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

[Kevin Konowalec]

Well we technically can't directly do it either.  But since the ID  
administrator is part of the same department as central mail services  
all it takes is a phone call and the ID goes bye bye (actually it  
gets suspended... not eliminated).

K



On 18-Dec-07, at 8:33 AM, Liam Hoekenga wrote:

>
>>
>> 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
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