Is it worth sending a letter of abuse?

[VcDeveloper]

Just got this today and was wondering do ISP's really care about the integrity of their customers like this?


93.189.3.178 - - [01/Dec/2010:14:05:02 -0800] "GET /user/soapCaller.bs HTTP/1.1" 404 473 "-" "Morfeus ****ing Scanner"

and if I send this to the ISP will they terminate this persons connection. I know this person can find someone else, but it will be worth it to cause this person a little headache!

More info on the IP:


inetnum: 93.189.3.176 - 93.189.3.183
netname: CUST48
descr: Real Hosts Limited Customer 48
country: GB
admin-c: PV2432-RIPE
tech-c: PV2432-RIPE
status: ASSIGNED PA
mnt-by: REALHOSTS-MNT
source: RIPE # Filtered

person: ******
address: ******
address: ******
address: SM5 3EP
phone: ******
fax-no: ******
e-mail: ******
remarks: ************************************************** ******
remarks: * All abuse reports to abuse@real-hosts.com please *
remarks: * Abuse reports CC'd to this address will be ignored *
remarks: ************************************************** ******
nic-hdl: PV2432-RIPE
mnt-by: realhosts-MNT
source: RIPE # Filtered

% Information related to '93.189.0.0/21AS39458'

route: 93.189.0.0/21
descr: AS39458 BGP Network
origin: AS39458
mnt-by: realhosts-MNT
source: RIPE # Filtered

[uRock]

Has nothing to do with Ubuntu or Security, moved to the Cafe.

[czr114]

That won't get an account terminated most places. The TOS will ban it, but from my experience, ISPs don't care about an occasional log entry from one complainer, whether because they don't care about abuse, or they're unwilling to sack a customer over one allegation with zero proof. It isn't even worth the effort unless that one IP continues abusing your services.

[cariboo]

I gave up reporting abuse years ago, as nothing ever came of it.