Official Statement from Studio42 in regards to spam

It is strongly suggested that everyone read this statement. It will pertain to a large amount of the internet, especially to those who are obsessed with network abuse.
  1. Studio42 maintains a ZERO TOLERANCE policy on spam at ALL TIMES. I, the adminstrator, hate spam, and am tired of bouncing 50,000+ spams a day here. Of what little that gets through, it is annoying and time consuming to deal with. Face it, it is not wanted, so stop sending it.
  2. All email received becomes the property of Studio42 and can and will be posted to the web site without your permission required because your permission is not required. Since I have to pay to receive email, I own all data that hits my network. If you have a problem with this, then do not send any email this network.
  3. If I say it is spam, then it is spam. You don't have to agree with this, you just have to accept it. This is private property and only I, the system administrator and owner, make the rules. If you have a problem with this, then that is exactly the point: you are the one with the problem.
  4. Messages sent here that are in full compliance with the CAN-SPAM law of 2003 will be accurately considered to be spam. This determination is non-negotiable. The owners of this equipment do not like spam and no local, state, federal or international law will change that fact. This is private property, and as such, private rules over-ride laws. In simpler terms: My rules over-rule anyone else's rules, including those of the government and spammers.
  5. Studio42 does not allow the usage of any email address on this server for mailing lists. So, if you claim that this address was signed up for a mailing list, then you've lied to me.
  6. Unconfirmed opt-in is not acceptable. Since no address here can be used for a mailing list, any sign-up disclaimers are further negated. Even so, unconfirmed opt-in is still abuse. Unless one is using a closed-loop confirmed opt-in system, it is abuse. Regardless, Studio42 addresses are STILL not to be included on any mailing list for any reason. There are zero exceptions.
  7. Mailing lists: Again, with unconfirmed opt-in, I never signed up for your list. Oddly enough, that would indicate I don't want any of that sort of content or material from you.
  8. Opt-out is a cop-out. Why should I validate my live address by opting-out of something I never signed up for in the first place? This just merely helps confirm that the message is spam.
  9. One-Off sendings: I repeatedly get told to "just delete or don't respond and more won't come", only to have more come. Look, I didn't ask for it in the first place, so don't expect me to "just hit delete". Your message will be fully processed just like all the other spam around here.
  10. Quoting bills is meaningless. A bill is not a law. Get over it.
  11. Quoting laws is also meaningless. I don't care how compliant the spam is with any law passed. I don't care if there are no header forgeries, a valid email address is provided, a toll-free number is provided and a billing/contact mailing address is provided. Also, it does not matter if an opt-out link is provided as well. As I mentioned above, I am the administrator and owner of this network and server. In my realm, I am the supreme dictator for life and my word is the law of the LAN. As I said before: if I say it is spam, then it is.
  12. You may say it is not spam. If I say it is spam, then I win, my decision on any incoming traffic is final, accurate and not negotiable. Your claiming that your message(s) is not spam only serves to tell me that it is in fact spam.
  13. I do not have to accept traffic from anyone for any reason, it's part of the "I own it, my rules" thing.
  14. If you don't want your spamvertized site to be called a "scam site" or words to those effects here, then don't send your garbage here.
  15. If you are whining because your message has been posted here, that was because it was sent here and determined to be spam. You got busted, now go get a real job.
  16. If you are complaining because you are being called a scammer, or your site as a "scammer site", then you should not have sent your unsolicited messages to this network in the first place.
  17. Administrative errors on YOUR end that result in me getting unwanted trash is not an excuse. Your lack of attention to detail has caused my inconvenience and a disruption of work flow, in addition to a waste of my valuable resources. You've now made YOUR problem MY problem.
  18. HTML is for web pages, NOT for email. The internet is not the web, so get a clue.
  19. ISP's: We do interpret a lack of response as a lack of action. Complaints do require resolve and notification and proof of resolution.
  20. If I have blacklisted you, deal with it. That is your hint that you should go away. Please direct YOUR system administrator to the links provided in the blocking message and have them contact me via phone.
