Spammer harvesting emails from list

[john]

A WHOIS on these clowns reveals:

Registrant:
Wireless Industry Association (WIRELESSINDUSTRY-DOM)
   9746 Tappenbeck Dr.
   Houston, TX 77055
   US

   Domain Name: WIRELESSINDUSTRY.COM

   Administrative Contact, Technical Contact:
      Hutchinson, Bob  (BH2285)         bob.hutchinson at WIRELESSINDUSTRY.COM
      Wireless Industry Association
      9746 Tappenbeck Dr.
      Houston, TX 77055
      800 624-6918 (FAX) 800 820-2284

   Record expires on 13-Jun-2003.
   Record created on 12-Jun-1997.
   Database last updated on 8-Oct-2002 18:06:09 EDT.

   Domain servers in listed order:

   NS1.DNSWIZ.COM               65.205.120.30
   NS2.DNSWIZ.COM               65.205.120.31
   NS3.DNSWIZ.COM               65.201.81.100
   NS4.DNSWIZ.COM               65.201.81.101


Mail to ABUSE at DNSWIZ.COM (according to their terms and conditions)
might bring some action against them. In their page, DNSWIZ (who is
providing DNS for WIRELESSINDUSTRY ) says:

" It is important to understand that there is no acceptable limit or
restriction on the number of email messages that may be sent using your
account. Our only requirement is that we receive no complaints about your
email. Any and all complaints will be reviewed."

While they dont mention whether they prevent "facilitating spam" as is
apparently the case here, a complaint to ABUSE at DNSWIZ.COM might
be useful!

73
John






At 02:44 PM 10/8/02 -0400, J. Forster wrote:
>
>A repeat spammer (wsr at wirelessindustry.com) has apparently been harvesting
email
>addresses from the list. This is the 5th or 6th such unsolicited email I have
>received from this same jerk, despite previous complaints. The latest spam
>advertises  "The Amplifier Warehouse"
>
>I assume it must be from the addresses of those who post responses, since
I am
>not aware that the subscriber lists are available to those other than the
list
>administrators.
>
>The spammer's web site is selling the emailing service.
>
>IMO, this is totally unsocial behavior and should be discourages by voting
with
>your feet to shop elsewhere. Perhaps the advertisers that have hired this
>spammer should consider going elsewhere elsewhere also.
>
>-J
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