Do not make the mistake of thinking that because my conclusion is the same as another person's that my reasoning is the same
I saw another spam comment.
I haven't gotten many of them. But I don't like them. And this time I remembered to check the owner of the logged IP address.
See, I figure this ain't no script kiddie spamming us. It's a business, with a fixed IP range.
Search results for: 64.161.246.100
Pac Bell Internet Services PBI-NET-8 (NET-64-160-0-0-1)
64.160.0.0 - 64.175.255.255
Exoto SBC064161246096030115 (NET-64-161-246-96-1)
64.161.246.96 - 64.161.246.111
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And you know what?
I was right. Not only do I find them, I get their name, address, phone number, ISP and abuse contact. I'm emailing [email protected] tonight. I suggest all of you that get spammed (even the conservatives!) spread the word. Get the logged IP and run it thru http://ws.arin.net/cgi-bin/whois.pl to get the information to turn they nasty asses in.
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CustName: Exoto
Address: 5440 Atlantis Court
City: Moorpark
StateProv: CA
PostalCode: 93021
Country: US
RegDate: 2003-01-15
Updated: 2003-01-15
NetRange: 64.161.246.96 - 64.161.246.111
CIDR: 64.161.246.96/28
NetName: SBC064161246096030115
NetHandle: NET-64-161-246-96-1
Parent: NET-64-160-0-0-1
NetType: Reassigned
Comment: For Policy Abuse issues, contact: [email protected]
Comment: For Technical issues, contact: [email protected]
RegDate: 2003-01-15
Updated: 2003-01-15
TechHandle: PIA2-ORG-ARIN
TechName: IPAdmin-PBI
TechPhone: +1-888-212-5411
TechEmail: [email protected]
OrgAbuseHandle: APB2-ARIN
OrgAbuseName: Abuse - Pacific Bell
OrgAbusePhone: +1-888-212-5411
OrgAbuseEmail: [email protected]
OrgNOCHandle: SPBI-ARIN
OrgNOCName: Support - Pacific Bell Internet
OrgNOCPhone: +1-888-212-5411
OrgNOCEmail: [email protected]
OrgTechHandle: PIA2-ORG-ARIN
OrgTechName: IPAdmin-PBI
OrgTechPhone: +1-888-212-5411
OrgTechEmail: [email protected]
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