[Big Al]

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IP= 41.67.2.2 Proxy from Khartoum.

There is no doubt that spamming is getting worse and newer advanced programs are being used to counteract anti-spam measures we take. The providers need to become pro active, not brush the problem aside.
VB does send out an email, thanks, but action needs to be initiated to counteract the advances the spammer are putting in place.

If you checked "Remember Me?" whenever you last logged in and just close your browser when you're done browsing instead of logging out, then these brute force attacks won't affect you.

A valid point, but I think it will only work if you allow cookies to be stored.
Many people delete cookies when they log off.

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99% of SPAM comes from China. I have no reason for anyone in China to view any content on my servers, so I block all Chinese IP space at the firewall level.

Exact figures are hard to come by. But it does appear that most spam comes from the USA.

Currently there is a lot from USA, China and Ukraine etc.

China is sensitive to international pressure and their reputation.

They have made large strides recently to curb scammers and other fraud. Closing down large numbers of bad sites etc . This is to their credit and is welcome.

However most governments are reluctant to curb any income producing method and the income from Chinese business who use spam is very large.

Until recently, a lot of the traffic was curtailed and quite a few businesses used ISP's in Hong Kong and Switzerland to bypass restrictions in mainland china. I think this is now not so common.