Spam purporting to be from sales@zen.co.uk

Zen Internet have received a number of complaints in regards to unsolicited
e-mails which are masquerading as adverts for our services.

The e-mails appear as below:

"COME TO ZEN FOR FREE 0870 6000 971

HTTP://ZEN.CO.UK

WE BEET THEM ALL"

Followed by a string of letters. The address the e-mail is sent from appears
as: (E-Mail Removed)

Invariably these e-mails are originating from the following server:

SERVER2000SLOTS (dsl-80-46-156-1.access.uk.tiscali.com [80.46.156.1])

Anybody receiving these e-mails are advised to contact Tiscali on:

(E-Mail Removed)

Zen Internet Ltd does not advertise our service through unsolicited e-mail.

--
Phil D.Long
Technical Support Consultant
Zen Internet Ltd
E: (E-Mail Removed)
T: 0870 6000 973
F: 0870 6000 972
W. http://www.zen.co.uk

On Thu, 24 Jul 2003, Zen Support wrote:

> Followed by a string of letters. The address the e-mail is sent from appears
> as: (E-Mail Removed)
>
> Invariably these e-mails are originating from the following server:
>
> SERVER2000SLOTS (dsl-80-46-156-1.access.uk.tiscali.com [80.46.156.1])

If you want Tiscali to actually take note of your complaints and act upon
them point out that sending such messages is a criminal offence in
contravention of the Companies Act - the offence is "passing off".

Tiscali only seem to act where it is clear a criminal offence has been
comitted.

Jason Clifford
--
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http://www.ukpost.com/ professional hosting and colocation

On Thu, 24 Jul 2003 12:41:09 +0100, Jason Clifford <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> On Thu, 24 Jul 2003, Zen Support wrote:
>
>> Followed by a string of letters. The address the e-mail is sent from appears
>> as: (E-Mail Removed)
>>
>> Invariably these e-mails are originating from the following server:
>>
>> SERVER2000SLOTS (dsl-80-46-156-1.access.uk.tiscali.com [80.46.156.1])
>
> If you want Tiscali to actually take note of your complaints and act upon
> them point out that sending such messages is a criminal offence in
> contravention of the Companies Act - the offence is "passing off".

Actually, since 0870 6000 971 actually is Zen Internet's sales contact
number, no such passing off is taking place. In fact, the sender of the
email concerned is purely advertising the Zen Internet service, albeit
without Zen Internet's knowledge, authorisation or permission.

> Tiscali only seem to act where it is clear a criminal offence has been
> comitted.

Given that the intention of the email advertisements is apparently
to discredit Zen Internet and to damage their online and business
standing and reputation, I would recommend that Zen Internet (ideally
their in house legal counsel, or their solicitors) put Tiscali UK
"on notice" in respect of these activities with regard to defamation.

That may obtain the desired result. In the meantime, I have a contact
at Tiscali and will forward this and Zen Internet's posting on to my
contact there.

--
Anthony Edwards
easynet Ltd - Manchester
http://www.uk.easynet.net
(E-Mail Removed)

Disgruntled ex-Zen customer attempting to get you in SPEWS?

"Zen Support" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:3f1fc48a$0$246$(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> Zen Internet have received a number of complaints in regards to
unsolicited
> e-mails which are masquerading as adverts for our services.

In article <bfop1u$60b$(E-Mail Removed)>, Squet34785 <(E-Mail Removed)>
writes
>
>"Zen Support" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:3f1fc48a$0$246$(E-Mail Removed). ..
>>
>> Zen Internet have received a number of complaints in regards to
>>unsolicited e-mails which are masquerading as adverts for our services.

>Disgruntled ex-Zen customer attempting to get you in SPEWS?

Ron?

nah, he wouldn't know how

--
Andrew Coates

Jason Clifford wrote...

>Tiscali only seem to act where it is clear a criminal offence has been
>comitted.

Reeeeheeeeeeheeeeeaaly!.. Is this also true of their usenet
service?
--
Mike

Squet34785 <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> "Zen Support" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>> Zen Internet have received a number of complaints in regards to
>> unsolicited e-mails which are masquerading as adverts for our services.
> Disgruntled ex-Zen customer attempting to get you in SPEWS?

Firstly, please learn to quote properly! In English, we read from top to
bottom, so don't write from bottom to top.

Secondly, SPEWS is more likely to just blacklist Tiscali's servers, assuming
of couse that they're not already in there.