[imp] IMP Abuse (was Howto remove client IP-Address)

[Liam Hoekenga]

>
> We just went the simple route - if we find a spammer, we disable the 
> ID.  We can look to see the account information and can tell with 
> pretty much 100% accuracy if the user passes the smell test.  99% of 
> the time the IP address comes from Nigeria (though we have seen a few 
> others... Russia... Egypt... etc).  If it turns out to be a legit ID 
> that has been compromised (we've had that happen as well) the user 
> simply comes in and sees our abuse team and ID administrator to get it 
> reinstated.
There are political reasons that we (the campus webmasters) can't 
disable the accounts ourselves.  :\

Liam