On the Internet a name is just a handle, in no context is it a proof of identity. Virtually on a daily basis I get abuse complaints from disgruntled people complaining that someone on Usenet is using their name. Usually I try to explain to them that it’s a big world we live in, with… Continue reading Nobody owns a name!
Month: January 2008
Spamcop
Today I encountered the wrong end of SpamCop. My encounter was indirect in that I was contacted by my upstream provider informing me that a user had submitted a complaint. After a bit of frantic investigation to avoid conflict with my provider, I reached these conclusions:- It wasn’t spam. The SpamCop user had complained about… Continue reading Spamcop