Note: the above was provided to explain the Saturday morning hack of moving the hyper-linked original SpamCop FAQ into this single-page entrance point ..
Justification #1: some folks got lost when trying to decide which link to follow.
Justification #2: original FAQ had been a constant complaint source for being incomplete, obsolete, and hard to use
Justification #3: This was only meant to be an interim step, waiting for something else to be offered up.
Justification #4: That "something better" still has yet to arrive, and even though this thing has grown to humungous proportions, complaints still appear ... though it's still apparent that a lot of folks have yet to discover what a "FAQ" actually is and the reasons of how and why to use one simply elude some ...
For the people that somehow failed to grasp that the additional 5 pages of dialog after this first post was conversational data that occurred throughout the building of this FAQ, originally left in place so that folks could follow some of the development issues, some data entries, get a clue that their input was accepted, on and on .. all that dialog has now been moved to a "new" Topic so that the "confusion" should be eliminated. All that effort is now found at SpamCop FAQ (Forum version) development
That said, for those that made it 'here' .... the list begins below .....
Last Revised : 11 September 2008
SpamCop Forum FAQ
This FAQ does not address any general SpamCop issues, what it does do is attempt to answer any question that you might have regarding the SpamCop Discussion Forums and is divided into the following sections:
SpamCop Glossary (Updated)
SpamCop FAQ .... (FAQ = Frequently Asked Questions)
This is a link to the original (once based on a FAQ-o-Matic tool, hyper-linked HTML web-based format. Those FAQ entries are also incorporated into the single-page access page provided below.)
Jump To Section Links ->
ht tp://forum.spamcop.net/forums/index.php?act=faq&article=20 Overview of SpamCop Services
- - - - currently a broken link due to Forum upgrade - use this next one
Overview of SpamCop Services (currently under revision)
How does SpamCop reporting work?
Why am I Blocked?
Has your email been blocked? (ISP, Mailing List Admin, Advertiser)
SpamCop Blocking List - Am I listed?
SenderBase's "Magnitude" Explained
Why am I getting all these bounces? Updated!
Why does SpamCop want to send a report to my own network administrator?
Password Problems?
Am I running mailing lists responsibly? Updated!
Outlook 2003 REG hack to work around MIME issues
Alternate Outlook 2003/XP e-mail submit methods
Reporting GMail filtered spam - Tutorial
New!!Reporting GMail spam with Thunderbird via an IMAP connection
Why Outlook Express Forward doesn't work / Secure E-Mail Handling
E-Mail Address Removal, Unsubscription, & Listwashing
Yahoo Groups Mail Blocked?
Say NO to the Challenge/Response Lunacy
Cost of spam
Software Development Life Cycle principles for spam
Spammer Rules
How can I contact a SpamCop representative?
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way (language issue, but there really is only one defintion for RTFM)
Subscribe/Unsubscribe to the news.spamcop.net Mailing Lists
SpamCop Parsing and Reporting Service
What is this? How does it work? How do I use it?
SpamCop Report Types
SpamCop Analogous to a Credit Reporting Agency?
How do I sign up?
Rules - everybody read! (recent changes made ... you may need to re-look)
-----> On what type of email should I (not) use SpamCop?
-----> Reporting of Usenet Posts no longer allowed May 4, 2007
-----> Material changes to spam
-------> Material changes to spam - Updated!
-----> What if I break the rule(s)?
Why was my authorization revoked?
What do I need to know to get started reporting spam?
Parsing & Reporting spam - decisions, problems
How do I get my email program to reveal the full, unmodified email?
-----> See also the tutorials in the How to use .... > SpamCop Reporting section
How do I configure Mailhosts for SpamCop?
-----> Mailhost System Configuration Explanation
-----> MailHost Configuration Problems FAQ started
-----> Mailhosts Typical Questions A less technical version
-----> One version of a Step-by-step MailHost set-up
-----> "Sorry, confirmation codes do not match:" - Why?
-----> MailHostConfiguration - Wiki Version
What is Mole Reporting?
What is Quick Reporting?
How can I unsend a Report?
Member and account management questions - Report-only accounts (Free & Fuel)
How do I submit spam via email?
-----> Submit address - what is and where to find it
Is there a limit on reporting spam?
-----> 3,000 per day
-----> not older than 48 hours
-----> 50k per spam/100k per e-mail in a "multiple spam in a single e-mail" submittal
Why did my spam load increase after I started Reporting?
How do I set up SpamAssassin to work with SpamCop?
How To Get Report History
Can I automatically forward spam from my spamtraps?
SpamCop Reporting of Viruses is Back!
Browser Issues
Firefox Cookie Exception for Reporting
IE Cookie Exception for Reporting
SpamCop has quit working with Netscape 4.x
E-mail Submittal Problems / Issues
E-Mail spam submittals blocked by your ISP? Updated!
