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Countries of Origin

In January, 2004, as part of "Operation Secure Your Server," the Federal Trade Commission and dozens of international partners identified tens of thousands of owners or operators of potentially open relay or open proxy servers. The agencies sent letters urging them to protect themselves from becoming unwitting sources of spam.

Owners and operators in the following countries were contacted:
Continent Country
Africa Angola
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Benin
Botswana
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the
Central African Republic
Congo
Côte d'Ivoire
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Djibouti
Algeria
Egypt
Western Sahara
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Gabon
Ghana
Gambia
Guinea
Equatorial Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Kenya
Comoros
Liberia
Lesotho
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Morocco
Madagascar
Mali
Mauritania
Mauritius
Malawi
Mozambique
Namibia
Niger
Nigeria
Réunion
Tromelin Island
Rwanda
Seychelles
Sudan
Sierra Leone
Senegal
Somalia
Sao Tome and Principe
Swaziland
Chad
Togo
Tunisia
Tanzania, United Republic of
Uganda
Mayotte
South Africa
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Antarctica Antarctica
Asia Spratly Islands
United Arab Emirates
Afghanistan
Bangladesh
Bahrain
Brunei Darussalam
Bhutan
China
Paracel Islands
Hong Kong, SAR of China
Indonesia
Israel
India
Iraq
Iran, Islamic Republic of
Jordan
Japan
Kyrgyzstan
Cambodia
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, Republic of
Kuwait
Kazakstan
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lebanon
Sri Lanka
Myanmar
Mongolia
Macau, SAR of China
Maldives
Malaysia
Nepal
Oman
Papua New Guinea
Philippines
Pakistan
Gaza Strip
West Bank
Qatar
Russian Federation
Saudi Arabia
Singapore
Syrian Arab Republic
Thailand
Tajikistan
Turkmenistan
Taiwan
Uzbekistan
Viet Nam
Yemen
Australia Australia
New Zealand
Europe Andorra
Albania
Armenia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Belgium
Bulgaria
Belarus
Switzerland
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Germany
Denmark
Estonia
Spain
Finland
Faroe Islands
France
Guernsey
Man, Isle of
Jersey
United Kingdom
Georgia
Gibraltar
Greece
Croatia
Hungary
Ireland
Iceland
Italy
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Latvia
Monaco
Moldova, Republic of
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of
Malta
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Sweden
Slovenia
Slovakia
San Marino
Turkey
Ukraine
Montenegro
Serbia
North America Antigua and Barbuda
Anguilla
Aruba
Barbados
Bermuda
Bahamas
Belize
Canada
Costa Rica
Cuba
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Grenada
Guadeloupe
Guatemala
Honduras
Haiti
Jamaica
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Cayman Islands
Saint Lucia
Martinique
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Puerto Rico
El Salvador
Turks and Caicos Islands
United States
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Virgin Islands, British
Virgin Islands, U.S.
Oceania American Samoa
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Cook Islands
Fiji
Micronesia, Federated States of
Guam
Kiribati
Marshall Islands
Northern Mariana Islands
Montserrat
New Caledonia
Norfolk Island
Nauru
French Polynesia
Pitcairn Islands
Palau
Solomon Islands
Saint Helena
Tonga
Tuvalu
Jarvis Island
Baker Island
Howland Island
Johnston Atoll
Palmyra Atoll
Midway Islands
Wake Island
Vanuatu
Wallis and Futuna
Samoa
South America Netherlands Antilles
Argentina
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Ecuador
Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
French Guiana
Guyana
Peru
Paraguay
Suriname
Trinidad and Tobago
Uruguay
Venezuela
Other Bouvet Island
Christmas Island
Greenland
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
Heard Island and Mcdonald Islands
British Indian Ocean Territory
Clipperton Island
Jan Mayen
Svalbard
French Southern Territories
Navassa Island
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