Dave, thanks for the explanation -- this is the second (at least) day in
a row that some miscreant has used these newsgroups (and UseNet as a
whole, I imagine) to injure another party with spurious postings. I
*did* parse the header as soon as I read it, and used ARIN to
double-check the true origin and path of the post, and I HAVE sent the
message -- with full headers -- to MediaOne and the FTC.
Good luck in nailing this guy...
BB
Dave Snyder/MVP wrote:
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> You are correct, this was faked. The guy who posted this is from Glendale,
> CA. I am from Michigan. Off and on for over a year he has spammed ngs,
> spoofing me, in an attempt to ruin my business. He has failed of course, but
> over the course of the year his spoofs have gotten nastier and nastier. He
> has lost accounts with several ISPs because of his repeated violations of
> their AUPs.
>
> If you parse the header of his post, you'll see that his current ISP is
> mediaone.net. You can complain to them about this spammer by emailing
> [email hidden], including the entire offending post, including headers.
>
> I regret that this imposter is spoofing me, but unfortunately there is nothing I
> can do about it. I have filed a complaint with the FBI in the past, but they are
> completely uninterested in cleaning up this sort of internet abuse.
>
> We have issued cancels for the posts that we have found, but when this guy
> starts doing this, he crossposts to hundreds of news groups, so it's difficult
> to track them all down. Also, if your news feed downloads the offending post
> before the cancel reaches them, then of course you'll still see the post. And
> some news reader services don't honor cancels, even legitimate ones.
