unsolicited emails -- what to do?

[Christopher A. Poterala]

On Fri, 27 Jun 1997, Laura Guy wrote:

> lately we've been getting deluged with tens of emails a day
> from people who've evidently found this address and are using
> it for all sorts of obnoxious things.
> 
> anybody have any ideas what to do?  do i just have to put up with
> it?
> 

Delete 'em?  

<fingers-crossed> I haven't had this problem, yet, and hopefully won't on
our library web site.  If it does happen to me, I'll just nuke the
messages, but if a large number come from one address, I'd take the time
to contact the postmaster at the offender's ISP.

Chris

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