cherrick Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 I got this email from a Don D'Minion. Is this real? Does this guy work for SpamCop? Should I follow his instructions? <copy of email> Date: Sat, 16 Jul 2011 06:37:51 -0600 [07:37:51 AM CDT] From: SpamCop Admin <service[at]SpamCop.net>Add service[at]SpamCop.net to my Address Book To: Chuck Herrick <cherrick[at]spamcop.net>Add cherrick[at]spamcop.net to my Address Book Subject: [spamCop Message] Mailhosts 5563572527 Priority: High Priority 1 (Highest) Headers: Show All Headers I am sorry to report that spammer tricks are getting better every day, which means the spam you are submitting cannot always be processed correctly by our system. Unfortunately, that results in SpamCop accepting forged information supplied by the spammer, and causes our parse to accuse innocent bystanders of being the source of the spam. Please review the enclosed information about our Mailhosts system, with particular attention to the last two paragraphs. And please retain the current subject line in *ALL* correspondence about this issue. You can compensate for the spammer tricks by running our Mailhost configuration utility so that SpamCop can create a list of the services that handle your email so that our system will know what servers to trust when you report your spam. You'll need to configure a host for *all* the providers you receive mail through. That would include any webmail hosts, such as Yahoo, HotMail, or gMail, and forwarding services like Bigfoot or Sneakemail, and any other services that provide you an email address, such as alumni associations or professional associations. You can accomplish that by logging into your SpamCop account at http://www.spamcop.net and using the Mailhosts tab to tell SpamCop about *all* of your service providers, forwarding services, and webmail hosts. You only need to register one email address for each network/host/service that provides you an email address. SpamCop doesn't care about email addresses or domains. It only wants to know about the hosts/services that supply you with email services. Registering your email providers is pretty much the same as reporting spam, except that you return our test emails to a different address, or copy/paste them into a different form. The instructions are contained in every test email we send. The Mailhost system is an effective defense against spammer forgeries because when SpamCop knows about all of your email providers, it can more accurately pinpoint the true source of the spam. Registering your hosts completely changes the way SpamCop looks at your spam. I'm sorry, but I can't allow clever spammer forgeries to fool our system into reporting innocent bystanders, so I have had to suspend your reporting privileges until you get the Mailhost configuration completed. You can still log into your account even though reporting has been disabled. Just ignore the "disabled" error message and click on the Mailhosts tab. ALSO... As soon as you're finished, please let me know so that I can reinstate your account and get you back to reporting spam. - Don D'Minion - SpamCop Admin - service[at]admin.spamcop.net </copy of email> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petzl Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 I got this email from a Don D'Minion. Is this real? Does this guy work for SpamCop? Should I follow his instructions? <copy of email> [sNIPPED] </copy of email> YES and please remove the personal email (use edit) I'm just a SpamCop Member like you not staff You need to set up your mailhost or you will be shooting yourself (not spammer) Just wrote a how to do here (might makes sense?) http://forum.spamcop.net/forums/index.php?...amp;#entry78358 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wazoo Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 I got this email from a Don D'Minion. Is this real? Does this guy work for SpamCop? Should I follow his instructions? SpamCop Staff Mail-Host Configuration of your Reporting Account Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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