My web server recieves occasional attacks from (seemingly) random Code Red-infected wankers. I used to report every instance to the originating [email protected] address but 9/10 didn't reply to me at all and the attacks would continue, forcing me to block single IPs, blocks, or even entire ISPs at my hardware firewall. The remaining 1/10 would often apologize to me and vow to disable the user until their virus was cleared up.

I just don't have the heart to write my good natured and understanding appeals to abuse techs anymore. It tears me up knowing these negligent ISPs are making the internet a more dangerous place, but I feel there's nothing I can do about it. I feel bad for admins (naive enough to operate) without proper protection who will be assaulted by oblivious zombies.

What do you all do when faced with this problem? Have I been wasting my time writing to ISPs? Is there a more efficient\affective way I could be handling this? Are the admins of the world SOL?