#Help on Help¼Context sensitive help is available by clicking with the *right* mouse button on the item concerned.
Once you're in the Help system:
- Browse the "Topics" list
- Enter a few characters of a relevant word in the "Find" box
- Use the "Find Next" button to try to find a more relevant instance of your search word
- Double click on a word in the body of the help text to find other references
#Preferences¼Sets up various options.
Context sensitive help is available by clicking with the *right* mouse button on the item concerned.
Once you're in the Help system:
- Browse the "Topics" list
- Enter a few characters of a relevant word in the "Find" box
- Use the "Find Next" button to try to find a more relevant instance of your search word
- Double click on a word in the body of the help text to find other references
#Spam Prevention¼One source of addresses for spammers is Usenet postings. This is why you see "damaged" addresses such as user@NOSPAMsite.com. Spam Hater lets you do something similar by providing this special News Poster.
Context sensitive help is available by clicking with the *right* mouse button on the item concerned.
Once you're in the Help system:
- Browse the "Topics" list
- Enter a few characters of a relevant word in the "Find" box
- Use the "Find Next" button to try to find a more relevant instance of your search word
- Double click on a word in the body of the help text to find other references
#Spam Response¼The main function of Spam Hater - analyses the spam and prepares a response. It also helps you make more advanced enquiries to trace the culprit.
Context sensitive help is available by clicking with the *right* mouse button on the item concerned.
Once you're in the Help system:
- Browse the "Topics" list
- Enter a few characters of a relevant word in the "Find" box
- Use the "Find Next" button to try to find a more relevant instance of your search word
- Double click on a word in the body of the help text to find other references
#Addresses¼This is a list of the addresses that Spam Hater has extracted from the Spam.
They will receive your complaint. {{Spam Response}}
#Remove¼Removes the selected address from the list. When the list is long, this button is replaced by an "Add" button {{Spam Response}}
#Add¼Adds the selected address from the list. When the list is short, this button is replaced by a "Remove" button {{Spam Response}}
#Remove Forever¼Removes the selected address from the list. It will never be used again. This is useful for your own address as spams often contain it. {{Spam Response}}
#Edit Forever¼(Spam Hater Gold Only)
Edits the Remove Forever list so you can correct mistakes
#Autoclose¼(Spam Hater Gold Only)
Where possible, automatically closes your outgoing e-mail. Caution: You don't get to inspect the message and recipients for appropriateness!
#Add Abuse¼Some providers maintain an address "abuse@their.site" to receive complaints. This adds all the appropriate addresses to the list {{Spam Response}}
#Add Postmasters¼All providers should maintain an address "postmaster@their.site" to receive complaints. This adds all the appropriate addresses to the list {{Spam Response}}
#Analyse¼Reads in the Spam and determines where to send the complaint {{Spam Response}}
#Append Spam¼Adds a copy of the Spam to your response so that the recipient can see exactly what you are complaining about{{Spam Response}}
#Send Response¼Despatches your response to your e-mail program {{Spam Response}}
#Edit¼Opens an editor for the standard spam response messages {{Spam Response}}
#Domain Enquiries¼Requests more information about the apparent domain of the spammer {{Spam Response}}
#Trace Route¼Requests a trace of the route to a spammer's domain. This reveals the upstream providers who may be worth complaining to
You may have an "On Line" checkbox available if your system has the facility.
A typical trace will look like:...
...
9 upstream.net (111.222.333.444) 101 ms 87 ms 108 ms
10 spammer.com (123.456.789.012) 95 ms 90 ms 91 ms
This tells you that mailing postmaster@upstream.net may turn up the heat.{{Spam Response}}
#Spam Sample¼Shows the Spam{{Spam Response}}
#Trace Route Servers¼Sometimes servers are slow or unreliable. If this happens, use this list to try another.{{Spam Response}}
#Anonymous Servers¼Used as part of the process of posting safely, sometimes these servers are slow or unreliable. If this happens, use this list to try another.
Note that Usenet itself is slow and unreliable and that there are many reasons why your posting may not be seen everywhere. In particular, it may take several days to reach your local system.{{Spam Response}}
#Newsgroups¼Enter a list of groups you want to post to. Separate groups with commas and don't use any spaces.
E.G. alt.test,uk.test
#E-Mail Program¼Spam Hater works with a variety of e-mail programs. Find yours here.
#Subject¼Every post must have an informative subject.
#Signature¼This is where you put your real e-mail address to help real people respond to your posting.
#Send¼Send your completed post to the group via a "Mail To News" gateway
#Follow Up¼A "Follow Up" is a reply to an existing post. If someone posts a question in a group, you answer it with a Follow Up and everyone can read it
To make a Follow Up post:
- View the original post in your ordinary software
- Press the "Follow Up" button in Spam Hater
- Edit your post
- Press the Send Button in Spam Hater
#Overview¼Spam Hater reads the Spam you've received and prepares a
flame in reply
How to use Spam Hater
- View the Spam in Ameol (or other mailer - see below)
- Select a specific mailer with the E-Mail program selector
- Press "Analyse the Spam" (Different procedure for Outlook Express)
- Check the list of addresses carefully for errors
- Click on "Send Response"
Spam Hater opens a new mail form and fills in the address, subject
and message. Send it off in the normal way
There are also facilities for posting to Usenet with an anonymous address to foil address collection software used by spammers.
#Command Line Switch¼If you put /a on the command line that launches Spam Hater
there's no need to push the "Analyse the Spam" button.
#Minimize After Posting¼Check this box to make Spam Hater minimize as soon as it's posted your article.
#Flame Selector¼Select the message you want to send
#Add @abuse.networks.net¼Abuse.networks.net is an experiment in automatically routing complaints to the correct address.
