Yesterday, I wrote that I received an obvious spam comment, apparently from Edmunds.com. Today, I was able to analyze my log files, and the results are explosive.
At the date and time that message 364 was spammed, that message was accessed by a Java program from IP address 66.161.49.254. According to the following IP Address lookup, this address belongs to Automotive.com, a competitor to Edmunds.
Automotive.com also spammed my site on 3/10. Finally, I was spammed via email, apparently by one of their affiliates using a forged return address, eight times in November and December of 2003.
Edmunds general counsel posted a prompt reply to my posting yesterday evening, denying they had anything to do with it. Now that we know who is responsible, I encourage him to take it up with Automotive.com.
Mainstream Spamming
MediaSavvy’s Barry Parr posts that he’s been spammed by automotive.com in his comments, apparently multiple times. In fact, that spammer posted a link to Edmunds, who happens to compete with automotive.com. Now I’ve seen spam FOR mainstream products so…