  21. The administration of Studio42 determines what traffic this server will or will not receive. You may not demand that I must accept your messages because I do not have to accept them.
  22. If you are unwilling to receive my complaints about your abusive customers, then you will be blacklisted immediately. I got enough other crap to deal with and I won't tolerate ignorant ISP's who are unwilling or unable to deal with abuse-related issues.
  23. If you live or reside in the following regions, or are sending email through servers located in the following regions, please note that traffic from these areas is not acceptable:
      Africa, all inclusive. Traffic from this region of the planet is deemed not necessary. This includes those who choose to go through different services(webmailers) or abuse open resources to get around blocks.
    1. APNIC/Asia: Traffic from this area will be largely blocked. This includes known spam-friendly nations such as China, Korea(North and South), Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, India and Japan.
    2. France, Italy and Spain, Poland and most of Germany in Europe have proven to be ignorant on spam and have been determined to be spam friendly.
    3. Russia: There is no valid reason to contact this domain from a Russian IP address. Sorry, but your ISP's like to run a scummy network and I am tired of it.
    4. Netherlands: A region will known for abuse and over-tolerance, and as such I have no reason to accept traffic from there.
    5. Middle East. This includes Iraq, Iran, Sudan, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Arab Emirates, Pakistan, Afganistan, Lybia and other Arab nations. I have no business in these areas and it makes no sense to therefore accept data from these regions.
    6. All LACNIC space, especially South America, namely Brazil and Argentina, with both being the largest nations in the contintent, and since administrations are ignorant in regards to spam.
    7. ALL AFRINIC netspace will be blacklisted, either pro-actively or on first sighting.
    8. Any ISP and/or netspace that does not list a contact email address via a WHOIS lookup of your netspace(via APNIC, LACNIC, AFRINIC, ARIN or RIPE) will be immediately blacklisted upon being sighted.
    9. Any ISP and/or netspace that does not have a valid contact email listed in their WHOIS lookup of your netspace(via APNIC, LACNIC, AFRINIC, ARIN or RIPE) will be immediately blacklisted upon receipt of the bounced message.
    10. Any ISP that refuses to accept spam complaints will be immediately blacklisted.
    11. Psychics: If you're truly psychic, you'd know that I don't like spam. If you doubt your abilities, then by reading this, you'd now know just exactly how psychic you are: not.
    12. If you are blocked by the Studio42 Blackhole, then please do not request removal, it will simply not happen. I will block you at the router if necessary.
