Ricochet is an automated agent for tracing and reporting internet junk mail (a.k.a Spam). Ricochet analyses the headers of a spam to identity the machines used for its injection, looks up the email addresses of the machine owners and mails out a complaint to them. Ricochet uses various network information resources like nameserver records, MX records and Whois databases worldwide to collect and verify this information.
Ricochet is an automated agent for tracing and reporting internet junk mail (a.k.a Spam). Ricochet analyses the headers of a spam to identity the machines used for its injection, looks up the email addresses of the machine owners and mails out a complaint to them. Ricochet uses various network information resources like nameserver records, MX records and Whois databases worldwide to collect and verify this information.