Emailed spam Submissions Disappearing? No Confirmation e-mails?
Parsing Problems / Issues
How Do I Show Full / Technical Details in a Parse?
"Header incomplete, aborting." and "No source IP address found, cannot proceed."
Causes of "Would send" and "If reported today, reports would be sent to:" messages
SpamCop said "No reports filed." What does it mean?
Steps taken by the parser, general overview
The Link Analysis Process
SpamCop reporting of spamvertized sites - some philosophy
Getting a Tracking URL from a Report ID
NEW! Insufficient Munging? Spammer 'Remove Lists'
How does SpamCop interface with SURBL?
NEW!How to handle spam sent to Report ID address
Forward as Attachment Instructions
Forwarding "As Attachment" from GroupWise 6.x
Forwarding "As Attachment" from HotMail
Forwarding "As Attachment" From OE6
Forwarding "As Attachment" From SpamCop Webmail
Forwarding "As Attachment" from ThunderBird (multiple e-mails)
Forwarding "As Attachment" from Yahoo (U.S.)
SpamCop Email System & Accounts
What is this SpamCop Mail Service?
What is the cost?
How do I sign up?
NEW! How many SpamCop e-mail accounts do I need?
--> One is enough
--> Maybe I need three or more?
How do I sign up for multiple accounts under the family plan?
Discounted Additional Account, more detail
When does my account expire?
How do I renew my account?
How do I setup my account?
SpamCop E-Mail Account Storage Quota / Limit
What is VER (Very Easy Reporting)?
I can report and trash but not Delete from Held Folder
Jeff G.'s Guide to accessing SpamCop email using OE and IMAP
Webmail Keyboard Shortcut Reference Card
I forgot my Password / can't login / other account problems
How I use my SpamCop E-Mail account examples
Blocking and Blackhole lists available
How To Stop Filtering With The SCBL, for SpamCop Email System Customers
FAQ about the Personal Blacklist and Whitelist
FAQ about POP'ing out of SpamCop
Email System "POP Configuration" Setup
FAQ about WebMail
FAQ about Webmail: Deleting and Moving Messages
WebMail Login problems & General Slowness, First things to check
Reporting spam from Webmail
FAQ about IMAP
IMAP - Deleting E-Mail
Does SpamCop offer an SMTP server for sending out email?
-----> Beta Test Outgoing SMTP AUTH
How to save Sent Mail in SpamCop Webmail
FAQ about Filtering and Held Mail
FAQ about the personal webmail filters, Client filters within webmail
Messages not Filtered - Why?
Why does SpamCop release so much spam to me?
Jeff G.'s Guide to SpamCop Quick Reporting from a SpamCop E-Mail Account
Does SpamCop work with AOL/MSN/Hotmail?
I want email to go from myaccount[at]myemail.com and back to the same account. Is this possible?
I want SpamCop Report traffic to go to one e-mail address, real e-mail to go to another e-mail address
When does my account expire?
Where can I get further assistance?
Why can't I receive any email?
Getting Mail From The SpamCop Email System
IMP/Horde FAQ
SpamCop Blocking List Service
How do I configure my mailserver to reject mail based on the blocklist?
What is on the list?
How can I be de-listed
One-time automatic BL De-listing
How much does it cost?
Is it possible to download the entire blocklist?
How can I check if an IP is on the list?
If my IP is listed, does it mean I am a spammer or my ISP hosts spammers?
Why can't I get to the blocking list from ATT's network?
SCBL "will be delisted in 0 hours" (now shown as 'in a short time') explained
General Information about SpamCop
How can I get help? How can I report a bug? How can I suggest a feature?
SpamCop Newsgroups List of active newsgroups
What are the rules for posting to the forum?
May I create a link to SpamCop from my site?
Can I get a copy of the source code for SpamCop?
Who is Julian Haight?
Why did I get a spam promoting SpamCop?
What are some general tips for responding to questions in the forum?
Adding items to the FAQ
Features and Bugs
Use the parser without reference to your mailhosts configuration
Non-SpamCop information
Make an anonymous donation to support SpamCop
Can I advertise on SpamCop?
Help for abuse-desks and administrators
These are questions commonly asked by Internet Service Providers. Users of SpamCop need not read this (skip on down a few sections), but may find it interesting. You have probably arrived here because of a SpamCop report. Please read the introduction for information about the report you are viewing.
Introduction - What is this thing? How does it work?
SpamCop Report Types
I have been falsely and/or maliciously accused of spamming, what can I do?
How can I contact a real person about this?