    13. We are not interested in the following(but not just limited to):
      1. Porn
      2. Porno
      3. Pornography
      4. Adult Entertainment
      5. Penis Pills or drugs, patches, oils, lotions, creams, inhalants, ingestables or injectables
      6. Viagra, herbal viagra, fake viagra, viagra substitutes, viagra-like products
      7. Any message that can't properly spell the product for any reason.
      8. Online Pharmacies or online drug or medication sales or services
      9. Get Rich Quick Plans
      10. Get Rich Slow Plans
      11. Lose all your money plans
      12. 419/Cash Advance Plans
      13. Weight loss pills or drugs
      14. Hoodia
      15. Ponzi Scams
      16. Multi-Level Marketing
      17. Multiple Level Marketing
      18. MLM's
      19. Wealth Building Plans
      20. Web Site Listing services
      21. Web Site Redesign Services
      22. Web Site Promotion Services
      23. Domain Registration Services
      24. Stocks or investments
      25. Stock Offers
      26. Stock projections
      27. Investment Offers
      28. Investment projections
      29. Investment opportunities
      30. Merchant Account Services
      31. Fake ID's
      32. International Drivers Licenses
      33. Non-Accredited degrees and/or diplomas
      34. Accredited degrees and/or diplomas
      35. Emailing Lists, spamming, spamware
      36. AFS Seminars and anything else from Mike Gasior.
      37. Contests and/or giveaways.
      38. International Lotteries
      39. National Lotteries
      40. Worldwide Lotteries
      41. Galactic Lotteries
      42. Intergalactic Lotteries
      43. Universal Lotteries
      44. Inter-dimensional Lotteries(just in case some asshole tries to get clever, I still don't want it)
      45. Raffles of any nature
      46. Drawings for money and/or prizes
      47. Games of Chance
      48. Games of Skill
      49. Games of Luck
      50. Bulletproof hosting
      51. Anything not sent in the English Language(Sorry, nobody here speaks any other language)
      52. Hacking, cracking, phreaking, pirating
      53. Diploma offers
      54. Inkjet cartridges or laser printer toner refills, recycling or purchases
      55. Inkjet or laser printer sales.
      56. Advertising
      57. Marketing
      58. DVD's, CD's, blank media.
      59. Learn a foreign language(as in: Not English) Hint: If I can't read your ad, I don't want it. Even if I could, I still don't want it.
      60. Learn English. Hint: If I can read your spam in English, then clearly I don't need your lessons. Chances are, neither do the other people you spammed either.
      61. Products to help stop spam. We are already doing that. Spamming to stop spam defeats the purpose of whatever scam you're pushing.
