On the subject of things I hate...

[ellenmillion]

Does anyone know if there is any recourse for people using my domain as a from-address on spam? Some bastard is sending 'discount valium' crap from s_rch_il@ellenmilliongraphics.com... just as a from address, not as an actual route from what I can decipher of the header-info, but I'm getting undeliverable message warnings in my inbox from people it's been sent to. I plan to go block incoming messages to that address, but I'd rather nail the slimy little creep to the wall. And is this going to get my address listed on spam-blockers? Rargh.

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[rhiamon.livejournal.com]

I get that from time to time. Just this week I've had a slew of them, from different IPs and each changing the bit in front of the @. I've been copying the headers (wherein the originating IP can usually be traced) and reporting them through SpamCop. Last time it happened, that seemed to help after a while; at least I've not been getting them from the same IP as before, but apparently my domain name is still floating around some spammers "here's a good domain name to use" lists.

As for getting your address listed on spam-blockers - maybe...it depends on whether the blocker-list is domain-based, or IP-based. If it's IP-based (as I think SpamCop is), no. If it's domain-based (like AOL seems to do), it might. I've been blocked on occasion from AOL because when users forward the spam, AOL (apparently) only reads the domain name, and do not trace the originating IP.

I'd love to go after these buggers as well, but so far I've not been able to find a way to do it in my research!