No, we didn't. Someone claiming to represent sabufrancis.com (or one of the alias domains that point here: archsfa.com or sabufrancis.in or sabufrancis.co.in) did spam you, but it wasn't us. If you'd like to find out more, keep reading. If you really just want to see our website, then click here.

This page is divided into several sections. If you don't understand much about spam and how to stop it, you might want to click here for some definitions, first.

Spam faked to make it look as if it is originating from us is just one form of harassment. There are many tricks that insidious people will resort to. We have another page regarding trollers and anonymous commenters here, which you may also be interested in.

Contents:

About the spam you may have received
Why did I get spam from your company?
So, if you didn't send it, who did?
Why would anyone want to do that?
What can you do about it?

Fight spam - Here's How
Never respond to a spammer
Notify the spammer's ISP
Take the Boulder Pledge

More Resources
More spamfighting websites
Definitions

About the spam

Why did I get spam from your company?

You didn't. You got spam from an individual who is trying to make it look like we are spamming. Sabu Francis & Associates only contacts prospective customers in face-to-face introductions, or via the telephone. We never send unsolicited email, under any circumstances. To receive email from us, you must be a client, or you must have personally requested to receive information directly from us. We do not purchase mailing lists, rent mailing lists, or send email through other people's mailing lists.

So, If you didn't send it, who did?

We aren't sure, but we've got a pretty good idea. We believe these emails are being sent with the intent of damaging our reputation. 

Why would anyone want to do that?

It's very simple: The CEO, Sabu Francis, is a well known and an upcoming software developer and architect who is known for his integrity and proactive work amongst the architectural community especially in India. Somebody evidently does not like that

What can you do about it?

Unfortunately, there's not a lot that we can do. We move pages around on our website so that this spammer has to constantly change his emails. We're assuming that he'll get bored and go away soon. Until then, we'll continue to do business, and take this opportunity to educate millions of people on the true face of spam and the damage it can do, as well as the type of person who engages in spamming activity.

Fight spam - Here's How

Never respond to a spammer

If someone has sent you an unsolicited commercial email, they already know that you didn't ask to receive it (hence the term, "unsolicited"). Responding to their email only confirms that your email address is real, and will likely get you added to more mailing lists.

Notify the spammer's ISP

Instead, send a complaint to the spammer's ISP. Tell them that you've received spam from their customer. Most ISP's have policies that forbid spamming, but the only way that they find out about it is when someone complains. When you send your complaint, you'll need to do a few things first. This website tells you how to report spam properly.

Take the Boulder Pledge

The "Boulder Pledge" was devised by Roger Ebert (yes, that Roger Ebert) at the Conference on World Affairs at the University of Colorado, this pledge is the simplest method each of us can employ to begin to turn the tide of junk e-mail. He announced this pledge in his column in Yahoo! Internet Life's December 1996 issue.

"Under no circumstances will I ever purchase anything offered to me as the result of an unsolicited e-mail message. Nor will I forward chain letters, petitions, mass mailings, or virus warnings to large numbers of others. This is my contribution to the survival of the online community."

More Resources

Spamfighting websites

• The Spamhunter's Resource
• spamfaq.net
• About.com's Spamfighting tips
• Winplanet.com's "How To Complain About Spam"
• Coalition Against Unsolicited Commercial E-mail (CAUCE)

Definitions

CAUCE - "Coalition Against Unsolicited Commercial E-mail"

A volunteer-run lobbying organization created to oppose junk e-mail. CAUCE's homepage can be found at: http://www.cauce.org.

ISP

internet service provider

joe job

To 'joe' someone is to forge e-mail messages in an attempt to make it appear as though another person is sending it. The spam you thought you had received from us is an example of a joe job.

This is usually done in order to harass the person or domain being joed. Named for joes.com, an ISP which was damaged as a result of being joed.

LART - "loser attitude readjustment tool"

Often used as a verb to mean any punitive action taken against a net abuser, such as sending a spam complaint to an ISP.

munging

The falsification of one's own e-mail address on a Usenet posting in such a way that a human can figure out what the real address is, but a program cannot.

This is done to evade e-mail address harvesting programs used by spammers to target their junk e-mail. Both mung and munge are accepted alternate spellings.

NANA - "news.admin.net-abuse.*"

Refers to the newsgroups, collectively, that make up the NANA hierarchy. Each individual newsgroup is often referred to by adding a letter to NANA. For example, NANAE would refer to news.admin.net-abuse.email.

spam

Unsolicited commercial (or bulk) email, that is, email that is sent without explicit consent by the receiving party.

spam gang

an organization of spamming individuals or companies

spammer

One who engages in the sending of spam