      62. Mortgages
      63. People-finding services
      64. Matchmaking services
      65. Corporate Head-Hunter type services.
      66. Real head-hunter type services.
      67. Staircases
      68. Spiral Staircases
      69. Slides
      70. Firestation Poles
      71. Stripper Poles/dancer poles/excercise poles.
      72. Internet Investigation software
      73. Millions of Addresses CD's
      74. Online Casinos
      75. Real Casinos(you know, the type you can walk into)
      76. Medical plans
      77. Debt Reduction or debt consolidation plans
      78. Tobacco and tobacco products and paraphenalia
      79. Coffee
      80. Beef
      81. Fruit, vegetables and produce
      82. Candy, desert
      83. Canned Goods
      84. Perishable Items
      85. Pork
      86. Fish(food or as pets)
      87. Seafood
      88. Shellfish
      89. Any other non-mentioned food or beverage items
      90. Health-related products
      91. Excercise equipment
      92. Web hosting services - Hint: I already have that, in fact I host my own sites.
      93. Mail order brides
      94. Mail Order Husbands
      95. Mail Order Life-Partners
      96. Swinging
      97. Dating
      98. Friend Finders
      99. Marriage
      100. Divorce
      101. Single
      102. Casual Hookups
      103. One-Night Stands
      104. Flings
      105. Pen Pals
      106. Picture exchanges
      107. Looking for love, because you're looking in all the wrong places.
      108. Vacation Packages
      109. Travel Packets
      110. Getting a new computer
      111. Getting an old and/or used computer
      112. Computer Recycling
      113. Targetted email - Hint: It is still spam.
      114. Cable descrambler boxes
      115. Cable descrambler plans
      116. Drugs, illegal or otherwise.
      117. Make Money Fast
      118. Cell Phones, Pagers and their accessories
      119. Telephones and telephone accessories
      120. PBX's
      121. Spamming
      122. Spamware
      123. Spam for Hire
      124. Stealth Software
      125. Bulk Emailing Software
      126. Bulk Emailing Services
      127. Targetted Emailing Lists.
      128. Non-Targetted Email Lists
      129. Any sort of Email list
      130. CD and DVD Copying Software
      131. Vitamins
      132. Hair Care Products
      133. Beauty Products
      134. Breast Enhancement creams or pills
      135. Body Modification
      136. Breast Implants
      137. Penile Implants
      138. Body Augmentation
      139. Botox
      140. Plastic Surgery
      141. Liposuction
      142. Religion
      143. Charities
      144. Sports
      145. Sports Betting
      146. Class Reunions
      147. Web Traffic Monitoring Services or software
      148. Health drugs/medications/products
      149. Video games
      150. Legal Help or advice or services.
      151. Pre-Paid Legal Advice
      152. Not pre-paid legal advice
      153. Illegal Advice, help or services.
      154. Special Offers
      155. Not special offers
      156. llegal offers
      157. Software of any sort.
      158. Medical Insurance
      159. Car Insurance
      160. Health Insurance
      161. Property Insurance
      162. Home Insurance
      163. Home Warranty packages
      164. Joe-Jobs
      165. Time Shares
      166. Real Estate
      167. Credit Card Offers
      168. On-line pharmacies in any country.
      169. Brick and mortar pharmacies, regardless of location or country.
      170. Impotence medicines or treatments, regardless if they cause it or correct it.
      171. Medications in regards to male "erectile dysfuction", either fixing it or causing it.
      172. Medications in regards to "natural male enhancement", enlarging or shrinking.
      173. Incontinence products, either causing it, treating it or catching it.
      174. Bladder and bladder related medications and products
      175. Prostate medications, either to shrink it or enlarge it.
      176. Mortgages
      177. Refinancing property
      178. Home Equity loans and/or lines of credit
      179. Online casinos
      180. Online gambling
      181. Gambling
      182. Online gaming
      183. Unsolicited link exchanging
      184. Swinger sites
      185. WebCam sites
      186. Sex sites
      187. Pornography
      188. Adult merchanise
      189. Adult Entertainment
      190. Strippers/exotic dancers
      191. Any type of phishing scam.
      192. Anything telling me my email or webmail account is close to or over quota.
      193. Diplomatic packages
      194. Courier packages
      195. Diplomatic courier packages
      196. Being informed my Ebay account has been compromised, especially to the wrong address.
      197. Being informed my PayPal account has been compromised, especially to the wrong address.
      198. Bank account compromise notifications, especially for non-existant banks or banks where I do not have an account.
      199. Extortion emails
      200. Anything coming from Vietnam, China, Malaysia, the Phillipines, Taiwan, Singapore, Indonesia, Korea(North and South), Hong Kong, either directly sent or indirectly via zombie rape, open proxies or unsecured servers. We're adding Japan since they seem to be rather lame in regards to abuse these days as well.
      201. Anything coming from France, Russia, Russian Republics and states, Poland, Croatia, Netherlands, Italy, Spain, former Easter-Block nations, either directly sent or indirectly via zombie rape, open proxies or unsecured servers.
      202. Anything coming from Brazil or Argentina, either directly sent or indirectly via zombie rape, open proxies or unsecured servers.
      203. In fact, pretty much anything from LACNIC space should most likely not end up here.
      204. Anything coming from AFRINIC netspace. Period.
      205. Anything coming from Africa. Period. Either direct or through proxies or webmailers.
      206. Anything relating to Islam, Christianity, Catholicism, Judaism, Buddhism, Shintoism, Hindu, Sihk, cults, Satanism, any base-group sects and any other organized or disorganized religion(s) mentioned or not mentioned, known or unknown, existing or non-existing, either past, present or in perpetuity. This includes cults as well.
      207. Pirated Software
      208. OEM Software
      209. Educational Software
      210. Discount Software
      211. Software at full retail price
      212. Stolen Software
      213. Software Offers where I am not allowed to get support or updates.
      214. Software with hacks, cracks or other unauthorized methods to get around copy protection schemes.
      215. Lottery Winning Notifications
      216. International Lottery Winning notifications
      217. Schemes that involve Western Union, often in order to make multiple withdrawals over a period of time.
      218. Consolation Prize Notices
      219. Contest entry alerts.
      220. Contest winning notifications
      221. Contest Losing notifications
      222. Academic software offers
      223. Gift Card offers
      224. Phone Card Offers
      225. Pre-Paid Cell Phone Services
      226. Pre-Paid Phone Cards
      227. Business Identity offers
      228. Web Site submission offers
      229. Web Site Creation offers
      230. Web page creation services
      231. Web Site Hosting
      232. Domain Registration Offers
      233. Contest Offers
      234. Survey Offers
      235. Magazine Offers
      236. Book Clubs
      237. Movie Clubs
      238. Music Clubs
      239. Food Clubs
      240. Anything from ANY mailing list. Period.
      241. Offers to help me sell my internal organs, tissues, other parts and bodily fluids
      242. Assistance to help me purchase internal organs, tissues, other parts and bodily fluids be it for personal use, family use or even reselling/retail purposes..
