Comments on: Gadi on the decline of spam http://spamhuntress.com/2007/12/08/gadi-on-the-decline-of-spam/ writes on spam and admin issues Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:57:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: IncrediBILL http://spamhuntress.com/2007/12/08/gadi-on-the-decline-of-spam/#comment-306517 IncrediBILL Tue, 25 Dec 2007 00:58:42 +0000 http://spamhuntress.com/2007/12/08/gadi-on-the-decline-of-spam/#comment-306517 Glad to hear others are seeing a slow down as well. When I tightened up my catch-all accounts to only accept from specific aliases and reject anything else my English spam went to record low numbers, almost non-existent. Unfortunately, now all I get is Asian spam which I can't read and there's not much I can do about that except block part of Asia. Glad to hear others are seeing a slow down as well.

When I tightened up my catch-all accounts to only accept from specific aliases and reject anything else my English spam went to record low numbers, almost non-existent.

Unfortunately, now all I get is Asian spam which I can’t read and there’s not much I can do about that except block part of Asia.

]]> By: Ironmax http://spamhuntress.com/2007/12/08/gadi-on-the-decline-of-spam/#comment-299188 Ironmax Thu, 13 Dec 2007 18:38:07 +0000 http://spamhuntress.com/2007/12/08/gadi-on-the-decline-of-spam/#comment-299188 What I've been doing is starting to get a favorable repertoire with the major ISP and registrars as of lately. Because of the work I do, we've come to an understanding that if I report legitimate complaints, they terminate the accounts of these spammers as soon as I send them notice. Its been really fun to see them online and hammering your system and then suddenly it stops after the ISP or registrar gets notification. Then you never hear from that IP or in that case I had mentioned, block of IPs again. I have been posting our emails that I send as of lately back and forth with the registrars and ISPs in the forums. I know now that since a few of these source IPs have been shut down that my spam load has dropped. Makes one wonder if the spammers are regrouping, putting us on a do not spam list, or just having a difficult time in finding a new service provider. Who knows, it could be all of the above. Make an account over here and be surprised Michael Spacequad AntiSpam Services What I’ve been doing is starting to get a favorable repertoire with the major ISP and registrars as of lately. Because of the work I do, we’ve come to an understanding that if I report legitimate complaints, they terminate the accounts of these spammers as soon as I send them notice. Its been really fun to see them online and hammering your system and then suddenly it stops after the ISP or registrar gets notification. Then you never hear from that IP or in that case I had mentioned, block of IPs again. I have been posting our emails that I send as of lately back and forth with the registrars and ISPs in the forums.

I know now that since a few of these source IPs have been shut down that my spam load has dropped. Makes one wonder if the spammers are regrouping, putting us on a do not spam list, or just having a difficult time in finding a new service provider. Who knows, it could be all of the above.

Make an account over here and be surprised

Michael
Spacequad AntiSpam Services

]]> By: admin http://spamhuntress.com/2007/12/08/gadi-on-the-decline-of-spam/#comment-298994 admin Thu, 13 Dec 2007 09:37:43 +0000 http://spamhuntress.com/2007/12/08/gadi-on-the-decline-of-spam/#comment-298994 Hi Michael, I wish everyone WOULD see a decline now. But that's not likely. My guestbook (fairly hardened against spam) has seen an increase of spam that's getting through lately. One spammer has figured out how to get past the hardening. That probably means one piece of software out there is getting through. My wiki has been almost entirely spam free lately. Why? Simply because I demanded that you be logged in to edit it, and I'd terminated a lot of bogus accounts just prior to that. My blog might have different spammers than yours, or your forum or your guestbook. Which means spam might be down one place, because you took out a spammer, but up another place, because another spammer figured out how to bypass some hardening. But I'm really happy you took out a spammer. Exactly how did you take them out? Did you make them quit the biz, or did you just take out their servers (and they're trying to find others as we speak). Hi Michael,

I wish everyone WOULD see a decline now. But that’s not likely. My guestbook (fairly hardened against spam) has seen an increase of spam that’s getting through lately. One spammer has figured out how to get past the hardening. That probably means one piece of software out there is getting through.

My wiki has been almost entirely spam free lately. Why? Simply because I demanded that you be logged in to edit it, and I’d terminated a lot of bogus accounts just prior to that.

My blog might have different spammers than yours, or your forum or your guestbook. Which means spam might be down one place, because you took out a spammer, but up another place, because another spammer figured out how to bypass some hardening.

But I’m really happy you took out a spammer. Exactly how did you take them out? Did you make them quit the biz, or did you just take out their servers (and they’re trying to find others as we speak).

]]> By: Ironmax http://spamhuntress.com/2007/12/08/gadi-on-the-decline-of-spam/#comment-298898 Ironmax Thu, 13 Dec 2007 04:23:39 +0000 http://spamhuntress.com/2007/12/08/gadi-on-the-decline-of-spam/#comment-298898 I know what you guys are talking about. I run an AntiSpam Service and have been taking sites and domains off the net constantly. As of today, we have knocked off over 450 domains nad still going. We've also taken down a spam ring located in London that was operating off of ISPServer, same location. Since then, our inbound spam has dropped significantly. During the last month, we've seen our Bad Behavior logs jump from a few thousand a day to over 20 thousand. Then we tracked that spammer down in London and took them out. Hopefully everyone has been seeing a decline for now. Drop by our site @ www.spacequad.com to let us know how things are going for you. Michael I know what you guys are talking about. I run an AntiSpam Service and have been taking sites and domains off the net constantly. As of today, we have knocked off over 450 domains nad still going. We’ve also taken down a spam ring located in London that was operating off of ISPServer, same location. Since then, our inbound spam has dropped significantly. During the last month, we’ve seen our Bad Behavior logs jump from a few thousand a day to over 20 thousand. Then we tracked that spammer down in London and took them out. Hopefully everyone has been seeing a decline for now. Drop by our site @ http://www.spacequad.com to let us know how things are going for you.

Michael

]]> By: Gadi http://spamhuntress.com/2007/12/08/gadi-on-the-decline-of-spam/#comment-296632 Gadi Sun, 09 Dec 2007 02:11:50 +0000 http://spamhuntress.com/2007/12/08/gadi-on-the-decline-of-spam/#comment-296632 I did. :o) I did.
:o)

]]> By: admin http://spamhuntress.com/2007/12/08/gadi-on-the-decline-of-spam/#comment-296567 admin Sat, 08 Dec 2007 22:13:43 +0000 http://spamhuntress.com/2007/12/08/gadi-on-the-decline-of-spam/#comment-296567 Did you? You told me there were some comment spammers that were your neighbors, but I've never been sure if it was the same outfit. I just didn't find any other Israeli spammers, and your comment might have made me go back and look at the material I'd collected on them quite a while before. Did you? You told me there were some comment spammers that were your neighbors, but I’ve never been sure if it was the same outfit. I just didn’t find any other Israeli spammers, and your comment might have made me go back and look at the material I’d collected on them quite a while before.

]]> By: Gadi http://spamhuntress.com/2007/12/08/gadi-on-the-decline-of-spam/#comment-296549 Gadi Sat, 08 Dec 2007 21:44:45 +0000 http://spamhuntress.com/2007/12/08/gadi-on-the-decline-of-spam/#comment-296549 Actually, I told you who they were, which put them on your radar. :) Actually, I told you who they were, which put them on your radar. :)

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