Anita Cohen-Williams <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>(Has anyone tried the Sprint Passport service yet?)
 
Please avoid Sprint.  They are, by policy, uncooperative when it comes
to resolving Internet E-mail abuse through their service and their ISPs.
 
For more information on ISPs that do help reduce E-mail advertising and
Spam, see
 
  http://www.vix.com/spam/
 
Here's the auto reply from the [log in to unmask] alias:
 
>Subject: Re: E-Mail Bomb / E-Mail Harassment (Was: penpals)
>From: [log in to unmask]
>
> This is an automated response.
>
> Thank you for your report of a network abuse (including spamming and
> spoofing).  We do not filter or scan traffic based on content.
> As a transport provider, the actual content of the data traversing
> the network is the originators responsibility.  As a result, we have
> no means of detecting or obtaining evidence of illegal activity.
> If you feel that you have evidence of unlawful use of the network,
> please contact your local state or federal authorities.
>
> Sprint provides the network to Internet Service Providers and relies
> on the individual ISPs to police their network appropriately.  If you
> have an issue with the data that is being sourced from a provider
> please contact the provider.  You can find most information for
> contacting providers through the internic.