      243. Prescription Medication offers, discounted or otherwise.
      244. Hitman for hire
      245. Death Threats
      246. Harrassment
      247. Intimidation
      248. Blackmail
      249. PC Repair software
      250. PC Protection Software
      251. Mac Repair software
      252. Mac Protection Software
      253. Anti-Virus Software
      254. Spyware removal software
      255. Any email containing a link to a site hosted in RIPE, APNIC, LACNIC or AFRINIC net-space.
      256. Any message using HTML as the body or an attachment for the payload of the message
      257. Any message using a graphic attachment or attachments that is the message of the spam in order to avoid filters
      258. Any message using a graphic attachment or attachments that is the message of the spam
      259. Any message using attached documents for the payload of the message, regardless of the file type.
      260. Any message asking us to help you move funds out of country, regardless of the split or the amount.
      261. Money Laundering
      262. Check Depositing and Money Forwarding Scams
      263. Art, art supplies, artwork, including fantasy art
      264. Anything related to the poultry industry.
      265. Anything related to the beef industry.
      266. Anything related to the pork industry
      267. Anything related to the produce industry
      268. Anything related to the seafood industry, including freshwater, saltwater, crustaceans and other items used for food-stuffs that come from live animals or plant material that normally lives and grows in the water.
      269. Anything from the canned and/or jarred food industries
      270. Anything from the prepared foods industry.
      271. Anything from any group pushing insects and arachnids as food.
      272. Anything from any group, individual or entity that advocates anything with or without a spine or cells as a consumable product.