If you check this option then an address such as "spammer.com" will generate additional mail to spammer.com@abuse.networks.net. This may have a better chance of reaching the right person.
#Via Remailer¼(Gold Only)
Sends your complaints via an "anonymous remailer". If they reach the spammer himself, it's harder for him to extract your address and spam you more.
This cannot be used via abuse.networks.net so *un*check under Preferences if you can't see this facility.
#Pause between messages out¼(Gold Only)
Some modes generate several messages. Check this box to have them sent out to your outbox without a pause.
#Special procedure for Outlook Express¼
Before pressing the Analyse button in Spam Hater, you must perform this sequence in Outlook Express:
- Click File and then Properties
- Click the Details tab
- Click the Message Source button
#Detect WWW Addresses¼(Gold Only)
Control whether Spam Hater extracts WWW addresses from the spam. The free version always detects.
#Detect Domain from Message-ID¼(Gold Only)
Control whether Spam Hater extracts addresses from the spam's "Message-ID". The free version always detects.
#Respond to dubious domains¼(Gold Only)
Controls whether Spam Hater tries to mail known doubtful domains.
#Use numeric domains too¼(Gold Only)
These are useful for some tracking operations - especially with Traceroute
#Prevent DejaNews Archiving¼Another trick for keeping out of the databases. Puts a special header in your News Postings via Spam Hater to prevent archiving.
#What's New¼
Spam Hater V2.08
* Minor bug fixes
* Extra mailers supported
Spam Hater V2.07
* Support for Eudora Pro V3.0.5 (32)
* Support for Microsoft Outlook Express V4
Spam Hater V2.06
* Support for Netscape Communicator V4.03 (32)
* Adjustments to cope with Cyberpromo/AGIS situation
Spam Hater V2.04
* Support for Netscape Communicator V4.01 (32)
* Improved support for Eudora Light V3.0.1 (32)
* Can purchase Spam Hater Gold by encrypted e-mail
* Filters out bogus addreses such as 12345@here and 98765@there
* Other bogus filters
* On line Trace Route available if your system supports it (see below)
* By default, chooses Trace Route servers at random so as to even out the load.
Spam Hater V2.00
* Operation via clipboard available for those without supported mailers
* Support for more mailers including Juno V1.23
* More sophisticated "analyse" function
* Spam Hater Gold option
Spam Hater V1.05
* More flexible flame selection system
* Send flame to vendor of spam software where known
* More flames
* Shows you the reason why particular addresses are selected. Just point the mouse at an address in the list and a "reason" pops up.
* Does not mail some known-to-bounce addresses
* Support for Turnpike 3.01 (32)
* Support for Eudora Light V3.0.1 beta 14
* Support for Pronto Lite 2.3
* (Limited) support for MS Exchange V4.0.410.59
* Spam Hater no longer allows you your choice of anonymous posting address. You can still post without your real address but the "From:" line will be that supplied by the anonymous remailer. This change is because around the middle of February 1997, the "mail to news" gateway was changed to prevent the previous technique working.
Spam Hater V1.00
This is a major release with lots of new features.
* Tool to help keep you out of spammers databases - post as
user@NO_SPAM.COM
* Support for more e-mail programs including AOL 3.0 for W95
* Analyses Usenet spam
* New, more polite flame available
* Context sensitive help - right mouse click on the item concerned
* Can get more detailed information when choosing the driver for your
mailer.
* Choice of Trace Route servers
* Choice of servers used for part of the Usenet posting
* Shows a sample of the spam it's analysing
* Improved handling of Website addresses
* E-Mail addresses will be discarded if they do not end with .com, .uk,
.edu or one of the many legitimate endings. This should stop Spam Hater
trying to use Usenet group names as domains, etc.
* Problems with drivers for Agent and Eudora Pro 3.0 fixed
* Problems with MS Internet Explorer, Internet Mail and Eudora Light
1.5.4. multiple addressing fixed.
* If the initial Analyse results in more than 12 addresses, the method
of choosing response addresses is reversed. Normally, you use a
"Remove" button. Instead an "Add" button is provided with a warning.
* Error 76 at 10 fixed
* Other Bug fixes
#Ameol¼Ameol users may like to install Spam Hater on the Toolbar.
Installation
In Ameol:
- Select Settings, then Toolbar (Not "Tool Bar")
- In the Category list, find Spares (at the bottom)
- Click on the spare tyre button in the list and drag it too the toolbar (IE,
don't release the mouse button)
- One you reach the toolbar, you release the button
- Click on Browse and find spamhate.exe. You will see a line in the External
Application box (typically)
c:\spamhate\spamhate.exe
- Click on OK
- Click on Close
Using Spam Hater in Ameol
Simply click on the Spam Hater button on the Toolbar.
#Headers Only¼To save bandwidth, it may be better not to send the whole spam back. The message headers are often sufficient. Checking this box will stop the spam body being sent.
#Online¼If you check this box, the Trace Route function will happen immediately provided you have full Internet access. Otherwise, a request is sent by mail.
Note that while this works for most people, if it doesn't work for you, you need local support to resolve it. It's not possible for us to help.
#Use Specified Server¼Normally, Spam Hater chooses a Trace Route server at random. Check this box to allow you to choose a specific one.
#Minimize After Responding¼Tucks Spam Hater out of the way after you have sent the response
#Add spam software supplier¼Some suppliers of spamming software advertise their wares in the headers of the spam produced!
Do you think that these people should see your complaint as well? If, so, check this box and if Spam Hater knows their address, it will add them to the recipients!
#Postmasters Only¼There is a theory that one should not attempt to reply direct to a spammer - just complain in suitable terms to his postmaster.
Check this to restrict addresses appropriately and to access "flames" more suited to postmasters.
