or inaction) then carry it out.

I don't like to duplicate information that is available in more general frequent postings. Instead, I direct you to the following three documents. This list was current as of 9 October 1995.

1) Answers to Frequently Asked Questions about Usenet Posted to news.announce.newusers and news.answers by Mark Moraes <netannounce@deshaw.com>.

2) How to Get Rid of Junk Mail, Spam, and Telemarketers <URL:http://www.csn.net/~felbel/jnkmail.html> [Entry updated on 25 August 1996]

3) Boycott Internet spam! <URL:http://www.vix.com/spam/> [Entry added on 25 October 1996]

4) Blacklist of Internet Advertisers maintained by Axel Boldt <axel@uni-paderborn.de>. <URL:http://math-www.uni-paderborn.de/~axel/blacklist.html>

5) Advertising on Usenet: How To Do It, How Not To Do It Posted to news.announce.newusers, news.admin.misc, misc.entrepreneurs, news.admin.net-abuse.misc, news.misc, misc.answers, and news.answers by Joel K. Furr <jfurr@acpub.duke.edu>. Also at <URL:http://www.danger.com/advo.html> [Entry updated 11 August 1996, URL included 13 Feb 1997]

 

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