      273. Gevalia
      274. Any sort of coffee, regardless of brand or country of origin or blend.
      275. Energy drinks
      276. Energy Bars
      277. Real estate, real or otherwise.
      278. Anything in regards to timeshares
      279. Condos
      280. Apartments
      281. Rental Properties
      282. Large Cardboard Boxes
      283. Small Cardboard boxes
      284. Any cardboard boxes
      285. Investment Properties
      286. Commercial Properties
      287. Refinancing offers
      288. Investment offers
      289. Vacation Offers
      290. "Holiday" offers
      291. Weekend Get-away Offers
      292. Any offer that involves taking a trip somewhere
      293. Anything that involves attending a meeting
      294. Hair loss products
      295. Hair restoration productions
      296. Hair Regrowth Products
      297. Hair reduction and removal products; mechanical, chemical or otherwise
      298. Shavers, razors and blades
      299. Window shades, blinds, coverings, treatments or tinting
      300. Carpetting, tiles, and other flooring
      301. Window Replacement
      302. Home Security
      303. Overseas employment opportunities
      304. Domestic employment opportunities
      305. Money Exchange Service offers
      306. Home-Based opportunities
      307. Furniture
      308. Aircraft - Planes, jets, turboprops, gliders, propellor-driven, rocket-propelled, ultra-lites and others.
      309. Helicopters
      310. Parasails, parasailing
      311. Parachutes and/or parachuting
      312. Rocketpacks
      313. Rockets
      314. Jetpacks
      315. Missles
      316. Hang Gliders
      317. Cars
      318. Automobiles
      319. Mopeds
      320. Scooters
      321. Bicycles
      322. Motorcycles
      323. Trycycles, motorized or pedal-powered
      324. Trucks
      325. Vans
      326. Racing Cars
      327. Off-Road Vehicles
      328. ATV's(All Terrain Vehicles)
      329. Tracked Vehicles
      330. Half-Tracked Vehicles
      331. Busses
      332. Snowmobiles
      333. Farm Equipment
      334. Heavy Machinery
      335. Cranes
      336. Postage meters
      337. Motorboats
      338. Sail Boats
      339. Catamarans
      340. Trimarans
      341. Jet Boards
      342. Rocket Boats
      343. Racing Boats
      344. Submarines
      345. Canoes
      346. Kayaks
      347. Rowboats
      348. Paddle Boats
      349. Pedal Boats
      350. Outboard Motors and watercraft
      351. Inflatable watercraft
      352. Jet Ski's
      353. Personal Watercraft
      354. Aquatic Transport Devices
      355. Water skis
      356. Surfboards
      357. Windboards
      358. Sail Boards
      359. Wakeboards
      360. Boogie Boards
      361. Personal Flotation Devices.
      362. Snow skis, both downhill and cross-county, and including jumping skis
      363. Skateboards
      364. Roller Blades
      365. Roller Skates
      366. Ice Skates
      367. Auto Parts
      368. Marine Parts
      369. Vehicle Part and Accessories
      370. Cable TV
      371. Satellite TV
      372. Subscription TV Services
      373. Radar and Laser Detectors
      374. Automotive Stereo Equipment
      375. Automotive Theater/Entertainment Equipment
      376. Automotive Loans
      377. Automotive Refinancing
      378. Watches, including designer watches, replicas, fakes and legitimate
      379. Handbags, including legitimate, replicas and fakes
      380. Clothing, including designer clothing, replicas and fakes
      381. Shoes, including designer brands, replicas and fakes Formal attire, including originals, name brands, designer and designer fakes
      382. Clothing accessories, including designer, name brands, private label and fakes
      383. Casual attire, including name brands, designer labels, private label and fakes.
      384. Eyewear, including designer brands, replicas and fakes. Includes eyeglasses and sunglasses
      385. Anything having to do with contact lenses
      386. Anything having to do with prescription eyewear.
      387. Anything having to do with non-prescription eyewear.
      388. Headwear(hats) including but not limited to: designer brands, authorized pro sports gear, generics, replicas, fakes, pro caps, snap caps and helmets.
      389. Team Apparel, including authorized, licensed, fakes and replicas.
      390. Time Machines(yes, some idiot is trying to buy parts to build a time machine)
      391. Calendars
      392. Daytimers
      393. Schedules
      394. PDA's(Personal Digital Assistants)
      395. Pens
      396. Pencils
      397. Markers
      398. Crayons
      399. Colored pencils
      400. Any writing implements.
      401. Business Cards
      402. Printing Services
      403. Letterhead Design
      404. Logo Design
      405. Promotional Products
      406. I do not want to be your business partner
      407. I do not want to work for you.
      408. I do not want to work with you.
      409. I do not want to be your assistant.
      410. I will not cash checks for you.
      411. I will not cash cheques for you.
      412. I will not help you launder money
      413. I will not buy something from the funds you give me and then expect to turn the change over to you. The remainder will be retained as a service transaction fee and used to file criminal complaint charges against you.
      414. I do not have any friends or contacts in Africa, nor do I have friends or contacts in Africa, and I am quite satisfied with this situation. Even if this should change, your messages will be still considered to be spam. So there.
      415. I am not your next of kin.
      416. I do not want to be your next of kin.
      417. I am not your friend, so unless you know me in meat-space, do not address me as such.
        It should also be noted that I am highly NOT interested in the following:
      418. Weapons of any sort, including but not limited to rifles, pistols, revolvers and other firearms.
      419. Swords, blades, survival knives, bayonettes and other cutting, slicing, sawing and stabbing implements.
      420. Artillery pieces of any size, bore or platform
      421. Ammunition, munitions, ordnances and other projectiles.
      422. Explosives, blasting caps, detonators, charges or other explosive material, even including fireworks and firecrackers.
      423. Bow/string/sling type weapons, including but not limited to bows, cross bows and sling shots.
      424. Catapults, trebuchets and other similar type devices.
      425. Nuclear material of any nature, including fissable and fusable materials.
      426. Any message containing threats or descriptions of possible bodily harm or damage in an attempt to threaten, intimidate or merely even scare.
      427. Any message containing threats or descriptions of possible property damage in an attempt to threaten, intimidate or merely even scare.
        Sending such materials will be declared an act of terrorism and will be immediately forwarded to the proper authorities.
    14. This list is incomplete. Additions added when necessary, retroactivey, proactively and reactively. If you have to bulk it out, then be 100% assured it is not wanted. Not being mentioned in this list does not exclude it from being considered to be spam.

      Rest assured, if we say it is spam, then it is spam. If you disagree, then you are wrong. The "Can Spam" act does not apply to this network. Our servers are privately owned and operated. In this network, it is "our rules, our property" and our terms are not negotiable.