How do I use this resource?
Well, as a provider you probably already know which IP blocks
you are responsible for. Look in the appropriate IP segment
and find your company. If it isn't listed, congratulations, we
aren't currently aware of any spamvertized destinations on your
network at this time. If it is listed, click on your entries to
research any suspected abuse we are aware of.
Why would I use this site?
A better questions is why wouldn't you? We've put together a
tool that can save your abuse staff time and effort -- thereby
saving you a substantial amount of money. If you actually do
want to combat spam, this should be one of the tools in your
arsenal.
How do I get off this list?
Good question. To put it simply, you can't. Once you are on
the list you'll stay there. However, you will notice that some
companies show zero instances of spamvertizing abuse. We'd
suggest aiming for a nice low number -- then being on this list
will be a positive statement about your abuse policy enforcement.
Why do you show blocklist inclusions?
We list this because it is important information for your potential
customers. Although the general public isn't yet that aware of
blocklists, they should be using them to determine the quality of
service that you are offering. You should be using them as after
the fact notices of abuse within your IP space. This web site acts
as a spotlight and allows you to visibly compete with other service
providers with respect to your stance against UCE/UBE abuse.
Where did you get this data from?
IP block hierarchy is public information. Abuse event data is
compiled from analysis of actual email messages. Combining the
two sets of information resulted in an interesting view of data
that we decided to publish on the Internet. Consider this web site
an interesting version of a consumer report.
How current is your data?
Good question. Our data is current to a maximum latency of about
three hours. This means that you can find items on our system
before the end of a spamming run. This, of course, is all thanks
to our data provider which operates real-time analsysis,
classification and delivery systems. To borrow an advertising
slogan... "If it's out there, it's in here."
Why don't I find anything in Google Groups for X?
Another good question. There can be several reasons. One is
that we're showing the abuse here before anyone has posted a
copy to the sightings newsgroup. Another is that there are some
postings in sightings, but that Google hasn't had time to index
them yet. Finally, perhaps there are no reports yet. This will
happen from time to time and it could even mean that the item in
in question was not an instance of abuse.
Vroom's Net