Re: gte.net

[Jose Nazario <jose () BIOCSERVER BIOC CWRU EDU>]

On Tue, 20 Mar 2001, Peter Masloch wrote:

> I (my mailserver) have received in the last 24 hours over 12000
> e-mails from this guy at cable31-080.gte.net[24.96.60.80] I already
> tryed to contact gte.net over abuse () gte net and asked them to
> investigate this but i didn't get any answer.

install some filters. on your MTA and on your routers.

> It is realy becoming a problem since this large ammount of e-mails is
> slowing down my mailserver and some of my 7000 user are getting a
> little bit pissed off.....

i bet. can you filter traffic? at the upstream? if you have that many
accounts you should have a cozy relationship with your upstream. see if a
filter can be put in place.

good luck

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