The World According to Nils » E-Mail

Nuke the Spammers

Nils — Tue, 31 Dec 2002 13:21:32 +0000

After I locked down my mail server as much as possible (use of various RBLs, no fallback MX’s), I still receive the occasional Spam mail. Almost all of this seems to be from Brazil and China, with an occasional mail originating in the US, Denmark, or Singapore. Now some of these countries are part of the civilized world – The US and EU are working on anti-spam laws, and what we really need is a department of the police that will track down Internet criminals – illegal spamming, pyramid schemes, and other fraud. If such a unit were to be established, I’d gladly apply for a job.

However, some of the problem will always remain. How do you crack down on a spammer who lives in China? My solution to this problem is very, very simple. Force these countries to take drastic action against spammers. If they do not comply with our demands, declare war on them. If we take out their NOCs with precision guided bombs, that should very nicely solve the spammer problem. I am quite serious about this. Wars have been fought over much less annoying things than spam. After living for like eight years with this crap now I am really fed up. Give me a spammer and I will cut off his hands so he never uses a computer again.

Hey, a frustrated geek may dream, no?

Get your Email adresses right!

Nils — Sun, 29 Dec 2002 23:45:33 +0000

People – I really appreciate it when you send me feedback on my site, and I am happy to answer any questions and help you where I can, but if you include a return email address that doesn’t work, then you will never hear from me. Latest in the series of people who do this is a Tony from San Antonio, Texas. So, send me your correct email address and I can send you a reply too.

It cannot be **that** hard to get an email address right, now can it?

Old Email Address

Nils — Mon, 07 Oct 2002 07:17:49 +0000

I just learned that one of my oldest remaining mail addresses – *nils@work.de* – has been switched off a while ago. If you are trying to reach me that way, you will be out of luck. Use my current address – nils [at] jeppe.de – to contact me. (Or just leave comments on this website, if it’s about something “public”).

_Update November 15th, 2005:_ Not only has the above address been canceled, they eventually assigned it to a new employee. You have been warned.