What is the first thing you do after receiving spam email? If you are like most people, it probably goes like this:
* Getting annoyed.
* Moving the message to your spam folder hoping that your provider/client will filter similar messages in the future.
The above approach, however, does not solve, but merely hides the problem — the spammers will keep spamming, and you will keep receiving them, even if you are not always aware of them since they end up in your spam folder.
SpamCop is a free service offered by Cisco which enables its users to report unsolicited email. For each email reported as spam, SpamCop determines the origin of the email and sends automated reports to the respective network owners.
Furthermore — and that’s the best part — given that a spammer is reported by an adequate number of users, the spammer’s IP is inserted into a blacklist, known as SpamCop Blocking List (SCBL), which helps email service providers throughout the world to identify and block spam sources before reaching your inbox.
Use the SpamCop DNS-based Blocking List with your own mailserver and get safe and effective spam filtering for free.
Oddly enough, I see I still have a very old (and still active) account at this service. I must have been mad enough one day to have started reporting spammers. Now, if only this was so easy for robocallers!
See
Put on a Mask and Fight Spam with SpamCop
How to create a SpamCop account and use it to report spam email.
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