[Paddlewise] [No paddling content; Netcom] Re: [CPAKayaker] Note from Ralph Diaz

On Mon, Feb 16, 1998 at 11:44:58AM -0800, rdiaz_at_ix.netcom.com wrote:
> I have been having trouble in the last week or so with some of my
> outgoing and incoming email getting lost.  It is a problem with my
> carrier, Netcom, which they have acknowledged as a broader problem with
> their equipment.

Ralph and other Netcom users: you may also be experiencing problems
because Netcom has refused to deal effectively with the spam emanating
from their systems and as a consequence, site managers at other
Internet locations have been implementing an increasing number of
blocks (mail, news, web) to try to prevent their systems from being
abused by traffic emanating from Netcom.

In fact, Netcom is scheduled to be UDP'd this Friday unless a massive
turnaround occurs (announcement enclosed below).   You may wish to
begin looking for another ISP if that happens, or if it is
escalated to an IDP.

---Rsk
Rich Kulawiec
rsk_at_gsp.org


> From: spamless_at_pacbell.net (Doug Mackall)
> Newsgroups: news.admin.announce
> Subject: UDP NOTICE:  Netcom.com
> Date: Fri, 13 Feb 1998 18:34:22 -0800
> 
> [...]
> 
> Despite repeated complaints about usenet spam originating from Netcom's 
> news servers, Netcom US has not only not acted to solve the problem but has 
> ignored  the growing public outcry against this problem.
> 
> After several days of discussion of a potential UDP against Netcom US in 
> a public forum they still remain silent, and the spam continues unabated.
> 
> Since it appears to be the corporate policy of Netcom US to 
> ignore complaints of spam, and to ignore abuse of their systems by 
> spammers, a full active Usenet Death Penalty of Netcom US will be 
> instituted beginning at the close of business 17:00 PST, Friday, February 
> 20, 1998.
> 
> This action shall remain in effect until such time as Netcom US 
> dramatically reduces the amount of usenet spam originating from its 
> servers, and publicly declares a solid anti spam policy which includes 
> giving it's abuse department the authority to suspend or terminate accounts 
> that have been determined to be the source of abuse.
> 
> It is our sincere hope that Netcom US will respond favourably to these 
> issues before the implementation of a UDP is necessary.
> 
> It should be made clear that this action does not apply to Netcom Canada or 
> Netcom UK or their customers.
> 
> 
> If and when this action takes place, those sites that do not wish to 
> participate can alias out the psuedosite "netcomusudp" to avoid the UDP 
> cancel messages.
> 
> Any site wishing to avoid all UDP actions may alias out the 
> psuedosite "udpcancel" to avoid all such messages.
> 
> 
> Douglas Mackall
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