The SpamCop Checkblock page says: "System has sent mail to SpamCop spam traps...." How do I get information about spam trap hits? New (added by Steve T 17-Jan-2007)
Interacting with SpamCop and its users:
You are mailbombing me! How can I make it stop?
How can I get SpamCop reports about my network?
--> NEW! Additional data on ISP Accounts, Why can't I get more (actual) data?
How do I register an abuse@ email address?
How can I get removed from SpamCop's blocking system?
Once I close a spammer's account, how can I prevent others reporting it?
How can I respond to spam complaints via email?
How can I control what type of reports I receive?
You've munged the header...
How do I get in touch with the person who filed the complaint?
Help with SpamCop reports and spam in general
Robots: Mailing lists and autoresponders
I didn't originate the spam. My server might have relayed this message. Why report it to me?
What does a SpamCop Report look like?
Why did SpamCop report this usenet message to me?
General questions:
Who appointed you the "cop" of the internet? Where do you get off?
My web site got terminated/threatened because of SpamCop, but I did not send the spam. What's the big idea?
Why did SpamCop submit my server to relay-testing sites?
What is your opinion of FFA (free for all) pages?
How do Deputies respond to appeals?
Abuse-queue management tools
How many other BLs am I on?
Assistance stopping spam:
I'm receiving spam reports, but my mail server logs don't reflect it. Why?
HTTP Proxies (Cisco / Squid / Mailtraq)
Formmail Original FAQ ---- Forum Update
--> One hack Explained
Notes/Domino 6 & 7 Forum : Some sources of information
Open Relay Servers
Adding BLs to Postfix
spam-sending malware
But my Exchange 2000 server is secured against relaying!
How can I control spam from my network?
How can I control unsolicited bounces?
SOCKS Proxy Servers
Links to help with removing open proxies
Other information, help and links
What other sites should I visit to help learn about, fight, handle spam?
OnGuardOnline - practical tips from the federal government and the technology industry
CAN-spam Act of 2003 - Bill Number S.877 for the 108th U.S. Congress
Abuse.net's introduction to spam: What is it and why is it bad?
Elsop's anti-spam page - lots of other links to more information
Rick's spam Digest - spam info, mechanics, tools, links
Defenses against spam
U.S. FTC spam page for the Consumer
spam
SamSpade - tools for the unix-deprived and other good info
Bestprac.com - A guide for all types of users on how to avoid spamming
Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center
abuse.net - ISP abuse address clearinghouse
Realtime blackhole list - blocking of selected email servers
Spamhaus - Lists ISPs who keep organized spamming alive
spam Links - Many Resources, Definitions, and Tools
The SpamCon Foundation (formerly suespammers.org)
The author of this software, Julian Haight
Net abuse jargon file - Cues for the acronym challenged
Net abuse FAQ - all about spam
An organization to fight "street spam" - those unsightly weight loss signs on the highway.
What Some Of The Stuff In An Email Header Means
Reading Email Headers.
Sneakemail is a service that gives you more control over the emails you receive.
SpamList is a config file for sendmail which agressively blocks spam. Use with caution.
SPEWS is not SpamCop, SpamCop is not SPEWS - Note the spelling
SpamWars, a humorous kill-the-spammer browser-based game
Monitoring and reporting worm/hacking activity
Marjolein's Ban spam page - includes reporting addresses
spam Links - spam Reporting Addresses
The Crystal Cave - News, Tools, Resources to combat spam
Norman De Forest's spam Page
How Reverse DNS Works
Surf the Internet Safely
Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center
Inside Outlook Express
Anti-Phishing Working Group
U.S.DoJ Identity Theft and Fraud Information
Follow the Money; or, why does my computer keep getting infested with spyware?
Phone number spam
World-wide spam spew sources
Nigeria - The 419 Coalition Website
Suggested Free Security Tools and Apps for Windows
Recursos anti-spam en español
Campaña anti-spam de El Espectador (Uruguay)
Información básica acerca del 'spam'
Credit and thanks
Noting that the above link is Julian's credit / contributor list for the stuff found at spamcop.net and JT's newsgroup and e-mail support. What follows is my list of credit for the web-based Forum stuff .... for starters, the contributors to this existing FAQ (not sure I've got a 100% identity list, don't have permission to use real names, and will probably add more items into this FAQ and forget to update this list .. apologies in advance for missing the kudos and correct attributions) ... and just to keep things a bit off-kilter, in reverse alphabetical order;
WB8TYW
turetzsr (who does request to be known as Steve T)
Telarin (Will Russell, MCP)
studog
StevenUnderwood
petzl
PeterJ
Miss Betsy
Mike Easter
Merlyn
Lukas
lcusdtech
jongrose
Jank1887
Jeff G.
Don Wannit
dbiel
DavidT
Borgholio
agsteele