Yes, we are aware of it and working to shut it down. It is not easy at all due to how the system works (as is the case with many redirector URLs).
Feel free to block the URL completely. It is only serving ads for AOL partners really. Should not be a big problem if you can block URLs in your antispam SW.
-Carl
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Subject: New Redirector? From: "David Hooton" david@platformnetworks.net Date: Fri, 7 May 2004 15:38:40 +1000 To: discuss@lists.surbl.org
Hi All,
Just found an AOL redirector being abused in a spam:
http://www.aol.com/ams/clickThruRedirect.adp?1=
073757372,2147618210x2147531923,http://www.freeyouraccounts.com/stressfree/=
Not sure if it’s included in the SURBL/SpamCopURI redirector list yet or not – is this published anywhere?
Regards,
David Hooton
Senior Partner
Platform Networks
www.platformnetworks.net
On Friday, May 7, 2004, 4:12:09 AM, Carl Hutzler wrote:
Yes, we are aware of it and working to shut it down. It is not easy at all due to how the system works (as is the case with many redirector URLs).
Thanks! Another way to stop them would be for redirector sites to use SURBL or similar spam domain data to deny services to spammers, as the metamark redirector is now doing:
http://www.surbl.org/news.html
4/30/04: Ask Bjørn Hansen of develooper.com is using SURBL data to block spammer domains in the Metamark Shorten Service URI shortening and redirection service. This is the first use of SURBL data to prevent abuse of a redirection site that we've heard of! Great going! Ask explains his motivation as: "I mostly did it to make it less likely that I'll have to deal with abusers of the service manually. Hopefully the other redirection services will realize that benefit soon as well."
Also, if you haven't already seen it, perhaps our open letter to redirectors could help:
http://www.surbl.org/redirect.html
Cheers,
Jeff C.