How do you track spam mail?

JdBuyer · 01-28-2005, 05:59 AM

From : peterpan.pan@gmail.com
Sent : Thursday, January 27, 2005 9:50 PM
To : my email
Subject : The Ultimate Rally - Summer 2006

Received: from Forums.pelicanparts.com ([66.236.61.177]) by mc9-f23.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.211); Thu, 27 Jan 2005 20:50:13 -0800
Received: from Forums ([192.168.100.15]) by Forums.pelicanparts.com (Post.Office MTA v3.5.3 release 223 ID# 0-0U10L2S100V35) with SMTP id com for ; Thu, 27 Jan 2005 20:50:13 -0800
X-Message-Info: 6sSXyD95QpX+v14ZO+UwZq5mYnqN3ydXLjkqvDJrXLk=
Return-Path: wayne@pelicanparts.com

How does this happen? And how do you track these spam emails?

id10t · 01-28-2005, 09:05 AM

Header information on email can be spoofed... wasn't in this case. This particular spammer just scripted the "email a member" function and used pparts resources to do it.

Stanley · 01-28-2005, 10:13 AM

Looks like the spammer squeaked through and was able to get to a few members. Wayne is doing his best to stop this. I don't believe there is anything that you can do about it, at least in this case it has to be done on Wayne's end. He posted this in "The Future of Pelican Parts - In Jeopardy" thread.

Quote:

Thanks for the comments so far.

To add insult to injury - that butthead spammer who was able to PM all of our members about a month ago, just tried to do it again, five minutes after I posted this message. Now, I just spent another evening at 3AM cleaning up this server and making sure it's clear and ready for you guys tomorrow morning.

-Wayne

JdBuyer · 01-28-2005, 01:16 PM

Yes I read that thread, and yes I know emails can be spoofed, the question I have among this email and the countless others i get about cilas and herbal penis pills how can you trace these emails back to the spammers, any hi tech geeks know?